Reheating our leftovers: Samsung mocks Apple after launching its flop foldable iPhone

Call them Same-sung.Samsung has accused Apple of “reheating their leftovers” during the release of the tech giant’s new $2,000 foldable “iPhone Duo.”The highly anticipated device was unveiled Wednesday, Sept.

9, during Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” Event, marking CEO John Ternus’ first keynote speech since he replaced Tim Cook on Sept.1.During the $1,999 gadget’s unveiling, the tech boss highlighted the gadget’s unique passport-like hinge, allowing it to be used like a regular iPhone when folded.

The origami-like Duo, which will be available starting on October 23, then opens up to a 7.6-inch screen that’s 80% larger than the iPhone 18 Pro’s screen.Ternus said that while most foldables evoke “two phones awkwardly stuck together,” the Duo’s crease is effectively invisible to the naked eye.However, the so-called state-of-the-art design didn’t impress Samsung, which notably debuted the similarly collapsible Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 earlier this year.They also released another foldable — the Galaxy Fold — a whopping seven years prior.

“It’s feeling very familiar.Is this a Sims sequel…,” the Korean tech giant quipped in an X post uploaded during the Apple event.They then followed up with, “Let us know when you’re done reheating our leftovers.”Samsung also took potshots at the transformer-like tech’s ability to convert into a standup-digital alarm clock, scoffing, “Not the bed-side clock.

It’s giving groundhog day.”“Making us wait? Fine.We’ll be over here, folding 3 ways,” they added in reference to the Galaxy Trifold, which enjoyed a limited release in Korea last year.The barbs were particularly biting given the Apple device’s similarities to the Fold 8, which boasts the same transformable format.

The main differences are that it sports a 5.5-inch outer screen and is 4.5 mm thick unfolded, while the Duo’s outer display measures 5.4 inches with a 5.2-inch-thick profile unfolded.Samsung even joked that...