{
  "id": 17779670,
  "title": "I tested Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo. It's a fascinating experiment, but the price is hard to justify.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/i-tested-apples-2-000-iphone-duo-its-a-fascinating-experiment-but-the",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-02T10:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/11/02/apple-iphone-duo-foldable-review"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For the past week, I've been testing Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo, a folding smartphone that blurs the line between innovation and expense. While Samsung, Google, and others have been working on foldable phones for years, Apple's entry has breathed new life into the category. The Duo's most intriguing aspect isn't its current capabilities, but the potential for future development. As an experiment, it's fascinating, but the price of $2,000 makes it hard to recommend to the average consumer. Despite its drawbacks, the Duo inspires developers to push the boundaries of what our devices can do, potentially leading to groundbreaking changes in how we interact with smartphones.",
  "summary": "I've spent the past week trying to figure out whether Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo is the future of smartphones or just an expensive way to do things I could already do on my regular iPhone. The answer, unsurprisingly, is a bit of both. Why it matters: Apple wasn't first to the folding smartphone party. Samsung, Google and others began making them years ago. But Apple's arrival in a category has a…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTHK News",
        "title": "Apple iPhone pre-sales linked to 1,700 fraud cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/apple-iphone-pre-sales-linked-to-1-700-fraud-cases",
        "published": "2026-11-02T10:35:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}