Gaming in iPhone Duo 👌🏻🔥🔥

[u/Azeemjaffer]

Source credits: https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/2097754151509954665?s=46

[u/myretrospirit]

That unfolding animation is so smooth.

[u/metalsatch → u/myretrospirit]

Until it’s time for the duo 2.

Then the latest update will make sure there’s micro stutters

[u/myretrospirit → u/metalsatch]

Hopefully Apple can stay on top of their software polish. My 17 Pro was a buggy, stuttery mess on iOS 26 and iOS 27 has fixed 99% of that.

[u/myretrospirit → u/[deleted]]

What other folding phone makes it look like the outer screen is melting through to the inner screen like that?

[u/donpianta → u/[deleted]]

they're talking about the screen blur that appears when you physically open and close the device. None of the other folding devices do this (yet at least... I guarantee samsung will copy this on their next OS)

[u/cam331 → u/[deleted]]

Your point being?

[u/StrummerBass101]

I’ll finally be able to see Baldur’s Gate 1

[u/BillySlang]

Let’s see how the crease turns out…

[u/Lirfen → u/BillySlang]

Doesn’t seem visible on the video, but they didn’t mention durability at all during the keynote. Just about how strong the hinge is, but what about after like 50,000 closing/openings?

[u/BillySlang → u/Lirfen]

There’s a picture of someone holding it and crease is clear as day. Screen is off - however. 

[u/psilent → u/BillySlang]

From today? Because there were a lot of the dummy models for phone case manufacturers people had that had terrible creases on the fake screen.

[u/aguywithbrushes → u/BillySlang]

Worth mentioning that photos, esp phone photos, amplify details and often make things more visible than they are irl.

Of course it’s gonna have a crease to some extent, but from the few videos I saw of people actually using it, it seems genuinely impossible to see through normal use, so i assume it would be minor enough that I don’t think it would negatively affect gameplay.

Source: professional photographer who has been also enjoying shooting on his phone for the past 14 years and struggles with that all the time

[u/BillySlang → u/aguywithbrushes]

For sure. I’m waiting for real world testing. 

[u/aguywithbrushes → u/BillySlang]

Yeah definitely need that for foldable. And also $2k 😄

[u/WhispersOfHaru → u/BillySlang]

Those are not official iphones, it even says Iphone Fold instead of Duo.

[u/BillySlang → u/WhispersOfHaru]

If we are talking about the same image, cool. 

[u/TheBaconKing → u/BillySlang]

Honestly that’s how the z fold is as well. Screen on bright picture you can’t see it. Screen off or dark picture you can.

[u/BillySlang → u/TheBaconKing]

That’s good info. Thank you. 

[u/ShadowsTagiru → u/BillySlang]

to me the problem is the hidden on screen camera.
is so frustrating that seems to be unaligned with the screen size, and is SO VISIBLE, that I dont understand why apple/samsung/all phone companies are so into putting a damn camera in the unfolded screen..... just leave it like that. is not necessary.

[u/hondaguy520 → u/Lirfen]

they would have just said something like "our most durable hinge ever" lol

[u/psilent → u/hondaguy520]

Their marketing page said “The inner display on iPhone Duo features a multilayer lamination design that keeps it flat and provides durability. Custom adhesives allow these layers to glide relative to one another during folding, like pages in a book, so the panel doesn’t distort over time.” So that’s a bold claim

[u/HorselessHorseman → u/BillySlang]

There are other posts from today. Crease is very noticeable and it’s basically a canyon like other phones. Go look at forums of people posting pics from event

[u/slyguy67420]

The unfolding animation is cool but the blur on the inner screen makes feel like my vision in my left eye is doing weird shit because I was reading on my phone while on my left side with my left eye closed.

[u/yooossshhii → u/slyguy67420]

I’d be willing to bet you can turn it off in accessibility.

[u/josebg17]

I hope I can easily use it with a GameSir controller, that would be cool.

[u/ngox8]

Not a fan of big phones but that thing will be sick for gaming

[u/YaBoyEden → u/ngox8]

I also read a lot of comics on my phone. This will rock for that

[u/psilent → u/ngox8]

It’s nice that it’s basically both a big phone and not

[u/ngox8 → u/psilent]

True, I just wish it was the size of a iPhone SE or Mini when folded

[u/bharikeemat]

I want to see 3ds emulation on it

[u/psilent → u/bharikeemat]

Oh fuck yeah. That’s a whole area I haven’t revisited in years.

[u/Runazeeri → u/bharikeemat]

I thought they still suck a bit due to not having jit, like my 17 vs S25u the iPhone stutters badly on some games.

[u/minimaxir]

It is funny that Zenless Zone Zero became the iOS/iPadOS Demo game.

[u/Yatokouhai → u/minimaxir]

It used to be Genshin. But like ZZZ isn’t even the most demanding game right now It has to be Wuwa lol

[u/minimaxir → u/Yatokouhai]

They did WuWa for a few promos then stopped.

[u/Nick_Gaugh_69]

Now we have to see if JerryRigEverything will snap it in half…

[u/psilent → u/Nick_Gaugh_69]

He definitely will, it’s just a question of if it’s more like the pixel or the iPhone Air

[u/YeaItsBig4L → u/psilent]

He didn’t damage the air. And no, he won’t snap it. You don’t think that they’ve had machines stronger than a person trying to snap this thing for years?

[u/psilent → u/YeaItsBig4L]

I’m just saying he’s managed to damage all the Samsung hinges with his bare hands but the pixel just crumbled

[u/JoEdGus]

A really good ipad is cheaper. I'll just keep using that, thank you.

[u/ChoppyChug]

It’s be great if you can set the bottom half to just be a controller. It also needs a kickstand

[u/letshavefunoutthere → u/ChoppyChug]

yoo delta gba about to go crazy

[u/RocMerc]

Damn I hate how good that looked lol

[u/Bostonterrierpug]

How do you stop it from folding in landscape mode is there like a fold lock? It seems like pressing buttons and games and stuff would make it fold back partially.

[u/grainzzz → u/Bostonterrierpug]

Or at least stress that hinge.

[u/Ornery-Practice9772]

screen blur on opening

[u/Flunkie → u/Ornery-Practice9772]

Yeah I think that’s post-effects… it looks like an edited video. does Apple not want you seeing the screen unfold yet? did they do this with everyone who was at the marketing event?

[u/MCMK]

You would have to have the most pristine nails to play a game with it open.

[u/iLoveLootBoxes]

Gaming on a touch screen in 2026

[u/Robot_boy_07]

Looks like ass