US media reviews iPhone Duo: expensive, full of compromises, and the first-generation product has obvious flaws

Abstract:

On October 22, technology media The Verge gave Apple’s foldable screen phone iPhone Duo a score of 7 in its review. The media believes that this is one of Apple's most adventurous products in years, but it also has obvious first-generation product flaws and is more suitable for digital enthusiasts and early adopters.

The Verge believes that

Duo is expensive, full of compromises, and sometimes quite annoying

Screen form is a focus of controversy. The media believes that the Duo external screen is too small and is more suitable for viewing information quickly. When users want to deal with things seriously, they often need to unfold the phone. However, the expanded horizontal screen is not coordinated with a large number of vertical screen applications, and the device often has to be rotated. Changes in button positions and holding directions also require users who are familiar with the iPhone to adapt again.

The software is the most obvious part of the first-generation product that feels immature. The Verge pointed out that Apple did not directly adopt the complete iPad application system, causing some problems that had been solved on the iPad to reappear. A large number of applications are still not fully adapted, some multitasking functions are difficult to discover, and the support of different applications is inconsistent.

Reviews also affirmed Duo's potential. The fully adapted video editing application can use the large screen to display the timeline and preview window; the look and feel of the matte inner screen has also been well received, and the creases are not conspicuous in most cases. However, for a phone that costs about US$2,000, its camera performance can only be considered acceptable, and it is still far from Apple's best mobile phone camera.

The Verge emphasizes that evaluations should be based on the products purchased by users, and the promise of future software updates cannot be used to replace the current experience. It compared Duo to the original MacBook Air and believed that the product direction was attractive but still needed to be improved. It remains to be seen whether Apple's choices of screen size, ratio and application architecture are correct.