{"id":14017,"date":"2026-09-10T21:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=14017"},"modified":"2026-09-11T12:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:51:20","slug":"the-iphone-duo-might-be-one-of-the-first-foldables-thats-good-for-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/09\/10\/the-iphone-duo-might-be-one-of-the-first-foldables-thats-good-for-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"The iPhone Duo Might Be One of the First Foldables That&#8217;s Good for Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">I&#8217;ve been hooked on foldables for years now, and I carry the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra on me every day. While that phone is incredible for most of what I need to do on a day-to-day basis, gaming has never felt amazing on it. <\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">iPhone Duo \u2013 Reveal Images<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/the-iphone-duo-might-be-one-of-the-first-foldables-thats-good-for-gaming.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">A big part of that comes down to the aspect ratio of the larger inner screen. A lot of games will adopt the 4:3 aspect ratio, but there are plenty that just don&#8217;t, leading to either an ugly, stretched picture or giant black bars. In Hearthstone, for example, I have the choice of having a third of the screen blocked off, or have it stretch out to fill the screen, only to cut off a good portion of what&#8217;s supposed to be displayed. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"null\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/the-iphone-duo-might-be-one-of-the-first-foldables-thats-good-for-gaming.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Hearthstone on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There have been several times where I&#8217;ve tried to fullscreen that game, only to not be able to read a card on one of the far edges of the battlefield, because the image is cut off. Now, a lot of this does come down to the developers. Certainly, Blizzard has the resources to update Hearthstone to accommodate the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra&#8217;s square display. But I&#8217;ve been testing these foldables for the last seven years and things haven&#8217;t improved. If Blizzard hasn&#8217;t done anything by now, I doubt it&#8217;s going to any time soon. I&#8217;d rather not leave it up to individual developers here. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">What ends up happening, then, is I spend most of my time playing mobile games with the Fold 8 Ultra closed, and that kind of defeats the purpose of having a device that can unfold to a larger screen, doesn&#8217;t it? Even then, while Samsung has vastly improved the aspect ratio of its foldables with the Fold 7 and Fold 8 Ultra, its outer display is still more narrow than a typical slab phone, which has its own problems. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">On the surface, it&#8217;d seem like the iPhone Duo would have a lot of the same problems. Both its inner and outer displays have an odd 1.4:1 aspect ratio, which is smack dab in the middle of 16:9 and 4:3. The difference, though, is that Apple is famously strict with its developers. The company has already published guidelines for developing for the iPhone Duo, and the <em>very first<\/em> point is that developers should build apps to resize. <\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Now, there are definitely going to be some growing pains. It&#8217;ll likely be a couple months before most major games have been adapted to the new form factor, but it&#8217;s important to remember that Apple name-checked the iPad during its presentation. Most mobile games \u2013 including Hearthstone \u2013 natively support the various aspect ratios of Apple&#8217;s tablets. Apple has had that guideline baked into its design documentation for years, and it&#8217;s why apps largely work seamlessly between different Apple devices. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">To be fair, Google also has similar guidelines in its developer documentation, but the difference is that Android has games as an exception to this rule. That&#8217;s why its a gamble whether or not the game you want to play truly supports foldables. With the iPhone Duo, it does help that both the inner and outer display have the same aspect ratio, which should make resizing less of a technical hurdle. Regardless, I&#8217;m at least confident that Apple&#8217;s foldable will have more games that <em>just work<\/em> on that inner display. Now, maybe I can finally play my silly little card games on a foldable without dealing with giant black bars. <\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-4218469134 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jacqueline Thomas Avatar\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/the-iphone-duo-might-be-one-of-the-first-foldables-thats-good-for-gaming.jpg\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><span class=\"stack jsx-2959124702 jsx-702910195 author-sign-off-header\">Jacqueline Thomas<\/p>\n<p>Seinor Tech Editor<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-1220387432\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"author-sign-off-socials\" class=\"jsx-2877214176 author-sign-off-socials\"><button type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"listbox\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-label=\"View social links\" class=\"jsx-2877214176 socials-trigger\"><span title=\"X\" class=\"jsx-2877214176 social-icon-avatar\"><span class=\"ign-icon jsx-2877214176 jsx-2750866048 jsx-2788214270\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"jsx-2877214176\"><\/span><\/span><span title=\"Bluesky\" class=\"jsx-2877214176 social-icon-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ign-icon jsx-2877214176 jsx-2750866048 jsx-2788214270\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"jsx-2877214176\" alt loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/Bluesky.d8b4aa9b.svg?cors=0\"><\/span><span title=\"Steam\" class=\"jsx-2877214176 social-icon-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ign-icon jsx-2877214176 jsx-2750866048 jsx-2788214270\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"jsx-2877214176\" alt loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/Steam.d65ad1e2.svg?cors=0\"><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Jackie Thomas is the Senior Tech Editor at IGN and the PC components queen. She&#8217;s been covering gaming hardware for more than a decade for IGN, TechRadar, Gizmodo, PC Gamer and more. 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