A couple of observations about iPhone Duo

I have thoughts about the iPhone Duo, which was announced yesterday and will somehow become my financial problem in October. Here we go:Screen Real Estate I was worried about how much space would be available when the iPhone Duo is closed, especially with the keyboard open, but it doesn’t seem to be as bad as I expected. A big reason for that is Apple’s decision to move the status bar, navigation bar, and toolbar to the side, which seems like a very smart move. Here’s a comparison of the usable screen real estate on regular-sized iPhones and the iPhone Duo: That’s... more space for content on a much smaller device. Kind of incredible. It feels like one of those optical illusions where you’re supposed to tell which line is shorter, only to find out they’re actually the same length.App Optimization This is a screenshot from a video on Apple’s Developer site. It looks like apps not built with the 27.0 SDK won’t make use of the iPhone Duo’s additional screen space at all, even if they…