This week on the channel +2,738 views this week

Rene Ritchie's iPhone Duo case comes down to the Pencil

His foldable-phone breakdown treats the Duo as an iPad replacement, not his next main phone.

Channel:

Rene Ritchie Story of November 9, 2026Trari Newsroom

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.

My personal iPhone Duo breakdown

Things we can learn from the video

Press to jump

0:30Ritchie reframes the Duo as a folding small tablet rather than simply another iPhone.
3:40Large outer screens on previous foldables left him rarely opening them.
4:45Apple Pencil support supplies the feature he missed after leaving his iPad Pro.
6:05He weighs the tablet appeal against camera compromises and the absence of MagSafe and Face ID.
7:05He explains Handoff integration and why he sees the Duo replacing his iPad, not his main phone.

Apple Pencil support is the feature that changes Rene Ritchie's thinking in "My personal iPhone Duo breakdown." The appeal isn't simply a phone that unfolds. It's getting back something he missed after moving away from his iPad Pro.

That September upload is drawing the strongest daily audience among his active videos during a week with nothing new posted. Ritchie explains that large outer screens on other foldables often left him with little reason to open them. The Duo makes more sense to him as a small tablet, even with compromises he identifies around cameras, MagSafe and Face ID. His conclusion is unusually specific: not his next iPhone, but almost certainly his next iPad.

The channel brought in roughly 2,700 views over the week, while its subscriber count slipped by a thousand. Daily viewing is also a little below its usual level. Nearby tech channels had much busier weeks, including JSL Review and Joe Cirillo, while Canoopsy's subscriber count held steady.

Behind the Duo breakdown, "M6 and M5 Ultra Hot Takes" remains another source of daily views, bringing chip timing, power management and Apple's increasingly crowded product lineup into the conversation.

Published on Trari