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The iPhone Duo might be the highest profile foldable phone to date, but it’s by no means the first. Personally, I’ve had my eye on the Google variant, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold —and recently I finally took the plunge. I thought I’d done my research to know how different having a foldable phone would be, but I still had a bit to learn. Here are some of the things I wish I’ve learned along the way after making the jump to foldables.

The aspect ratio matters a lot

One of the most notable aspects of the iPhone Duo is how wide its screen is, even while closed. And there’s a good reason for that: The larger screen while open has exactly the same 1.41:1 aspect ratio as the smaller screen while closed.…