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حدث آبل بالأرقام: iPhone Duo القابل للطي بـ $1,999، و18 Pro أرخص من التسريبات — كل اللي أُعلن

Apple's event by the numbers: the foldable iPhone Duo at $1,999, and an 18 Pro cheaper than the leaks — everything announced

by Slorks 2026-09-19 2 0 replies
Machine-translated — the Arabic text is the original
حدث آبل بالأرقام: iPhone Duo القابل للطي بـ $1,999، و18 Pro أرخص من التسريبات — كل اللي أُعلنالصورة: Apple Newsroom

An hour and ten minutes, the first event presented by John Ternus as CEO. The leaks got the shape right and the name and price wrong: the foldable is called iPhone Duo, not Ultra, and the 18 Pro did not go up by the $100–$300 they said. All numbers below are official from Apple; the photos are from its newsroom.

iPhone Duo — the first foldable iPhone

iPhone Duo in Star White and Night Sky
iPhone Duo in its two colours: Star White and Night Sky — Photo: Apple Newsroom
DisplaysInner 7.6" · outer 5.4" · ProMotion · Always-On · 3000 nits · same aspect ratio on both
BodyPolished Grade 5 titanium · "thinnest iPhone ever" when open · IP68
ChipsetA20 Pro on 2nm (the same chip as the 18 Pro)
Cameras48MP main (2x optical-quality zoom) + 48MP ultrawide · FaceTime camera hidden under the inner display
BatteryTwo batteries (one per half) · up to 24 hours of mixed use · 50% charge in 20 minutes
SecurityTouch ID in the side button — no Face ID
SIMeSIM only, worldwide
Storage256GB · 512GB · 1TB · 2TB
Price$1,999 (≈ KWD 615 / AED 7,350 before taxes)
DatesPre-orders 16 October · availability 23 October · the Gulf likely in the second wave on 30 October
Multitasking on iPhone Duo: Safari and Siri side by side
Two apps side by side on the inner display — Photo: Apple Newsroom
iPhone Duo Folio case with stand
The Folio case with a built-in stand, $129 — Photo: Apple Newsroom

The most important note among all the specs: both displays have the same aspect ratio. The app you open folded continues open without its layout breaking — the problem Android foldables lived with for years. Second: Touch ID is back. Not a step back, a matter of space.

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iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max

iPhone 18 Pro colours: black, silver, Glacier, Burgundy
The four colours: black, silver, Glacier and the new Burgundy — Photo: Apple Newsroom
ChipsetA20 Pro · 2nm · dual 16-core Neural Engine (twice the previous generation)
Camera48MP main with a variable aperture from ƒ/1.48 to ƒ/4 — six laser-cut blades · manual control of aperture and shutter speed
BatteryPro: up to 36 hours of video · Pro Max: up to 45 hours · 50% charge in 15 minutes
CoolingA vapour chamber with 3× the area — 40% higher sustained performance
ConnectivityApple's C2 modem · faster uploads and 15% more power-efficient
Dynamic IslandSmaller, and shows three Live Activities at once
ColoursBurgundy (new) · Glacier · silver · black
PricePro $1,199 · Pro Max $1,299 — roughly the 17 Pro's level
DatesPre-orders Saturday 12 September · availability Friday 18 September in more than 65 countries
Low-light photo from iPhone 18 Pro at ƒ/1.48
ƒ/1.48 in low light — Photo: Apple Newsroom
Depth of field from iPhone 18 Pro
Real depth of field from the lens, not from software — Photo: Apple Newsroom

The variable aperture is the first iPhone camera change in years that deserves the word "new". Depth of field now comes from the glass, not the algorithm, which is what Chinese companies have been bragging about since 2024. And the feature that will become a talking point: Apple Reference Image — the sensor signs every pixel so you can prove a photo is real, not generated.

The rest, quickly

Apple Watch Series 12
Apple Watch Series 12 — Photo: Apple Newsroom
AirPods 5
AirPods 5 — Photo: Apple Newsroom
Apple Watch Series 12S11 chip · a new health-sensing system that reads the pulse every 5 seconds · a daily "readiness score" from 0–10 · a ceramic option · from $399 · available 18 September
Apple Watch Ultra 4Two-day battery · the same new health features · available 18 September
AirPods 5Noise cancellation in an open design (50% better than AirPods 4) · live translation · $129, or $149 with a wireless charging case · 18 September
iOS 27Ships Monday 14 September · Siri AI in beta with a daily usage limit
What was pulledThe iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max were discontinued · the iPhone 16, 17, Air and 17e went up in price
Duonot ULTRA

My take after the event

An 18 Pro at an unchanged price with a camera that actually changed = the easiest upgrade in years for anyone on a 15 Pro or older. The Duo is a first-generation device at $1,999 with no real telephoto and no Face ID — worth watching and trying, not worth being your main phone before the second generation. And anyone who was planning on a 17 Pro: over, it is gone from the store.

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