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Here is Apple’s Foldable iPhone Duo Starting at $1,999

Apple revealed the iPhone Duo today, its first foldable iPhone will launch in select markets on October 23.

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Techcrunch.Com 4 versions
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    1 new sentence, beginning: “Unlike early iterations of foldables, which looked like vertical slabs, Apple adopted a wider form factor that could aid in a…”

    Apple unveils its first foldable, the iPhone Duo

    Unlike early iterations of foldables, which looked like vertical slabs, Apple adopted a wider form factor that could aid in a better aspect ratio while watching videos when the device is unfolded.

  2. Version 3 Summary changed

    1 new sentence, beginning: “Unlike early iterations of foldables, which looked like vertical slabs, Apple adopted a wider form factor that could aid”

    Apple unveils its first foldable, the iPhone Duo

    Apple today introduced its first foldable device, named the iPhone Duo, at its “Surprise and Shine” iPhone event held in Cupertino. The phone is the first marquee device launched under the company’s new CEO, John Ternus. Unlike early iterations of foldables, which looked like vertical slabs, Apple adopted a wider form factor that could aid

  3. Version 2 Summary changed

    2 new sentences, beginning: “The unfolded display is a 7.6-inch Retina display, and the outer display is 5.4 inches.”

    Apple unveils its first foldable, the iPhone Duo

    Apple today introduced its first foldable device, named the iPhone Duo, at its “Surprise and Shine” iPhone event held in Cupertino. The phone is the first marquee device launched under the company’s new CEO, John Ternus. The unfolded display is a 7.6-inch Retina display, and the outer display is 5.4 inches. The company said that

  4. As first published

    Apple unveils its first foldable, the iPhone Duo

    Apple today introduced its first foldable device, named the iPhone Duo, at its “Surprise and Shine” iPhone event held in Cupertino. The phone is the first marquee device launched under the company’s new CEO, John Ternus. The company said that the new device was “Inspired by the versatility of iPad” and also showed how people

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Theverge.Com 5 versions
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    2 new sentences, beginning: “My colleague Allison Johnson has already had the chance to try out the device in person at Apple's event, so read what she…”

    The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable

    Apple has announced its long-anticipated foldable iPhone, which arrives more than seven years after the first Samsung Galaxy Fold phone hit the market. My colleague Allison Johnson has already had the chance to try out the device in person at Apple's event, so read what she thinks of it so far. The Duo will be

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    2 new sentences, beginning: “Apple has announced its long-anticipated foldable iPhone, which arrives more than seven years after the first Samsung Galaxy…”

    The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable

    Apple has announced its long-anticipated foldable iPhone, which arrives more than seven years after the first Samsung Galaxy Fold phone hit the market. The Duo will be available to preorder from October 16th, going on sale on October 23rd, a month later than the two 18 Pro models. It starts at $1,999 - $100 more

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    2 new sentences, beginning: “The Duo will be available to preorder from October 16th, going on sale on October 23rd, a month later than the two 18 Pro models.”

    The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable

    Apple has announced its long-anticipated foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, which arrives more than seven years after the first Samsung Galaxy Fold hit the market. The Duo will be available to preorder from October 16th, going on sale on October 23rd, a month later than the two 18 Pro models. It starts from $1,999 -

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    1 new sentence, beginning: “Much like Samsung's recent Galaxy Z Fold 8, Apple says the Duo is a similar size to a passport when closed, with a 5.4-inch…”

    The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable

    Apple has announced its long-anticipated foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, which arrives more than seven years after the first Samsung Galaxy Fold hit the market. Much like Samsung's recent Galaxy Z Fold 8, Apple says the Duo is a similar size to a passport when closed, with a 5.4-inch display, but opens to a 7.6-inch

  5. As first published

    The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable

    Apple has announced its long-anticipated foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, which arrives more than seven years after the first Samsung Galaxy Fold hit the market. Rumors have swirled about a folding iPhone since at least 2017, when it was optimistically reported that production might begin in 2020. Since then, rivals including Samsung, Google, Huawei, Oppo,

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Corroborationleads 0.35 0.61 +0.215 53% 2 distinct tier-1/2 orgs, counted once each: The Verge, Thurrott, TechPowerUp and TechCrunch. Saturates at 5.
Source trust 0.25 0.58 +0.144 36% The Verge is the highest-trust source on this story. Trust is taken from the best source, not averaged.
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What happened

Apple revealed the iPhone Duo today, its first foldable iPhone will launch in select markets on October 23. It starts at $1,999 for the model with 256GB of storage. com. Opened, it is the thinnest iPhone ever, with a 7.6-inch inner display that provides a large canvas for viewing content, gaming, and multitasking, and a special nano-texture finish that minimizes glare for an unparalleled viewing experience. Closed, the 5.4-inch outer display delivers 90 percent of the screen area of iPhone 18 Pro in a compact, pocketable design.

2independent orgs
40story score
0velocity
58source trust
32passes seen

How this story arrived

Ordered by when each source was first observed, which is what the velocity figure is computed from. Publishers backdate; observed order does not.

  1. 01 Theverge first seen The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable
  2. 02 Techcrunch +0m Apple unveils its first foldable, the iPhone Duo
  3. 03 Theverge +1.0h Hands-on with the foldable iPhone Duo
  4. 04 Thurrott +1.2h Here is Apple’s Foldable iPhone Duo Starting at $1,999
  5. 05 Techpowerup +1.2h (PR) Apple Unveils iPhone Duo, the First Foldable iPhone

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