Vergecast debates the iPhone Duo review and AI shopping trends
What happened
On 24 October 2026, The Vergecast debated the iPhone Duo's 7/10 score and whether the device should have started life as an iPad rather than an iPhone. The show also covered the PHP security vulnerability that shook the web this week, AI shopping pushing retailers to reckon with the Muse agent, upcoming changes inside Netflix and a puzzling Gemini message.
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- The Verge · AIThe iPhone Duo should have been an iPad
We gave the iPhone Duo a 7 /10. But that wasn't always the score we planned, and it might not be the right score forever. Such are the challenges of reviewing - and assessing - a big, new idea about the most popular smartphone in history.
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