Ars Technica reviews Apple's iPhone Duo, a foldable with two screens

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Ars Technica has published a review of the iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable phone. The reviewer says they respect Apple's debut in the foldable category. However, they say they are unsure whether they actually like the device. The source text provided is brief, so the review's full evaluation of the two-screen design and its roughly $2,000 price cannot be confirmed from this excerpt alone.

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