The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable

September 9, 2026 Dominic Preston

Apple has announced its long-anticipated foldable iPhone, which arrives more than seven years after the first Samsung Galaxy Fold phone hit the market. My colleague Allison Johnson has already had the chance to try the device out in person at Apple's event, so read what she thinks of it so far.

The Duo will be available to preorder from October 16th, going on sale on October 23rd, a month later than the two 18 Pro models. It starts at $1,999 - $100 more than Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8, but $100 less than its Z Fold 8 Ultra - for 256GB of storage, with the option to go up to 2TB total.

Much like Samsung's recent Galaxy Z Fold 8, Apple says t …

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