Apple will use Touch ID for biometrics, jettisoning the Face ID from more recent slab-style phones. Apple said this is the best way to go because it's available whether open or closed, and you can enroll multiple fingers.
The phone supports multiple "poses," including partial folds, and a standby mode when used in a tent-style pose — even when it's not charging.
Apple's internal display has an anti-glare display to "minimize crease visibility," which the company also claims feels premium under your fingers, with a titanium plate supporting the panel, along with a hinge with over 100 components. Samsung also released a phone with a minimal crease in the Galaxy Z Fold 8 earlier this year, but we'll have to see how reviewers compare the two screens.
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A20 Pro has a new display engine that supports both displays. Like the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, Apple is using the C2 cellular modem over Qualcomm's in the iPhone Duo.
The iPhone Duo is eSIM-only everywhere in the world, maximizing battery space. Each side of the phone has its own battery, which operates as one with software. Apple is claiming up to 31 hours of video playback on the inner display and 44 hours on the outer display. Using its own model, Apple claims 24 hours when using "both screens equally." The phone has a two-camera system. The main camera is a 48MP lens with up to 2x telephoto, while the other is an ultrawide lens. The 48MP camera is the same one on the 18 Pro, though without the variable aperture. The center-stage camera on the front is a 12MP camera. The inner display has an under-screen FaceTime camera.
The iPhone Duo starts at $1,999 for 256GB, and goes up to 2TB. Pre-orders start on October 16, and the phone will launch on October 23.
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usertests https://wccftech.com/apple-a20-pro-leaked-specs-4-9ghz-cpu-7-core-gpu-m3-bandwidth/ This is a pre-announcement rumor article claiming: Performance cores run up to 4.9 GHz, efficiency cores up to 2.6 GHz 36 MiB of SLC cache (like L3 cache) 96-bit 12 GB LPDDR5X-9600The change to 96-bit has been talked about for a while. I think it was assumed to be LPDDR6 at first, but then updated to LPDDR5X (3 chips?), and then "confirmed" in this new rumor. The new Snapdragon chip announced later this month is expected to hit 5 GHz. That's a thing in smartphones now, at least on TSMC N2 nodes and for brief periods of time, or while charging. Reply
usertests usertests said: The change to 96-bit has been talked about for a while. I think it was assumed to be LPDDR6 at first, but then updated to LPDDR5X (3 chips?), and then "confirmed" in this new rumor. None of the gritty details are specified by Apple or other news articles AFAIK, but Apple claims 50% higher memory bandwidth, and uses LPDDR5X-9600 with the A19 Pro. So simply adding another 32-bit chip for 96-bit does the job. Otherwise they'd need to be using 14400 MT/s memory, which is unlikely. Reply
thestryker usertests said: So simply adding another 32-bit chip for 96-bit does the job. The biggest question here is whether it's custom packaging or a multiple chip configuration. Phones typically only have a single memory chip and LPDDR5X packages only go up to 64-bit. Reply
usertests thestryker said: The biggest question here is whether it's custom packaging or a multiple chip configuration. Phones typically only have a single memory chip and LPDDR5X packages only go up to 64-bit. Probably custom, and I think there has been another example we could point to. I think it was the M3 Ultra using custom 128-bit LPDDR5 packages. Reply
LordVile thestryker said: The biggest question here is whether it's custom packaging or a multiple chip configuration. Phones typically only have a single memory chip and LPDDR5X packages only go up to 64-bit. Said they moved to the same method as they do for the M chips. Reply
thestryker usertests said: Probably custom, and I think there has been another example we could point to. I think it was the M3 Ultra using custom 128-bit LPDDR5 packages. Yeah they've done it on their highest bandwidth M series in the past. I too had just assumed the iphone would be using LPDDR6 rather than LPDDR5X though so it's interesting to see. Reply
ezst036 The foldable iphone effectively cannibalizes a portion of the ipad market. Perhaps even kills the ipad outright. The larger sized ipads will likely endure. Reply
usertests ezst036 said: The foldable iphone effectively cannibalizes a portion of the ipad market. Perhaps even kills the ipad outright. The larger sized ipads will likely endure. iPads are relatively cheap devices. The $2000+ iPhone Duo probably isn't going to wreck the iPad market too hard. iPhone Duo owners will probably end up buying iPads for their kids. Reply
LordVile ezst036 said: The foldable iphone effectively cannibalizes a portion of the ipad market. Perhaps even kills the ipad outright. The larger sized ipads will likely endure. No it doesn’t. Even the iPad Pro isn’t that expensive. It’s also a different devices with different supporting accessories and capabilities. You could write and assignment on an iPad, not really the case with a phone Reply
ezst036 Why couldn't you write on an iphone duo in open/folded out mode? Every fold phone I have seen does this, I think.(I interpret this as literal writing with a stylus or finger, which I have seen.) Reply
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