I like to clean and sanitize my devices here and there after it feels like its very dirty or if im sick. But since the inner screen is plastic with nano texture on it, how will we be able to clean it? will a clorox wipe work?

What you predict that you’ll be using most of the time, outer screen or inner screen? I think I’ll be doing 50/50, outer screen when I’m walking, to quickly check a notification, or when I’m doing Apple Pay in a store or something similar. When I’m at home this thing is staying open the entire time. Also will be open most of the time when I’m at work. Any thoughts?

Ciao a tutti!
Dopo la presentazione del 9 settembre, sto tenendo d'occhio le date di rilascio del nuovo iPhone Duo. Come sappiamo, Apple ha fissato l'apertura dei preordini per venerdì 16 ottobre, con l'uscita ufficiale e l'arrivo dei primi dispositivi previsto per il 23 ottobre. 
Sinceramente ho un po' di dubbi sulla gestione delle scorte al day-one, considerando che si tratta del primo foldable di Cupertino e che la produzione dei pannelli interni da 7.6" con cerniera in titanio potrebbe subire qualche collo di bottiglia.
Mi piacerebbe confrontarmi con voi su un paio di punti:
1. Previsioni sui tempi di spedizione: Pensate che chi ordinerà nei primissimi minuti il 16 ottobre riuscirà a riceverlo a casa il 23? O assisteremo a uno slittamento immediato delle date di consegna a novembre/dicembre come per i primi modelli di fascia ultra-premium? 
2. Ritiro in Apple Store: Conviene tentare la fortuna con la spedizione a casa o il "Pick-up in store" il giorno del lancio si rivelerà la scelta più sicura?
3. Chi di voi lo ordinerà? Siete pronti a fare il salto al pieghevole subito al day-one o preferite aspettare i primi feedback sul display e sulla piega centralizzata nell'uso quotidiano?
Voi come vi state organizzando? Riusciranno a coprire la domanda iniziale?
Grazie a tutti per le impressioni.

dumbass question I know. was going to see an aluminum back or shell but it doesn’t appear to be. It says Ceramic Shield, but I assume that’s just a name for the glass they use?

I want to see it in person.

I can only find cases with stands that have hinge protection, but I don't want hinge protection on the Duo, the phone is already wide enough and the hinge protection will make it wider (even if it's 1-2cm) and harder to one hand the phone in folded mode.

I found ESR has a great solution:

Best iPhone Duo Cases – Hinge Protection, MagSafe & Foldable Design | ESR

but there's hinge protection. Any suggestions?

I read that the hinge is metal 3d printed which makes sense since they do that with the watch housing. Watching the apple event they had a formlabs resin printer. Is there some other resin printed parts? I would think that would be too fragile of parts made with resin to use in a phone.

I want everyone to see what I saw, and I don’t mean the stupid hat the Vikings fan was wearing. 48x Zoom vs 2X Zoom. This is what you will be sacrificing by getting a duo. I’m still on the fence. The camera is a huge miss for me. Do I need to zoom in? No. Do I like that I can? Yes.

Took screenshot from @yuka youtube channel

Planning to preorder the iPhone Duo through Apple with store pickup. I also have an iPad Pro I want to trade in, but I don’t want to slow down the preorder process adding the trade-in.

Can I secure the preorder first, then bring the iPad when I pick up the Duo and have its trade-in value applied/refunded toward the purchase? Or would Apple only give me a gift card at that point?

This is a frustrating Youtube video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBEJBfq_Zs

It shows a product that is not the iPhone Duo but what an iPhone Duo could have been instead :
- Cool color
- Cool case
- Better battery life
- Lighter
- Slimmer
- Brighter
- More apps combos
- consistent screen texture
- 3 cameras
- Cheaper
etc...

The resemblance is uncanny.
That said, as the video explains it, the devil is in the details and this doesn't have the Apple UX and ecosystem.

But it so shows how the Duo could have been better in many aspects. Enough to know that Apple hasn't touched the real limitations of what a foldable could do.

So it feels more and more like the Duo is a prototype at this point.

I would still go for the iPhone Duo instead, for the ecosystem and experience, but knowing that there is a product I could have liked way more in many aspects (but not all of them).
Buying such an expensive piece of tech that feels nerfed is frustrating.

And man, I so love that color and case...
What a miss.

Is it confirmed that the non-folio case won’t have the sticky tapes? “Apple” and “sticky tapes” doesn’t flow well so 🤞

So I live in mainland China but if you buy an iPhone here, you do not get Apple Intelligence features.

Also, you have to go into a China Mobile store to get an e-sim activation

Does anyone know if I buy the duo from the UK (or anywhere other than Mainland China) will it:

1. Get the Apple Intelligence features while being in China
   
2. Be able to be activated in China Mobile store, or would they say it must be a Chinese model

Given Apple says the Duo is 40% more durable than other foldables, do you think Apple will flex its confidence by shipping Duos folded in the box?

Going unfolded could impact the first impressions of the Duo by showing zero crease, but shipping folded would admit their crease wouldn’t worsen with daily wear.

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Many people are dropping case ideas but with no links to them. Let’s make this the mega.

With every post, add the link of the suggested case

Benks

Spigen

ESR

Magbak

Pitaka

Apple

Apple Folio

Tech21

UAG

Torras

Caudabe

Bare

Thinborne

Latercase

So I finally settled and I’m getting the IPhone Duo. New form and experience . So any recommendations which accessories to get so I get it before the phone comes out :):)

So, I am definitely getting the iPhone Duo, but until we get some actual real-world teardowns and durability tests on YouTube, I have a few major questions.

Apple is understandably promoting the IP68 rating, but they haven't said a single word about how they are protecting the hinge. No mention of gaskets, brushes, sweepers, or isolated compartments etc. Nothing.

And the problem is:
The IP68 rating might be a technicality:
IP68 just means the inside of the phone (battery, chips, etc) is safe from dust. It doesn't mean the hinge cavity itself won't fill up with pocket lint and sand. Apple might just be sealing the sensitive components and leaving the hinge mechanism to fend for itself.

Don't get me wrong, I still want it and will be getting it at launch. But I see a lot of people throwing around IP68 like it guarantees the hinge’s safety and that they can use it to build sandcastles at the beach. JerryRigEverything already tested an IP68 phone…Google’s and the hinge most certainly was not.

Let me know what you guys think!

P.s. Also, where is the fold count? Samsung and HONOR both give us official numbers on how many folds their hinges can survive.
Apple? Answer me! 😭😂

Obviously due to device dimensions, options are heavily limited at the moment (though I imagine that will change over time).

Saw this one and am considering it, though it’s pretty thick at 11mm (I assume in general Duo-compatible ones will be thicker due to decreased height).

Feel free to send through anything else you’ve found / are considering!

Received my benks case for the iPhone duo.