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iPhone Duo announced: Apple’s first foldable, from $1,999, pre-order October 16

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Apple unveiled iPhone Duo at Surprise and Shine: book-style foldable from $1,999, Star White and Night Sky, pre-order October 16, available October 23.

Apple has officially announced iPhone Duo — its first foldable iPhone — at today’s Surprise and Shine keynote.

That upgrades the Gurman preview from rumor to confirmed product, pricing, and ship window. 9to5Mac and AppleInsider match on the headline facts below.

What’s new

Book-style foldable with a 7.6-inch Super Retina XDR inner display and a 5.4-inch outer display; Apple emphasizes a nano-texture finish meant to keep the crease less noticeable
Grade 5 titanium in Star White and Night Sky

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Touch ID in the side button (multi-finger enrollment); unlock with Apple Watch is also supported

A20 Pro with a display engine that drives both panels, plus the C2 modem

Dual-battery design: Apple cites up to about 31 hours of video on the inner display and longer outer-display playback in its event framing

Rear 48MP Fusion Main and 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide; outer 12MP Center Stage front camera; under-display FaceTime camera on the inner panel

Split View multitasking, pose-aware iOS layouts, and reworked StandBy for the foldable form

Apple Pencil support is coming later this year

Price and availability

iPhone Duo starts at $1,999 for 256GB.

Pre-orders open Friday, October 16. Availability begins Friday, October 23 — after iPhone 18 Pro / Pro Max (pre-order September 12, available September 18).

Sources: 9to5Mac unveil, 9to5Mac October dates, AppleInsider.

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