The iPhone Duo is 11.3 millimetres thick closed and weighs 254 grams, against 201 grams for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 (0.97 centimetres thick).
The inner display unfolds to 7.6 inches with a 1.4:1 aspect ratio, and the outer screen measures 5.4 inches.
Blick reports 40 percent battery left after 27 hours on a single charge, with power saving on.
Wirtschafts Woche gives an entry price of 2299 euros, and Blick notes the camera has no telephoto lens.
Apple's first foldable iPhone uses a compact "passport" format rather than the taller design favoured by Samsung, Google and Honor. Closed, it measures 11.3 millimetres in thickness, about three millimetres thicker than a standard iPhone, according to Blick. It weighs 254 grams, compared with 201 grams for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, which is thinner at 0.97 centimetres against the Duo's 1.13 centimetres. Reviewers say the rounded edges and titanium frame make it comfortable to hold with one hand.
The outer display measures 5.4 inches, while the inner screen unfolds to 7.6 inches with a 1.4:1 aspect ratio, which reviewers describe as roughly the shape of an A4 sheet. Apple has moved the status bar and the Dock to the right edge of the outer display so that the phone can be operated with a thumb. A combined icon shows battery level along with Wi-Fi and mobile signal strength.
The inner display is matte and reviewers say it stays readable in direct sunlight. Handelsblatt reports that the screen has ten layers that slide over one another on a special adhesive when the phone opens and closes. Blick says the crease is effectively invisible when the screen is switched on, while Handelsblatt notes that the crease can still be felt, though it is hard to see.
Blick reports that after its test week the phone still showed 40 percent battery after 27 hours, with power saving on and light use on the Sunday. Apple lists the battery capacity only on the EU energy label, at 4,883 milliampere-hours across two cells. The large inner screen is useful for multitasking, with two apps running side by side, such as a browser and a map.
The device has a main and an ultra-wide camera but no telephoto lens, a gap that Blick highlights. Wirtschafts Woche gives the entry price as 2299 euros, while Blick gives 1999 Swiss francs. Reviewers agree the price is high, but Spiegel Online argues that it is not extreme relative to the category.
Reviewers see the iPhone Duo as Apple's entry into a foldable segment long dominated by Samsung. Its strengths are the screen, the battery and the ergonomics, while the price and the missing telephoto camera are its main drawbacks.
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Reviewers from several European outlets tested Apple's first foldable smartphone, which opens to a 7.6-inch inner screen and is priced from 2299 euros in Germany. They praise its battery life and its crease-light display while noting weight and thickness compared with Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8.
AI text based on reports by BFMTV, Handelsblatt, Blick.ch and other publishers. Published .