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iPhone Duo's Unfolded 7.6-Inch Screen Lands Close to iPad mini's 8.3-Inch Display in New Size Comparison

9to5Mac compares the iPhone Duo with the iPad mini before launch: the foldable is smaller in height and width, but thinner bezels leave its 7.6-inch screen just short of the mini's 8.3-inch display.

The report describes the iPhone Duo as a two-in-one device that offers a conventional iPhone experience on its outer display and unlocks iPad mini-like functionality once it is opened. Its author, a longtime iPad mini user, said he is looking forward to seeing how the device reproduces that experience when unfolded, and set out the two products' dimensions ahead of the launch.

According to figures the report attributes to Apple, the iPhone Duo measures 4.64 inches in height and 6.48 inches in width, against 5.3 inches by 7.69 inches for the iPad mini. On screen size, the foldable is listed at 7.6 inches, compared with 8.3 inches for the iPad mini.

The report says the much smaller bezels on the iPhone Duo mean the gap in display area is narrower than the difference in the two devices' overall measurements would suggest.

The comparison is accompanied by a video posted on X by Adrián Santos showing the two devices side by side. A second comparison, from Dylan McDonald on X, used a printout of the iPhone Duo set against the earlier iPad mini form factor, which carried a 7.9-inch screen.

The 9to5Mac article closes by asking readers whether the iPhone Duo's screen is too large or too small, and directs responses to its comments section.

Editor's Summary

A 9to5Mac comparison puts the iPhone Duo's unfolded 7.6-inch screen within sight of the iPad mini's 8.3-inch display, despite the foldable's smaller height and width and its thinner bezels. The report, published weeks before the device is expected, pairs the listed dimensions with side-by-side images from two users on X. It frames the iPhone Duo as a device that covers both phone use and iPad mini-style tasks on one piece of hardware.