Using an iPad mini to preview the iPhone Duo experience
Alongside using the iPhone 18 Pro , I’ve also been carrying out a little experiment as we await the launch of the iPhone Duo . To get a sense of what it might be like to use the large screen of the upcoming device, I’ve been using my iPad mini as a substitute phone some of the time. Given that the screen is a similar size and shape, I’m hoping that it gives me something of a preview of the…
In an effort to get a feel for what it would be like to use the upcoming iPhone Duo, a reporter has been using his iPad mini as a substitute phone. The screen size of the iPad mini, at 8.3 inches, is similar to that of the iPhone Duo, which has a 7.6-inch display. The reporter installed all the same apps on his iPad mini as he does on his iPhone, hoping to mirror the experience as closely as possible.
By using the iPad mini in split-screen or full-screen mode, it closely resembles the interface of the iPhone Duo. The iPad mini's greater flexibility in multitasking, provided by iPadOS, gives a better experience than iOS, but the reporter finds windowing on a small screen less enjoyable. Because of its larger size, the reporter only takes the iPad mini with him when he has a backpack, which happens about half the time he's out and about.
While the iPad mini doesn't support all the features of the iPhone Duo, it provides a rough approximation of the experience. Whenever the reporter switches from the iPad mini back to the iPhone 18 Pro, the latter's screen seems extremely small. This experiment has not dampened his excitement for the new device.
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