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Samsung Mocks Apple’s iPhone Duo with Foldable Stylus Support
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In Short: Samsung mocked Apple’s new foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, with a social media post, highlighting the device’s compatibility with Apple’s Apple Pencil.
Samsung has taken a swipe at Apple’s new foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, with a social media post that highlights the device’s unique feature of supporting Apple’s first-party Apple Pencil on both its cover screen and inner display. According to reports, the post was made shortly after Apple’s September event, where the company unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro lineup and the iPhone Duo.
The timing of Samsung’s response suggests it was reacting to Apple’s major product event. In the post, Samsung’s immediate social media reaction, the company did not directly name Apple or any specific iPhone model, but the phrase 'So far, so same' appears to mock Apple for what Samsung sees as incremental changes across the latest generation of products. This comes as Apple had already unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, which retain a broadly familiar exterior design while introducing substantial internal changes.
Adding to the irony, the iPhone Duo starts at a super-premium $2,000 for the base model that comes with 256 gigs of storage, and the USB-C Apple Pencil costs an additional $79. The device is set to be available for pre-order starting October 16, with general availability beginning October 23.
Samsung’s immediate social media response suggests it is unlikely to let Apple enter the segment without reminding consumers who arrived first. The post went live at around 11:01 PM on September 9, while Apple’s event was still underway and shortly after the company had begun revealing its latest iPhone lineup and the new foldable iPhone Duo.
What's confirmed
- Samsung has taken a swipe at Apple’s new foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, with a social media post that highlights the device’s unique feature of supporting Apple’s first-party Apple Pencil on both its cover screen and inner display. According to reports, the post was made shortly after Apple’s September event, where the company unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro lineup and the iPhone Duo.
- The timing of Samsung’s response suggests it was reacting to Apple’s major product event. In the post, Samsung’s immediate social media reaction, the company did not directly name Apple or any specific iPhone model, but the phrase 'So far, so same' appears to mock Apple for what Samsung sees as incremental changes across the latest generation of products. This comes as Apple had already unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, which retain a broadly familiar exterior design while introducing substantial internal changes.
- Adding to the irony, the iPhone Duo starts at a super-premium $2,000 for the base model that comes with 256 gigs of storage, and the USB-C Apple Pencil costs an additional $79. The device is set to be available for pre-order starting October 16, with general availability beginning October 23.
- Samsung’s immediate social media response suggests it is unlikely to let Apple enter the segment without reminding consumers who arrived first. The post went live at around 11:01 PM on September 9, while Apple’s event was still underway and shortly after the company had begun revealing its latest iPhone lineup and the new foldable iPhone Duo.
What's still developing
- Fine print on Apple’s website says that the support is coming “later this year,” which implies that the iPhone Duo might not work with the Apple Pencil out of the box when the phone hits store shelves in late October.
- There were new iPhones and new Apple Watches, but the biggest reveal was Apple’s heavily rumored first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo.
- The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 offered support for input from Samsung’s compatible S Pen styluses on its inner display, but the Z Fold 7 and Z Fold 8 lack that compatibility, partly due to concerns about foldable screen durability.
- That makes sense, given there’s nowhere on the foldable iPhone for the magnetically charging version of the stylus to attach.
- Samsung’s comment becomes particularly interesting because Apple went on to reveal the iPhone Duo, its first-ever foldable smartphone.