@saaaanjjjuuu AppleCare is a must if you’re buying the Duo, but they have priced it at 52K. That’s more than a lot of people’s budget for buying a phone. I can only imagine what the situation would be if the inner display breaks from someone who has financed their phone without Apple care.
@AnxiousHolly Everything has been going wrong with Apple nowadays
1. Vision Pro
2. Liquid Glass
3. Poorly optimized software
4. Apple Intelligence
5. Ridiculous pricing of Apple TV
6. iPhone Duo
7. Absurd pricing of iPhones in almost every country, especially India, where Duo is 3160$
@sunnny1583 Apple Music might look good, but I personally don’t like Apple Music suggestions at all. Even though I use an iPhone, I never really use Apple Music.
Yes, the UI is better, but the recommendations and the search are straight-up bad.
@emkwan Personally, I'm not a fan of the matte screen, the lack of Face ID, or the missing action button; it's also on the heavier side. The volume buttons are oddly positioned at the top instead of the usual sides on most slab and foldable phones.
@GyanTherapy Plus, as you said, the matte display has much duller colors than a glossy one like on the 18 PRO. The volume button placement, lack of Face ID, and the wasted space on the right side are a dealbreaker for me.
Now the phone has failed the durability test, too.
@GyanTherapy I went out out to check the device yesterday as I had an offer to get the device on day 1. I was planning on getting Night sky 1TB, but when I held the device for the first time it had so many fingerprints and the device was quite hot to the touch even in an air conditioned store
@shittupujinrai In India, the iPhone Duo costs more than twice as much as the Fold 8 for the same storage. Sure, Apple’s hardware is better, but it’s not worth paying double just for the brand value. Repairs also cost at least three to four times as much as Samsung’s.
@OPPOIndia Is this a joke or what? Sure, the RAM crisis has increased prices, but this much? From 110K last year to 200K? I mean, seriously? Why would anyone in their right mind buy it over an iPhone or a Z Fold 8 Ultra?
@LeakerApple Honestly, these Chinese YouTube channels and brands like Oppo and Vivo are the real innovators now. Western and Korean brands are busy milking money out of the same hardware every year. And most YouTubers are busy reading spec sheets while providing no real information.