Apple phones
Apple iPhone Duo
Answer in brief
Apple iPhone Duo, $1,999. Editor's choice: the best phone overall. Apple's first foldable, and the best phone you can buy if price isn't the question.
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At a glance
- Maker
- Apple
- Price (US)
- $1,999
- Released
- October 23, 2026
- Best for
- Editor's choice: the best phone overall
- Reference
- Wikipedia
Our take
The iPhone Duo is a 5.4-inch iPhone that opens into a 7.6-inch tablet-style screen, running on Apple's A20 Pro chip with 12GB of RAM. Reviewers agree it's the most polished foldable yet: T3 gave it a Platinum Award, Tom's Guide called it the best-designed foldable so far, and Wired found far less jank than early Android foldables, with a crease that's hardly visible.
It also lasts. In PCMag's streaming test the Duo ran 18 hours 15 minutes, longer than the Galaxy Z Fold 8 (16 hours 30 minutes) and the Pixel 11 Pro Fold (14 hours 21 minutes).
Good
- Best-built foldable yet
- Beats Android foldables on battery life
- Fastest folding phone you can buy
Watch for
- $1,999 to start, up to $3,199 for 2TB
- No telephoto lens, and no ProRAW or ProRes
- Touch ID instead of Face ID
- Some apps show black bars on the inner screen
Where it ranks
Sources
Cite this entry
What Is the Best Phone. “Apple iPhone Duo: Price, Verdict and Who It's For (November 2026).” whatisthebestphone.com, updated November 11, 2026. https://whatisthebestphone.com/phones/iphone-duo