iPhone Duo review: why the team is reconsidering a 7/10 score
Vergecast hosts David Pierce and Nilay Patel debated on an October 23 episode whether the device's hardware should have launched under the iPad name instead of the iPhone.
By Fatima Davis ·
The iPhone Duo's 7 out of 10 score is under review by the people who assigned it.
David Pierce and Nilay Patel discussed the rating on the October 23 Vergecast episode titled Notes on an iPhone Duo review, a PHP scandal, Brendan Carr, and more. The pair questioned whether the device belongs in the iPhone line or should have been released as an iPad Duo. Pierce and Patel also weighed whether the outer screen represents the weakest version of an iPhone, a comparison raised by Daring Fireball's John Gruber. The source article states the 7/10 rating was not always the intended final score and notes the rating may change.
The Verge has previously assigned a 7/10 to the iPhone Duo. The publication's podcast hosts are now debating whether the classification of the device as an iPhone rather than an iPad affected the score.
Pierce and Patel also discussed a major PHP cybersecurity flaw, AI shopping tools used by retailers, Netflix programming, and Google's Gemini news during the episode.
Listeners can reach the hosts at 866-VERGE11 or vergecast@theverge.com.
Source: The Verge
