Apple iPhone Duo vs Apple iPhone SE (1st generation)

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iPhone Duo compared with iPhone SE (1st generation)

	AppleiPhone Duo	AppleiPhone SE (1st generation)
Overview
Released
Released	Coming 23 October 2026	March 2016
Display
Main screen
Main screen	7.6″	4″
Resolution
Resolution	2670 × 1878 (better)	1136 × 640
Sharpness
Sharpness	430 pixels per inch (better)	326 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	LTPO OLED	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz (better)	60 Hz
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	3,000 nits (better)	500 nits
Cover screen
Cover screen	5.4″, 2034 × 1398, 120 Hz	–
Display type
Display type	Super Retina XDR OLED folding display (inner) with nano-texture finish and wide-angle OLEDs; Dynamic Island on both displays	Retina display; 4-inch (diagonal) widescreen LCD Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
Pixel density
Pixel density	430 ppi (inner); 460 ppi (outer)	326 ppi
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	Both displays 1,000 nits max (typical); 1,600 nits peak (HDR); 3,000 nits peak (outdoor); 1 nit minimum	500 cd/m² max brightness (typical)
Always-on display
Always-on display	Yes	–
Screen protection
Screen protection	Ceramic Shield 2 on the outer display, Ceramic Shield back; inner display has a scratch-resistant coating over a nano-textured custom polymer cover layer, high-strength glass above and below the panel and a titanium plate beneath	Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Display features
Display features	ProMotion adaptive refresh up to 120 Hz; HDR; True Tone; Wide colour (P3); Haptic Touch; 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical); anti-reflective coating; Apple Pencil (USB-C) support on either display, which Apple says is coming later in 2026	800:1 contrast ratio (typical); full sRGB standard
Cover screen
Cover screen	5.4-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 1398 x 2034 at 460 ppi, ProMotion up to 120 Hz, same aspect ratio as the inner display; measured as a standard rectangle the screens are 7.58 and 5.36 inches	–
Performance
Chip
Chip	A20 Pro	A9
Memory
Memory	–	2 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB (better)	16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
CPU
CPU	6-core CPU with 2 super cores and 4 efficiency cores; 2-nanometre process	A9 chip with 64-bit architecture and embedded M9 motion coprocessor; dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister (GSMArena); 2 GB of SK Hynix LPDDR4 RAM (iFixit)
GPU
GPU	7-core GPU with Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing	PowerVR GT7600 (GSMArena)
AI engine
AI engine	Dual 16-core Neural Engine	–
Cooling
Cooling	Custom vapour chamber connected directly to the chip package; up to 35% better sustained performance than iPhone 17 Pro (Apple)	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	48 MP (better)	12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	48 MP	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	12 MP (better)	1.2 MP
Main camera
Main camera	48MP Fusion Main, 26 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, Hybrid Focus Pixels; 24MP and 48MP photos	12-megapixel camera, ƒ/2.2 aperture, five-element lens, autofocus with Focus Pixels, True Tone flash, sapphire crystal lens cover, backside illumination sensor, hybrid IR filter
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	48MP Fusion Ultra Wide, 13 mm, ƒ/2.2 aperture, 120° field of view, Hybrid Focus Pixels; 24MP and 48MP photos	–
Front camera
Front camera	12MP Center Stage camera (outer), ƒ/2.2 aperture; under-display FaceTime camera in the inner display, ƒ/1.8 aperture, 1080p video (resolution in megapixels not published)	FaceTime HD camera with 1.2-megapixel photos, ƒ/2.4 aperture, Retina Flash
Zoom
Zoom	12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto (52 mm, ƒ/1.6) from the Main camera; 2x optical-quality zoom in, 2x optical zoom out (4x optical-quality zoom range); digital zoom up to 10x (6x for video)	Digital zoom up to 5x (photos) and 3x (video)
Video recording
Video recording	4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps, and at 100 or 120 fps on the Fusion Main camera; 1080p Dolby Vision up to 120 fps; Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 60 fps, with effects applied after capture; Action mode up to 2.8K Dolby Vision at 60 fps; slo-mo 1080p up to 240 fps and 4K Dolby Vision up to 120 fps (Fusion Main); Dual Capture up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps; macro video; HEVC and H.264	4K at 30 fps; 1080p at 30 or 60 fps; 720p at 30 fps; slo-mo 1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps; time-lapse with stabilisation; cinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p); 8MP stills while recording 4K
Front video
Front video	Outer camera 4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps, Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps, slo-mo 1080p at 120 fps; inner camera 1080p at 30 or 60 fps	720p HD
Camera features
