Apple has officially entered the foldable phone market.

In this episode of Tek With Josh, Joshua breaks down Apple’s September event, including the new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, the long-rumored iPhone Duo foldable, updated Apple Watch models, AirPods 5, and the features that actually stood out from the keynote.

Joshua takes a closer look at Apple’s move to silicon-carbon batteries, faster charging, improved thermal management, variable-aperture cameras, and the company’s growing push toward running more AI directly on the iPhone. He also explains why features like number swapping and improved sustained performance could end up being more useful than some of the flashier upgrades Apple showed on stage.

The biggest announcement, however, was the iPhone Duo. Apple’s first foldable brings multitasking, Apple Pencil support, Dual FaceTime, a nano-texture display, and a new passport-style design—but it also comes with compromises. Joshua discusses the $2,500 starting price, reduced camera hardware, Touch ID instead of Face ID, battery concerns, and whether Apple’s first attempt at a foldable is enough to pull him away from Samsung.

The conversation also covers the new Apple Watch recording features that could compete with dedicated AI wearable recorders, the lack of a new Apple TV, and why the Apple product Joshua actually decided to buy this year wasn’t an iPhone at all—it was the M5 Ultra Mac Studio.

Topics Covered

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max overview
New pricing and storage options
Silicon-carbon batteries and improved battery life
Faster charging and 60W charger support
Larger vapor chamber and sustained performance
Apple’s push toward on-device AI and local LLMs
Variable-aperture camera system
New video tracking and cinematic features
Number swapping between multiple iPhones
Apple Watch recording and transcription features
AirPods 5 updates
iPhone Duo pricing and design
Passport-style foldable vs. traditional foldables
Multitasking on an iPhone
Touch ID replacing Face ID on the Duo
Dual-camera system and foldable compromises
Nano-texture display
Dual FaceTime
Apple Pencil USB-C support
Battery life on Apple’s first foldable
Why Joshua still wants a new Apple TV
Why the M5 Ultra Mac Studio was the Apple product worth buying

Key Takeaway

Apple’s September event finally delivered the company’s first foldable iPhone, but Joshua believes the iPhone Duo comes with enough compromises—and a high enough price—that it may not be the automatic win some Apple fans were hoping for. The iPhone 18 Pro lineup brings several meaningful improvements, especially in battery technology, charging, cooling, and AI performance, but the biggest Apple purchase Joshua made this year still ended up being the M5 Ultra Mac Studio.

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