Two takes on the iPhone Duo: Brian Tong is charmed, then worried
A hinge, a barely visible crease and an app called Duoman won him over in part one, while weight, price and two different displays fill the second.
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iPhone Duo...You Had Me At Hello
Brian Tong split his verdict on Apple's folding phone into a two-part series, and posted both halves on the same day. "iPhone Duo...You Had Me At Hello" is the warm one: its chapters run through the hinge, the transition from closed to open, a crease he calls barely visible, the speakers, IP68 water resistance and a playful app called Duoman. "iPhone Duo...I Have Concerns" is the cooler sequel, walking through two different displays, Touch ID against Face ID, the camera system, weight and thickness, multitasking in iOS 27 and, near the end, the price.
The love letter got there first, with roughly 340,000 views by week's end. The concerns video, though, is now the one gathering views a little faster day to day. Perhaps viewers who have already decided to buy want to know what they are signing up for?
The comments under the first part read like a waiting room. Several people mention the October 23 date, one is stuck choosing between white and midnight, and a few say the Duoman app reminds them of iBeer and the other novelty apps from the iPhone's early years. Another viewer brings up the old slide to unlock.
The same day also brought an M5 Ultra Mac Studio review, billed as the most powerful Mac ever made, and a Roborock robot vacuum followed late in the week. The channel's overall pace ran below its usual this week, and about a thousand new subscribers came along. Among the tech review channels nearest it in size, İncelemedeyim, BRO COOLING and JJ Shankles had the bigger weeks.
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That Duoman app immediately made me think of iBeer and all those wacky animation apps that used bits of the iPhone for fun effects
@DaBigCheesoSee it on YouTube4:05 the iphone early days had this slide to unlock. That was also very satisfying
@monkeyfish2See it on YouTubeOctober 23rd cant get here fast enough. My only dilemma is white or midnight 😭
@xchxmpagnepxpixSee it on YouTube
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I like that Apple brought back a few whimsical touches. It's in their DNA.
@redlinejcwSee it on YouTubeThe app developers being creatively motivated is the best thing about the phone.
@ChrissClutchSee it on YouTubeThis is my Christmas gift to myself.
@Vicki_BenjiSee it on YouTubeI’m going to use the Duo for going to the office because I need a notepad & pencil. But I’ll use my Air in the evening as my phone. I’m now in my dual iPhone era.
@Streamlined955See it on YouTubeThe anticipation is killing me i literally watch a iphone duo video once a week🤣🤣
@lr24k75See it on YouTubeIm so excited i can barely wait another 3 weeks lol
@TheOnlyDTMSee it on YouTubeThanks for this informative video! From Singapore…
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Brian Tong spent years at CNET hosting Apple-focused shows such as The Apple Byte before going independent.