Austin Evans's iPhone Duo warning goes beyond the crease

His review weighs expensive repairs, missing Face ID and awkward app behavior against the appeal of a folding screen.

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The Worst Folding iPhone They’ll Ever Make - iPhone Duo

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0:00Evans calls the Duo one of the best foldables available, but recommends waiting before buying.
1:36Screen vulnerability and expensive out-of-warranty repairs complicate the appeal of a folding phone.
4:05He examines hinge fatigue, the screen crease and the Duo's IP68 rating.
5:44Hardware trade-offs include bulk, side-mounted Touch ID instead of Face ID, cooling and camera limitations.
9:06Foldable app optimization remains a concern; the price comparison follows at 09:35.
12:20His concluding buying guidance weighs purchasing today against waiting for future generations.

A broken inner screen could cost almost as much as another phone. Austin Evans puts that possibility near the center of his iPhone Duo review, citing an out-of-warranty display repair of roughly $1,000.

That helps explain the apparent contradiction in his opening verdict: "The iPhone Duo is one of the best folding phones you can buy, but you still probably shouldn't buy one."

Evans isn't arguing that folding phones have no appeal. He's asking how much inconvenience buyers should accept to get it. Conventional phones, he argues, have become highly refined, while a foldable adds a vulnerable inner display and a hinge whose long-term wear deserves consideration.

The compromises extend beyond durability. He examines the Duo's bulk, cooling and camera limitations, then flags an adjustment for existing iPhone owners: Face ID is absent, replaced by side-mounted Touch ID. On the software side, he finds that iOS apps still need better adaptation to the folding format.

At a starting price of about $2,000, those trade-offs become harder for him to overlook. The title, "The Worst Folding iPhone They'll Ever Make - iPhone Duo," frames his argument about buying into Apple's first generation, rather than a verdict that the device has nothing going for it. The review includes a paid Ridge sponsorship segment.

Viewers are debating which compromises actually matter. Some experienced foldable owners argue that the crease becomes unnoticeable during use; another focuses on the sidebar taking up precious screen space. One flip-phone owner raises a different priority altogether: a folding phone should become smaller in a pocket, not merely open into something bigger.

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What viewers say

The sidebar is the most half-baked thing on the duo…. It’s eating away what little screen I have….especially when you use the outer screen and when in split screen.
@JackTheBlack1585See it on YouTube
I use a Moto RAZR and one of the reasons I like it is that it's SMALLER than a slab phone when it's folded. I don't want a foldable phone that's STILL HUGE when you fold it.
@Rogue9-caSee it on YouTube
i have had folding phones since they launched. the "crease" conversation is over-blown. its a non-issue. once the screen is lit, you don't see it. don't let that be the reason you aren't getting one
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