Staff Reports
Apple just put a mirror in front of the gadget-obsessed and called it the iPhone Duo. The company rolled out its first foldable phone, the usual parade of glossy slides, and a price tag that makes your wallet want to faint. Ben Shapiro — as you can see in the clip below — offered the kind of straight talk too many tech press conferences lack: skepticism wrapped in common sense. Watch the clip, then read on if you want the no-nonsense take.
Apple’s new iPhone Duo: the flashy facts
Apple officially called the device the iPhone Duo. It folds open to give you roughly a 7.6–7.8″ inner screen and keeps a 5.4–5.5″ cover display when closed. It runs the new A20-series silicon, adds some clever iOS tricks for split apps and adaptive layouts, and even brings Touch ID back in some configurations. Apple also teased Apple Pencil support coming later. All of that sounds neat — until you look at the price. Reports put the starting tag around $1,999, with shipments pushed toward October. Those are the headlines that will sell the hype and sting your bank account.
Why foldables are still a gamble
Let’s be blunt: foldables are a category full of trade-offs. The inner screen is a cool idea, but weight, battery life, camera compromises, and early hinge or crease issues tend to follow first-generation models like bad publicity follows a celebrity. Hands-on videos already show wobble and visible creases on the Duo’s dummy units. Apple will sell a story about integration and polish — and they often deliver — but that doesn’t erase physics. You either pay more for novelty now or wait for a better, lighter, cheaper second generation. Common sense says save your money unless you need your phone to moonlight as a tiny tablet.
Ben Shapiro weighs in — common sense meets tech spectacle
Ben Shapiro took the predictable but important route: he called out the spectacle and the price, and asked the basic question most PR decks ignore — is this a useful tool or status theater? If you watch his take above, notice the focus on value. This isn’t a call to hate Apple — it’s a conservative nudge toward thrift and skepticism. Tech companies love to trade on “newness” and cultural cachet. Critics like Shapiro remind people that a shiny announcement doesn’t always equal practical improvement.
Bottom line: wait for version two, or buy sensibly
Apple deserves credit for pushing the category forward. But buyers should remember the tech cycle: early adopters take the lumps so mainstream customers can get the benefits later at lower cost. If you want a conversation piece and the budget to match, the iPhone Duo may be your future. If you want a sensible device that won’t surprise you at 2 a.m. with a dead battery, wait. Either way, enjoy the show — just don’t let marketing convince you that “folding” means “fixing” the real problems of expensive gadgets. Keywords to remember: Apple foldable iPhone, iPhone Duo, Ben Shapiro reaction, foldable phone criticism, Apple event 2026.
