Apple finally broke its own inertia by introducing the iPhone Duoits first step into the territory of foldable devices.
However, neither the operating figures nor the statements of CEO John Ternus – who justified the 5.4-inch format expandable to 7.6 under the promise of an “experience close to the iPad”—, they managed to shield the new flagship from public ridicule.
The design, perceived by the audience more as a rigid passport than as a milestone of modern engineering, turned the technological day into a fest of mockery where the competition was quick to attack.
Duolingo capitalized on the word game to blow up the ad from his X account: “They named a phone after me and made it fold in half.”
The most acidic counterpart came from the ranks of Motorola. The firm recalled the seniority of its Razr line in the face of the apple’s late debut: “That feeling when you hang up when your phone says everything you left unsaid. Some are just discovering it; we are simply perfecting it.”
Apple sought to redefine urban mobility, but ended up offering the perfect setting for networks and its rivals to remind it of an uncomfortable truth: Being late to the game requires more than just resizing a screen.
The memes left by the launch of the iPhone Duo
