Apple’s first foldable iPhone moved the dock from the bottom of the screen to the far right edge. If you’re right-handed, you probably won’t think twice about that. As a lefthander, I noticed it within minutes of picking up the iPhone Duo.

So is the iPhone Duo right for you if you’re a lefty? It depends on how you use your phone, but for me, the answer is yes, with a few annoyances I can’t pretend aren’t there.

Where being left-handed gets annoying

The biggest issue is the dock. It sits on the extreme right of the phone, and unless you have very big hands or long thumbs, it’s close to impossible to reach as a lefthander. In some ways that’s a step backwards. When the dock was at the bottom, it didn’t matter whether you were right or left-handed, because you could reach it either way.

I can sort of push the phone up with the fingers on my left hand so the dock moves closer to me, but it’s not the most convenient pose. It also isn’t just about the dock.…