No, the iPhone Duo isn’t a small phone

What happened

According to The Verge’s source item, No, the iPhone Duo isn’t a small phone, When we published our review of the iPhone Duo, I got a lot of hopeful questions from my fellow Mini fans who took note of the cover screen’s Mini-ish 5.4-inch size. “Is this… a small phone that turns into a tablet?” they asked. And I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but no. […] Don’t be fooled; only one of these is a truly small phone (it’s the iPhone 13 Mini on the left). When we published our review of the iPhone Duo , I got a lot of hopeful questions from my fellow Mini fans who took note of the cover screen’s Mini-ish 5.4-inch size. “Is this… a small phone that turns into a tablet?” they asked. And I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but no. The Duo is not the small phone we’ve been looking for. I wish it was. I like a small phone. I own an iPhone 13 Mini that I refuse to surrender, even though it barely lasts a full day . But the Duo is thick and heavy. You will feel

Context

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What to watch

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Source

Primary source: No, the iPhone Duo isn’t a small phone via The Verge. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.