Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman believes that iPhone Duo will be so successful that it will lead other mobile phone manufacturers to “dramatically increase” investment in the category of folding phones.
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19/09/2026
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Adespite being officially announced about a week and a half ago, the iPhone Duo is still unreleased. In fact, those interested in Apple’s first foldable screen phone will still have to wait a little longer until they have the opportunity to purchase the device – as the arrival in stores is scheduled for October 23rd.
Still, it seems that Apple is confident enough in the success of iPhone Duo to already consider launching future models.
It is said that journalist Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, which indicates that Apple has even devised some more models, which will show differences in size and capabilities.
According to Gurman, Apple is planning to launch a larger model (iPhone Duo Max), with smaller screen (iPhone Duo mini) and also a more modest device (iPhone Duo SE).
Note that none of these models and their names are official, but are being considered by Apple in order to complement its offer of folding phones on the market.
Gurman adds that he believes “at the beginning of next year”The iPhone Duo will become “the dominant folding cell phone in the market”. Moreover, the journalist believes that the search for iPhone Duo will be “so intense that people will resell the device abroad, prices on eBay have skyrocketed and the supply shortage will reach extreme levels”.
In addition, the success of iPhone Duo is expected “will lead the rest of the industry to dramatically increase investment in the category”.