The iPhone Duo got a 7/10 from The Verge — and on this week’s Vergecast, David Imel and Nilay Patel admit that score wasn’t always the plan. The two hosts spend the episode debating whether Apple’s foldable deserved better, and whether it might not be the right score forever.
The Vergecast on the iPhone Duo (Credits: The Verge)
The central question: is the iPhone Duo really a phone at all? Daring Fireball’s John Gruber suggested the outer screen might be the “worst iPhone ever,” which led the hosts to wonder whether the device would have been better positioned as an iPad Duo rather than an iPhone — and whether the score would look different if it were simply called that. It’s easy to see how the Duo will improve over time, they conclude, but will it ever be the phone for everyone?
iPhone Duo Review: Score Debate on the Vergecast
Beyond the Duo, the episode digs into a huge PHP cybersecurity flaw that rocked the web this week, plus the rise of AI shopping forcing retailers to figure out how they want to interact with Muse agents and other AI shoppers. The hosts also touch on a Netflix reboot, confusing Gemini news, and their recurring “Brendan Carr Is a Dummy” segment.
Also This Week: Tesla Roadster and AI Math Chaos
Missed earlier episodes? The Vergecast team also talked about vibe-coding creators, chaos in the AI math world and the flying Tesla Roadster. Listeners can weigh in via the Vergecast hotline or email.
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Source: The Verge — read the full story there.