Gonna update to iOS 27 and if my devices can’t handle it then iPhone 18 Pro Max and Series 12 will be ordered.

The iPhone Duo should be good but IMO $2k is crazy, until foldables are the same price as their non-folding counterparts I can’t justify the price.

I paid $2k for my M1 Pro MBP back in 2021

Question: is it better to just buy the phone from Apple than from your cellular provider?

Do we really need our phones to fold in 2026
That is the question

Depends on the trade in deal for your carrier
I think usually carrier but paging @Kr0niic

Yeah that’s what I’m thinking. It looks good but is it needed

I need to see it in person to get a real opinion on it

Phone almost same price as the vision

Having a large screen hidden beneath the form factor of an easy handheld is nice. If you watch anything on your phone even mere YouTube it’s very nice

Is that folding iPhone pic real?

Apple should KILL THEMSELVES!

I buy from apple.com WITH the carrier trade in deals. It links to your carrier and confirms youre eligible. Much more reliable than ordering from the carrier sites and never had an issue with stock on apple.com

Interested to see how their fold will work, but I would be more interested in a flip

This running on iOS would be magic

b**** it’s time!

My decision logic if anyone cares lol is this:

It starts with if the Pro will have the variable aperture. If it does, I’m getting the Pro.

If it’s restricted to the PM, my decision is between replacing the battery in my 16 PM or getting the 18 PM. The Verizon return and upgrade threshold is met since I have over 50% of the payments made so I should only have an activation fee. That should be the same or cheaper than the battery replacement.

I will be getting the XX next year so I will be switching the 18 out if I get it quickly.

you buy in full or have you ever financed with apple before?

when they say the apple tv, do they mean an actual tv or the apple tv box? if it's just the streaming box, what more of an upgrade can you possibly give to it?

never done that

streaming box. Needs a new processor + be able to decode more formats to natively play certain files. Needs support for new dolby vision profiles and DTS / truehd support

you just called me broke but it's cool bro

The version of a flip phone Apple is supposedly doing is so f***ing ugly. Apple shoulda done this version or the Z Fold version

The dimension of the Apple version when it’s closed looks so ugly and small. I hate it tbh

But maybe the presentation will wow me in an hour, doubt it tho

I’m pretty sure the features between the 18 Pro and Pro Max will be the same

I got the 17 Pro Max at launch last year so I’ll be skipping the 18 series and the supposed “iPhone Duo” fold phone

That 20th anniversary iPhone is where my mind is for my next upgrade

Yeah these catch my attention way more than anything flip/fold macrumors.com/2026/09/08/iphone-20-rumors-point-to-these-seven-big-changes at the end of the day I know its a matter of tastes but the market for flip/foldables is very reduced imo and the end result will be sales lower than the air

how does the 17 pro max fit in your pocket?

Gurman said “at least the larger model” so it’s a bit up in the air if the aperture is on the regular Pro. I hope so lol. I’m ready to downgrade the size