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I assumed such a radical departure would be rough around the edges. As an iPhone Mini fan, I was looking at this as more pocket-friendly than any other iPhone (possibly, have not seen one in person) still on the market. However, I was also certain I would not be trying gen1 of this.

Great write-up as always, John. This confirms many of my suspicions about the Duo. It will be fascinating to see not only how it sells, but how ownership retention goes.

You sold me on the Air. Missing some of the good parts of the Duo, but also missing all of the bad parts

This was a great read. @joannastern.bsky.social also mentioned a noticeable warming of the phone in her review.

It's a 75% device, and I'm going to use the heck out of it for two years, then replace it with the 95% device that solves the niggles. Both will be fun, transformative experiences I predict.

Great review. Bummed that it’s bad for left handed phone users. Still may cop, I’m in the camp of wanting a giant-screened iPhone.

Good to see your posts here.

Trying to harsh my buzz. I listed my current iPad mini on eBay the day of the keynote. Bought an early case, taped quarters inside it to reach weight. Fits in pocket. A little heavy, but doable. And both hands have had ortho surgeries and my dexterity is poor. I think it's gonna work out awesome.

curious why you didn't mention the front camera at all? Would probably make the Cons list even longer

I'm absolutely loving my Duo. FaceID sucks for me - I wear glasses that bloc IR for tracking as well as sun protection reasons, and vary my hairstyle frequently, so it only reliably unlocks maybe 60% of the time. But TouchID is rock solid (and I wear an Apple Watch 100% of the time).

I was excited about the duo, but after reading all the reviews, I ended up canceling my order.

The chonkiness is real, but dimensions are kinda close to the original iPhone, even a little thinner: iPhone 115 × 61 × 11.6 mm Duo 117.8 × 84.1 × 11.3 mm

Informative. I thought the rant against the Touch ID was a bit much. A friend of mine canceled his order based on this review. I'm still in. I'll give it a year.

great review, thanks a lot! was considering buying a Duo but the Touch ID situation settles it for me. It was my biggest question mark and you've answered it decisively. I tried to live with Touch Id on iPad Air but upgraded to the Pro in less than a year because Touch ID was so frustrating.

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I worked on the original iPad (and, unknowingly, on the original iPhone). Your thoughts reiterate most of my concerns. It feels like a foldable iPad mini that marcom felt wouldn't sell as well as an iPhone, so they put a phone screen on the outside and branded it an iPhone.

All duality compromises are bad .