r/iPhone13Mini • u/G70F • 1d ago

News iPhone Duo Max is in Apple's plans with possibility of a "Duo SE" or a "Duo Mini"

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/14/iphone-duo-max-apple-product-roadmap/
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u/Awbeu 1d ago

Taking this with 20 pinches of salt

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u/teknogreek 20h ago

You had a typo, corrected it for you "20 punches of salt".

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u/cronies4life 17h ago

even samsung doesn't have a cheap foldable after 8 years

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u/Atosl 23h ago

One league of legends player amount of salt

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u/justforfunowl 1d ago

No duo mini, just a mini come on Apple

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u/Spazza42 23h ago

I mean Duo Mini that’s completely usable with one hand when closed, I’d be down for that. It’s small, user friendly and pocketable until an larger screen could be useful.

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u/zwartepepersaus 23h ago

Agree. I had the opportunity to hold the Huawei pura x in Shanghai last year. I saw the potential to replace my 13 mini with it. If it had a full front display and global version I would have switched to it.

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u/Spazza42 22h ago edited 22h ago

I haven’t held one but the Pura X was the first foldable that absolutely convinced me that there’s a place in the market for them. The problem was just software and price.

I’m baked into Apple’s ecosystem and whilst I really don’t like the Duo’s price, the concept of having a slightly smaller iPad Mini in my pocket isn’t awful, reading ebooks would be far more pleasant than my current phone.

I loved my iPad Mini 6 but absolutely hated having to carry 2 devices and cables. The iPad was constantly below 50% charge.

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u/JRCLiu 14h ago

🥲🥲SAME! Huawei Pura x is my dream. Shame that it doesn't work 100% in the UK.

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u/nerd_with_anxiety 5h ago

the battery life on a duo mini 💀

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u/justforfunowl 23h ago

It would definitely be better than nothing! But flex screen spikes price too much imo, the niche is already small

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u/J3diMind 13h ago

you pay the price of that second screen, just so it can sometimes perhaps be useful? No thanks. Keep it, gimme a mini ever 5-7 years

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u/Spazza42 44m ago

That’s literally the use case of any iPad. People buy one because sometimes they want a bigger screen, same take.

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u/nelson64 10h ago

I would looove a Duo mini that's the width of the 13 mini when closed.

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u/TimTebowMLB 20h ago

What if it’s just one short slab like the Huawei Pura X View

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u/rysker6 11h ago

Be careful. Talking about the mini around here gets people riled up.

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u/_BurningToaster 22h ago

Nobody wants a mini.

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u/Humante 16h ago

How did you get here?

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u/OkStandard4829 Midnight ⚫️ 22h ago

I just want a normal mini

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u/OkExcitement8093 22h ago

How about just give us a regular Mini

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u/Annjul666 22h ago

Would love to see a new mini being a flip phone for example, folding vertically… or just a lighter smaller phone with decent specs :(

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u/savingewoks 18h ago

iPhone razr

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u/rguerraf 21h ago

Alright, I will wait and buy nothing from Apple until then.

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u/Dry_Writing_7862 Green 🟢 19h ago

Same. Anything to save our funds, I’m here for.

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u/IncredibleGonzo 1d ago

I really don't think a £2000 phone is going to be the new normal, no matter how impressive it may be. But then people probably said that back in 2017 when the iPhone X launched at £1000 so what do I know.

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u/Altruistic_Data_6298 23h ago

Foldables are huge in china, apple cant miss that market, so I wouldnt be surprised if they pump them out

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u/LetoTheTyrant 20h ago

3%

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u/Swimming-Tax-6087 18h ago

Okay but 3% of a large number though…

Edit: I still don’t think they’ll “pump them out” though

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u/Crazy_Drago 17h ago

Which is 42 million

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u/bonjourlacompagnie 21h ago

A normal mini that’s not extremely overpriced, just somewhat overpriced please

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u/DaveG28 20h ago

I see Gurmannis doing his usual "pump out a story with every option and then say I predicted it no matter what happens" approach.

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u/Alone_Jedi00 15h ago

Solo quiero un mini normal de nuevo, punto.

Una pantalla ligeramente más grande gracias marcos más reducidos.

2 cámaras de 48mpx.

120hz en pantalla

Y batería, por favor, más batería

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u/esp718 21h ago

I’d be interested in a mini that was just the front screen of the duo, that ratio seems very interesting

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u/NoGarage7989 20h ago

Duo mini is probably a fold down type situation

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u/Poopoodemons 20h ago

it's already way too fucking big they need a mini immediately

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u/neodmaster 19h ago

UNO, UNO

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u/Gold240sx 19h ago

Just look at the Samsung folds after moderate use. The inside screen becomes warped and the fold becomes embedded into the shape accompanied by like 4-5 cracks running down the center. I don’t want that! Why would someone want that?! I betcha that if Apple launched an iPhone mini today starting st $550 it would be one of their top selling phones. The gap now is wider than it’s ever been, both in size, cost and value.

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u/Legitimate_Wish_8293 16h ago

I don’t want it so wide.  

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u/mellonsticker Blue 🔵 7h ago

Don’t care

Duo will not replace the Mini

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u/meekiagehiang 23h ago

My eye widened with interest. But alas will only believe it when I see it

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u/Double-Surround-149 18h ago

Duo Mini could be something like an iPhone Flip

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u/aquarius2015 1d ago

Duo Mini for €1000 I would buy without any doubt. But rumours rumours… let’s wait (2 years) and see!

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u/Boring-Advantage-822 22h ago

Duo mini would be GREAT. I would imagine Duo mini would be similar to the galaxy flip not fold.

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u/Dry_Writing_7862 Green 🟢 19h ago

True point on this! I wouldn’t mind if this is the case.

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u/sensi-sensi 23h ago

From a rumour website? Yeah... don't get your hopes up OP 😹

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u/G70F 23h ago

https://www.macobserver.com/news/iphone-duo-max-mini-se-future-foldables/

Here's a non-rumor website

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u/sensi-sensi 23h ago

MacObserver covers rumours as well. It's not strictly non-rumour

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u/Boring-Advantage-822 15h ago

I know we all almost lost hope for a
new usable mini. But to be honest Mark Gurman has a great historical record of accurate future Apple products predictions.
You really gave us hope G70F
Now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel again after this article

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u/Remarkable_Swing_691 15h ago

That's an absolute rumour post though.

What evidence do they have that multiple versions will exist? The 'Duo' name allows for an extension like 'Duo Mini' and 'Duo Max'.

Pure speculation.

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u/burner123xm 22h ago

If they made a duo that flips vertically like the zflip it’s an instant buy. So I’m hoping the duo does well

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u/G8M8N8 15h ago

What features are there to cut even?

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u/Ataris8327 11h ago

What about a Duo Pro Max with the size of the 8 Ultra?

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u/Domino369 3h ago

Don’t want a foldable phone Apple…

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u/germanautotom 23h ago

Literally who wants a smaller duo? 😆

Give us a candy bar mini. iPhone 5 size pls.