iPhone Duo's next-gen prototypes are trying to cram in Face ID
The first iPhone Duo, Apple's $2,000 foldable, has drawn broadly positive reviews, but it uses Touch ID instead of Face ID, the first iPhone to do so since the 2022 iPhone SE. Engadget's own review found it accurate but sometimes slower to unlock than expected.
On his Power On podcast, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said Apple is "actively working" on under-display Face ID and that iPhone Duo 2 prototypes already have it in the outer display. He pointed to the smaller Dynamic Island hardware on the iPhone 18 Pro models as evidence Apple is moving more components under the screen.
Gurman said the Duo's very thin displays and Apple's wish for matching inner and outer screens made Face ID hard to fit this time. He added that the action button may also appear on a future iPhone Duo 2.
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