iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone Duo Buyer's Guide: Which Should You Choose?
iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone Duo Buyer's Guide: Which Should You Choose?Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:28 PM PDT by Hartley CharltonApple's new iPhone lineup asks buyers a new and challenging question: Is a foldable display worth feature compromises? Alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, which start at $1,199 and $1,299 respectively, there is now the iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable iPhone, which starts at $1,999. All three are brand new, all three feature the same A20 Pro chip, and all three sit at the top end of Apple's lineup.
- ▪iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone Duo Buyer's Guide: Which Should You Choose?Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:28 PM PDT by Hartley CharltonApple's new iPhone lineup asks buyers a new and challenging question: Is a foldable display worth feature compr
- ▪Alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, which start at $1,199 and $1,299 respectively, there is now the iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable iPhone, which starts at $1,999.
- ▪All three are brand new, all three feature the same A20 Pro chip, and all three sit at the top end of Apple's lineup.
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iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone Duo Buyer's Guide: Which Should You Choose?Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:28 PM PDT by Hartley CharltonApple's new iPhone lineup asks buyers a new and challenging question: Is a foldable display worth feature compromises? Alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, which start at $1,199 and $1,299 respectively, there is now the iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable iPhone, which starts at $1,999. All three are brand new, all three feature the same A20 Pro chip, and all three sit at the top end of Apple's lineup. The Duo is not a Pro model, though, and Apple's own wording makes that clear. For example, its rear camera array is branded the 48-megapixel Dual Fusion system rather than the Pro Fusion system, and the word Pro appears nowhere in its name.
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