There’s something wonderfully dramatic about the way iPhone Duo opens.
You start with what looks and feels like an iPhone, begin unfolding it, and then — almost out of nowhere — boom. Tablet.
I’m not kidding. Look:
It genuinely looks like the iPhone is giving birth to a tablet.
The transition is ridiculously smooth, with the interface moving and adapting as the two halves come together or pull apart. It doesn’t feel like you’re simply opening a bigger screen; it feels like the device is actively transforming in front of you.
And I love that Apple has made the closing animation just as satisfying.
Fold Duo back up and that big, tablet-sized workspace disappears, bringing everything neatly back into the compact iPhone experience. No fuss, no awkward jump between layouts — it just folds away.
That could ultimately end up being one of those tiny details that makes Duo feel special in everyday use.
Open it: iPhone becomes tablet.
Close it: tablet becomes iPhone.
Okay, I’m just going to come out and say it: I could watch it do this all day.
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