No, the iPhone Duo isn’t a small phone

October 23, 2026 Allison Johnson

An iPhone 13 Mini next to an iPhone Duo. The 13 Mini is only slightly taller but much thinner than the Duo.
Don’t be fooled; only one of these is a truly small phone (it’s the iPhone 13 Mini on the left).

When we published our review of the iPhone Duo, I got a lot of hopeful questions from my fellow Mini fans who took note of the cover screen's Mini-ish 5.4-inch size. "Is this… a small phone that turns into a tablet?" they asked. And I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but no. The Duo is not the small phone we've been looking for.

I wish it was. I like a small phone. I own an iPhone 13 Mini that I refuse to surrender, even though it barely lasts a full day.

But the Duo is thick and heavy. You will feel its weight every time you read an email, scroll Instagram, or put it in your pocket. It is a dense phone, and after a week with the Duo, …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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