The Verge's senior smartphone reviewer Allison Johnson hosts an AMA about her review of the iPhone Duo, Apple's first major iPhone form-factor change with a foldable design.
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I'm <em>The Verge</em>'s senior smartphone reviewer and I've been using the iPhone Duo for the past week. I've unfolded it, flipped it, and folded it more times than I could count as I've been working on the review alongside our editor-in-chief Nilay Patel, and I'm ready to answer your questions about it. The Duo represents the first time the iPhone has gone through a major form factor shift, and in true Apple fashion, it has some very specific ideas about how you should use it. We covered a lot of how the Duo works <a href="https://www.theverge.com/e/1015028">in our review</a>, but there's a ton more to talk about and I am here for it.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Verge subscribers can submit questions starting right now in …</p>
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# I reviewed the iPhone Duo, ask me anything
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Allison Johnson
is a senior reviewer with over a decade of experience writing about consumer tech\. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom\. Previously, she worked at DPReview\.
I’m*The Verge*’s senior smartphone reviewer and I’ve been using the iPhone Duo for the past week\. I’ve unfolded it, flipped it, and folded it more times than I could count as I’ve been working on the review alongside our editor\-in\-chief Nilay Patel, and I’m ready to answer your questions about it\. The Duo represents the first time the iPhone has gone through a major form factor shift, and in true Apple fashion, it has some very specific ideas about how you should use it\. We covered a lot of how the Duo works[in our review](https://www.theverge.com/e/1015028), but there’s a ton more to talk about and I am here for it\.
Verge subscribers can submit questions starting right now in the comments and I’ll start answering later today at 8:30AM PT / 11:30AM ET\.
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