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The Vergecast Debates iPhone Duo Review Score and iPad Alternative

Vergecast hosts debated The Verge's 7/10 iPhone Duo review and whether it should have been an iPad, plus other tech news.

AI News Feed · 2026-10-24 03:44

The hosts acknowledged that the 7/10 score was not always what they had planned and might not be the right score forever, highlighting the difficulty of reviewing a major new idea for the most popular smartphone in history. They discussed Daring Fireball's John Gruber's comment that the Duo's outer screen might be the worst iPhone ever, and considered whether the product would be better if it started as an iPad rather than an iPhone. They also asked if calling it the iPad Duo would change perceptions.

While it is easy to see how the Duo will improve over time, the hosts questioned whether it will ever be the phone for everyone. The episode also covered the major PHP cybersecurity flaw that affected the web this week, the rise of AI shopping and how retailers are adapting to interact with AI agents, and other topics including Brendan Carr, an impending Netflix reboot, and confusing Gemini news.