// THE VERGE — MOBILE & WEB
Hands-on with the foldable iPhone Duo
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We’ve tried the first foldable iPhone at Apple’s launch event.
We’ve tried the first foldable iPhone at Apple’s launch event.
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The first foldable iPhone is finally here, and following its announcement, we got the chance to try the phone for ourselves. We’ve long been told that Apple would make a foldable iPhone once the tech was good enough — has it been worth the wait?
It definitely feels like something different. The inner screen has a decidedly matte finish that handled even some glare from the windows above the hands-on area well. The folding mechanism is smooth, and even IP68 rated, and the crease is almost impossible to find with my finger. The 5.4-inch outer screen looks petite by modern slab phone standards.
The real show happens when you open and close the phone — rather than just switching one screen off and lighting the other one up, there’s a gradual transition that happens, and it looks as if the contents of the screen come into focus as it moves toward its final position. It’s a pretty nice touch.