Apple may name its foldable phone the iPhone Duo

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Apple is expected to debut its first foldable iPhone in the near future, a device currently widely referred to as the iPhone Ultra.

However, a new rumour has recently emerged suggesting that Apple may instead release the phone under the name iPhone Duo.

As reported by Gizmochina on Saturday (5/9), numerous guesses have circulated regarding the name of the first foldable iPhone, but iPhone Ultra and iPhone Fold have appeared most frequently.

The term iPhone Ultra gained traction after Mark Gurman of Bloomberg said it was used casually within Apple itself.

As the release approaches, a new candidate name for the foldable phone has suddenly emerged: iPhone Duo.

This name remains unconfirmed, but it is quite plausible given the history of Apple’s products.

The company founded by Steve Jobs once had a laptop called the PowerBook Duo in the 1990s, and more recently the MagSafe Duo charger.

This historical consideration is intriguing, and if Apple were to weigh the name, the company would also have to consider the negative connotations of the term in the smartphone market.

Its rival Microsoft already used “Surface Duo” for its dual-screen phone, which was not particularly successful.

Intel, meanwhile, also used the term Duo years ago in reference to its Core Duo processors.

Even so, the other popular naming options have their own problems.

For instance, the term Ultra has already been used by Samsung for its flagship candy-bar phone line, referring to the top model of the S series.

A similar situation applies to the term Fold, which is strongly associated with Samsung’s foldable phones.

So whether it is called iPhone Duo, iPhone Ultra, or iPhone Fold, none of the three feels particularly original.

Nevertheless, Ultra appears to be the most likely candidate for the final name, as Apple already has many products bearing that label.

Given that fact, calling the foldable phone the iPhone Ultra would likely position it as a new premium-class model and confirm its place above the iPhone Pro without needing to coin a new word.

Until the official launch on 9 September 2026, these assumptions remain speculative and should not be taken as fact.

The truth about Apple’s first foldable iPhone, which will debut alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, therefore remains to be seen.