Apple debuts $1,999 passport-shaped foldable phone, called Duo

The Duo launch, first with new CEO John Ternus, is the most noticeable overhaul of Apple's flagship product since 2017.Published On 9 Sep 20269 Sep 2026Apple has unveiled a $1,999 foldable phone called Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company’s flagship product.The Duo, revealed on Wednesday, is sized and shaped like a passport, with rounded edges. It opens into a horizontal, 7.6-inch-wide (19cm-wide) screen that can also be viewed vertically. There is a smaller single screen on the front when the phone is folded. When open, it is Apple’s thinnest phone, the company said.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Last dance? Inside Lula’s strategy to win a fourth presidency in Brazillist 2 of 4US records hottest summer in 132 yearslist 3 of 4Why are borrowing costs rising across the world?list 4 of 4China slams US claims of ‘industrial-scale’ AI theftend of listThe folding phone event, the first with new CEO John Ternus at the helm, is the most noticeable overhaul of Apple’s flagship product since it removed the physical home button from the iPhone X in 2017. The iPhone brought in $209.6bn, or just more than half of Apple’s sales, in its most recent fiscal yea...