{"id":23388,"date":"2026-09-10T21:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/?p=23388"},"modified":"2026-09-10T21:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:42:56","slug":"side-by-side-iphone-duo-vs-ipad-mini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/10\/side-by-side-iphone-duo-vs-ipad-mini\/","title":{"rendered":"Side-By-Side: iPhone Duo vs. iPad mini"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Seeing the iPhone Duo<\/a> next to an iPad mini<\/a> really puts its size into perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new video shows the two devices side by side, and the difference is surprisingly small once the Duo is opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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iPhone Duo (top),
iPad mini (bottom) @techsantos on X<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The iPhone Duo<\/a> has a 7.6-inch inner display<\/strong>, while the current iPad mini<\/a> has an 8.3-inch screen<\/strong>. In other words, Apple has packed something close to the iPad mini experience into a device that folds down small enough to carry like an iPhone<\/a>. (The Verge<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s what makes the Duo click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On paper, \u201ca foldable iPhone\u201d<\/a> sounds like a massive phone with a folding screen. But seeing it beside the iPad mini makes the concept feel much more practical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open it, and you have a compact tablet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Close it, and you\u2019re back to a phone that fits in your pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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iPhone Duo (left),
iPad mini (right) @techsantos on X<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the appeal of the Duo in one simple comparison: an iPhone in your pocket, with an iPad mini-like screen when you need it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the $1,999 starting price<\/a> makes the idea feel even more extreme. Apple isn\u2019t positioning the Duo as just another iPhone. It\u2019s trying to blur the line between an iPhone and an iPad mini altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing the Duo next to an iPad mini makes the whole concept feel far more convincing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And having owned an iPad mini in the past, I have to confess: I can\u2019t wait to try Apple\u2019s latest personality-oozing<\/em> hybrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seeing the iPhone Duo next to an iPad mini really puts its size into perspective. A new video shows the two devices side by side, and the difference is surprisingly small once the Duo is opened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2786,174,16],"tags":[4,3595,3655,3654,3581],"class_list":["post-23388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apple-blog","category-blog","category-iphone","tag-apple","tag-foldable","tag-hybrid","tag-ipad-mini","tag-iphone-duo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23388"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23395,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23388\/revisions\/23395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}