iPhone Duo dimensions expose new problem with Apple warned 'it isn't going to work'

Technology fiends are losing their minds over the proportions of the newly revealed iPhone Duo.

This week, Apple, which is currently valued at over $4 trillion (£2.9 trillion), delighted its customers by unveiling the iPhone 18, but the limelight was undoubtedly stolen by its iPhone Duo at the end of the company's announcement.

In all its collapsable glory, the gadget appears to be sized similarly to a tablet - the iPad for instance - but when folded up, the iPhone Duo is much more like a biggish phone.

Referencing how most flip phones feel like 'two phones awkwardly stuck together', Apple claimed they're treating us all to an internal AND external screen for when its opened or closed.

However, the shine is already wearing off, with social media commentators pointing out the physical realities of carrying around such a bulky item.

Writing on X today, user Mei Shaonu argued: "Regardless of the fact that it can unfold, even if it could unfold 10x, iPhone Duo size before unfolding is already very unusual.

"It's extremely wide, almost tablet-wide, which is not normal for a smartphone."

Meanwhile, another turned-off customer didn't understand how the Duo would compliment our traditional ways of transporting phones.

"There's no way the iPhone Duo is going to fit comfortably in your pocket," they shared.

A third opinion on the product took a different approach altogether, suggesting that it was designed specifically for right-handed people.

"Just realised that the iPhone Duo isn't going to work for me since the controls are for right handed operation," he pointed out.

"I'm a phone in the left pocket, keys in the right pocket kind of guy. My left hand has learned to operate a smartphone and my right hand does everything else. Even if Apple added an accessibility option to flip the display 180 the ergonomics for Touch ID wouldn't work."

Conspiracies aren't too far from the scene either, as the internet is accusing Apple of photoshopping 'freakishly long' fingers into its Duo's advertisements to make it appear easier to hold.

Another question of compatibility with our everyday lives is the fact nobody, apart from Apple, sells a protective case big enough to house the Duo.

The fact it changes shape is a headache most people won't want to deal with.

Apple's secondary answer isn't exactly a conventional one, because this Duo protector is actually a roadman bag that'll allegedly cost you $800 (£590). Eeeesh...