Apple Unveils Foldable iPhone Duo, A20 Pro Chip

Apple unveiled its highly anticipated foldable iPhone Duo and the powerful A20 Pro chip during its September 9, 2026, event, signaling a significant push into on-device artificial intelligence. The iPhone Duo, positioned as a premium device, will launch with a starting price of $2,000 for 256GB of storage and will be available in white and dark blue. Shipments are expected to begin in October, with higher storage tiers potentially reaching $3,000. The company also introduced the A20 Pro, its first 2-nanometer smartphone processor, designed to enhance AI capabilities. This chip features a six-core CPU with two super cores and four efficiency cores, a seven-core GPU, and neural accelerators. Apple claims the A20 Pro offers a 20% improvement in CPU performance and a 40% increase in sustained performance, supported by an upgraded vapor chamber cooling system to manage heat during intensive tasks. The processor's increased memory throughput aims to reduce data bottlenecks for improved multitasking and local AI model execution.