A five-day vacation field test revealed that the $2,000 iPhone Duo can successfully replace conventional flagships despite early software hurdles. The device endured multiple drops onto hard surfaces without cracking and fit easily into pockets with a case installed. However, users faced interface drawbacks, such as a smaller outer display that necessitated more scrolling and unoptimized applications that showed black bars. Software stability was also an issue, marked by the Google Search app repeatedly freezing during travel queries in AI Mode.
Key points
The $2,000 iPhone Duo demonstrated enough daily reliability to serve as a traveler's prim…: The $2,000 iPhone Duo demonstrated enough daily reliability to serve as a traveler's primary device instead of an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
Physical durability met travel demands despite significant changes to the hardware's over…: Physical durability met travel demands despite significant changes to the hardware's overall form factor.
Early software optimization remains flawed due to unoptimized app interfaces and stabilit…: Early software optimization remains flawed due to unoptimized app interfaces and stability bugs during searches.
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“I think I’m going to switch back to my other iPhone.”
I’ll admit, I said this multiple times during my five-day vacation with the new iPhone Duo, after encountering frustrations with broken apps, unfamiliar gestures (a return to Touch ID, argh!), and camera concerns that had me lugging around two phones.
By the time the trip was over, I didn’t want to go back.
When I first unboxed the Duo, a loaner from Apple, I was genuinely intrigued. I felt a flutter of anticipation as I peeled back the factory seal wrap and booted up the device. In retrospect, this was probably the first signal that Duo was going to ultimately win me over.
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