Camera features	Smart Take; Duo Preview and Kid Cue on the outer display; Photographic Styles 3; smart focus tracking; Photonic Engine; Deep Fusion; Smart HDR 5; Night mode; next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control; panorama up to 63MP; 48MP macro photography; True Tone flash; sapphire crystal lens cover; Camera Control; HEIF and JPEG; no Pro controls	Live Photos with stabilisation; panorama (up to 63 megapixels); auto HDR; burst mode; timer mode; local tone mapping; face detection
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	–	1,624 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 31 hours	Up to 13 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Up to 25 W (better)	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Two lithium-ion batteries, one in each half, managed as one; up to 24 hours typical use (equal use of both displays); video playback up to 31 hours on the inner display and 44 hours on the outer; streamed video up to 26 hours inner and 37 hours outer	Talk time up to 14 hours on 3G; standby up to 10 days; internet use up to 12 hours on 3G and 13 hours on LTE or Wi-Fi; video playback up to 13 hours; audio playback up to 50 hours; 3.82 V, 6.21 Wh, 1,624 mAh (iFixit)
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 50% in around 20 minutes with a 60W-capable USB-C adapter or higher (sold separately); Apple doesn't give a maximum wattage	Charging via USB to a computer or power adapter
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	MagSafe and Qi2 up to 25W; up to 50% in around 30 minutes with a 35W adapter or higher and a MagSafe Charger	–
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	Yes	–
Mobile network
Mobile network	Apple C2 modem; 5G (sub-6GHz) with 4x4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO; UK model A3720 (US model A3447 adds mmWave)	Model A1723: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA; GSM/EDGE; LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28); TD-LTE (bands 38, 39, 40, 41); VoLTE; Wi-Fi calling
SIM
SIM	Dual eSIM only (two active, eight or more stored); no physical SIM	Nano-SIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO; Apple N1 wireless networking chip	Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 6; Thread	Bluetooth 4.2
Ultra Wideband
Ultra Wideband	Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband chip	–
NFC
NFC	NFC with reader mode; Express Cards with power reserve	NFC for Apple Pay
Satellite features
Satellite features	Emergency SOS via satellite; Roadside Assistance via satellite; Find My via satellite; Messages via satellite in the US	–
USB
USB	USB-C with charging, DisplayPort and USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s); video out up to 4K HDR	Lightning connector; 3.5 mm headphone jack; video mirroring and video out up to 1080p through the Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
Positioning
Positioning	Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC); digital compass; iBeacon micro-location	Assisted GPS and GLONASS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular; iBeacon microlocation
Design
Type
Type	Foldable	Standard
Weight
Weight	254 g	113 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	11.3 mm	7.6 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	117.8 × 84.1 mm	123.8 × 58.6 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	–
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	–
Size unfolded
Size unfolded	117.8 × 164.6 × 5.2 mm (height × width × thickness)	–
Materials
Materials	Grade 5 titanium enclosure with a mirror-polished finish (85% recycled titanium); 3D-printed titanium hinge cover with a micro-blasted finish; Ceramic Shield back	Bead-blasted aluminium with matte-chamfered edges and a colour-matched stainless steel inset Apple logo
Colours
Colours	Star White, Night Sky	Space Grey, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Buttons
Buttons	Side button with Touch ID; Camera Control; volume up/down; no Action button	Touch ID sensor; volume up/down; ring/silent; on/off, sleep/wake
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68 (maximum depth of 6 metres up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529	–
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID fingerprint sensor in the side button	Touch ID fingerprint sensor built into the Home button
Sensors
Sensors	Touch ID; barometer; high dynamic range gyro; high-g accelerometer; proximity sensor; four ambient light sensors	Touch ID fingerprint sensor; three-axis gyro; accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in stereo speakers	–
Microphones
Microphones	Built-in microphones; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes	–
Software
Operating system
Operating system	iOS	iOS
Software at launch
Software at launch	iOS 27.1 (Apple's press release; the spec page lists iOS 27)	iOS 9
AI features
AI features	Apple Intelligence; Siri AI (beta, English at launch, not initially available in the EU); Siri Camera mode through Camera Control	–
Safety features
Safety features	Crash Detection	–
In the box
In the box	iPhone Duo, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m); no power adapter	–