Apple reveals new range of iPhones including foldable version with two screens
Apple on Wednesday unveiled its latest generation of iPhones, including a widely anticipated foldable version called Duo.
The company’s new chief executive, John Ternus, who took over from Tim Cook on September 1, introduced the latest line-up at the Steve Jobs Theatre.
After cycling through other updates to the iPhone, the Apple Watch and AirPods along with artificial intelligence advances, Mr Ternus told the audience that “actually there is one more thing”, in a nod to the trademark phrase from Mr Jobs that Mr Jobs himself borrowed from the 1970s detective show Columbo.
Called Duo, the phone has the “largest display ever on an iPhone, yet fits into your pocket”, Mr Ternus said.
The phone opens to a 7.6 inch display that is 80% larger than the newest iPhone 18 Pro. It will let people use an Apple Pencil on the phone, a capability previously reserved to iPad users.
Duo, Ternus said, “will redefine the experience of using a foldable phone”.
The Duo also lets users split the screen to use two different apps on the device, or two windows for the same website for things like comparison shopping.
The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, Mr Ternus said, bring improvements to the battery, camera, and performance.
They will start at 1,199 US dollars and 1,299 dollars, respectively. The Duo starts at 1,999 dollars. UK prices are unknown.
Customers can pre-order the phones starting on September 12 and they will be available on September 18, although the Duo will not be available until October 23.
The new models feature a long battery life – 45 hours of video playback for the Pro Max – and faster charging.
The camera offers what Apple called “cinematic effects” from regular video captured on the phone, as well as new options for manual controls and “smart focus tracking”, which lets users focus on a single moving subject, such as a child during a football game.
Apple is also focusing on Siri’s new AI capabilities with the new phones, emphasising privacy and security to stand apart from rivals who are further along in incorporating AI.
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