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This week on the channel +780K views this week

MacRumors' Dan chooses the Duo, compromises and all

His daily-phone verdict joins an OLED iPad mini review that asks where a small tablet fits beside a foldable.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

iPhone Duo Review: Why I’m Keeping It Over My Pro MaxiPhone Duo Review: Why I’m Keeping It Over My Pro Max

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  1. 0:00Dan addresses hinge-screen cracking reports and says Apple offers replacements for affected units.
  2. 1:10He mostly uses the outer screen, unfolding for multitasking and vertical video.
  3. 5:24The camera setup lacks the dedicated telephoto lens he misses.
  4. 7:10Dan places battery life between the 18 Pro and Pro Max, depending on screen use.
  5. 7:54Safari exposes layout problems, while Netflix and Sleeper make better use of the foldable screen.
  6. 13:25Dan explains why he plans to keep the Duo rather than his Pro Max.

Dan uses the iPhone Duo's outer screen most of the time. That is a useful wrinkle in MacRumors' foldable coverage: keeping the phone isn't simply about having the biggest possible screen open all day.

In "iPhone Duo Review: Why I'm Keeping It Over My Pro Max", he unfolds it mainly for multitasking and vertical video. The fingerprint sensor has grown on him, and he puts battery life between the 18 Pro and Pro Max. The missing telephoto camera bothers him more, while Safari illustrates how much app optimization remains to be done. He also addresses reports of screens cracking along the hinge, saying Apple offers replacements for affected units. The video includes a sponsored cloud-storage segment.

At roughly 264,000 views, it was the most watched of MacRumors' six uploads this week. Several commenters describe ordinary phones feeling strangely tall and narrow after using the Duo; others discuss tolerating first-generation quirks or waiting for better app layouts. The conversation is less about a specification sheet than the adjustment of going back.

The OLED iPad mini review now has the strongest daily viewing momentum, followed by the iOS 27.3 beta overview. The mini video tests its Acoustic Display speakers and asks whether OLED without ProMotion makes a worthwhile upgrade. More pointedly, it asks what job remains for the tablet when a Duo is already in the pocket.

MacRumors added around 780,000 views over the week, with its subscriber count unchanged. Among nearby-sized tech channels, SAMTIME and DanKamYouKnow had larger weekly audiences, while AppleTrack and fpt. were quieter. For MacRumors, the practical follow-up continues in the beta coverage: Siri actions across apps, Safari changes and Reachability for the Duo.

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Where next?

More from MacRumorsThis week on the channel +576K views this weekApple's first foldable gets five features and a test on MacRumorsThe iPhone Duo starts at $1,999, with pre-orders opening October 16, and four of the channel's five new uploads were about it.Channel: MacRumors · Story of October 6, 2026 Also in Technology reviews and gadgetsVideo taking off 12x its usual first dayDigital Doctor opens the closed shop for a laptop emergencyA customer's work computer won't charge, but the diagnosis offers a simpler fix than she feared.Channel: Digital Doctor · Story of November 5, 2026 A different discovery todayVideo taking off 66x its usual first dayJimmy Kimmel turns Idaho's state-gun vote into an attack adHis midterm monologue also gives Mike Johnson a Sarah McLachlan farewell before his assistant Natalie zips herself into a duffel bag.Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live · Story of November 5, 2026

What viewers say

  • I’ve had the exact same experience. Picking up a slab phone after using the duo for a week seems so strange to me. It’s too tall and narrow. Seems like a ridiculous form factor now. We’ve forgotten how far we’ve gotten away from the original iPhone form factor when it was a compact little nugget like the Duo.
    @rd4k04See it on YouTube
  • I've also experienced the weirdness of picking up a normal phone and finding it way too tall and narrow now. It reminds me of the early Z fold and how that immediately looked odd and sort of outdated even when it was new. Which is ironic since the duo shape hearkens back to something like the old BlackBerry or palm pilot.
    @scribsandskets1179See it on YouTube
  • I bought this phone knowing it was a first generation phone. I expected there to be issues just like you’re saying, so I’m not even mad at it. My initial results, I rated it a 7 out of a 10 and it gets better every day. And I am somebody that came from a Samsung device, and their folds are really good too
    @Fricc-sg4npSee it on YouTube
4 more comments
  • I’m sticking with it. Mine arrives in about 3 weeks.
    @fbalesSee it on YouTube
  • Mine has been dispatched today - Counting the minutes until it arrives!
    @MattHartwell88See it on YouTube
  • I feel the exact same way. It’s been a roller coaster but now I think I want to stay for the full ride. I get a new phone every year so I can endure the first-gen jank and watch it grow.
    @RadBretSee it on YouTube
  • I use it 90% unfolded. Awesome. Just can’t wait for a MagSafe wireless charging car mount to accommodate horizontal unfolded mode.
    @RingosGhostSee it on YouTube

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The videos drawing views on MacRumors right now

OLED iPad mini Review: One Week Later Impressions!79,558 views · 2026-11-03 iOS 27.3 Beta: Siri AI Upgrades, Health App Returns & More27,503 views · 2026-11-03 Why video multitasking works on the iPhone Duo6,865 views · 2026-11-01 A touchscreen Mac? Hmm5,205 views · 2026-10-29 Rewind a conversation. On your wrist.1,114 views · 2026-11-04
The facts
Channel
MacRumors
Subscribers
662,000
Channel views, last 7 days
779,654
Videos published this week
6
Video published
October 30, 2026
Video views so far
263,792
Views on its first day
176,984

The numbers

Here is MacRumors' week in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
SAMTIME
4,214,794
DanKamYouKnow
1,675,255
MacRumors
779,654
Michael MJD
732,390
DC Rainmaker
613,494
AppleTrack
429,840
Proper Honest Tech
372,280
Tyler Stalman
175,511
fpt.
88,695
subscribers
662,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
226,661,515
views per day
153,384
typical day: 124,806
first-day views of each video posted this week
iPhone Duo Review: Why I’m Keeping It O…
176,984
OLED iPad mini Review: One Week Later I…
57,930
iOS 27.3 Beta: Siri AI Upgrades, Health…
23,759
Why video multitasking works on the iPh…
3,428
A touchscreen Mac? Hmm
2,390
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
DanKamYouKnow
686,000
SAMTIME
663,000
MacRumors
662,000
DC Rainmaker
654,000
Michael MJD
632,000
Proper Honest Tech
628,000
fpt.
606,000
AppleTrack
600,000
Tyler Stalman
599,000
As of November 5, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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