iPhone Duo shows 16:9 video with black bars, the flaw Apple mocked

The iPhone Duo's 7.6-inch inner display has an A4-like aspect ratio, so standard 16:9 video fills only about 80% of the $1,999 panel, leaving black bars. The SDK that lets apps adapt to the new shape arrived only after the phone was announced, so many apps launch as regular phone-sized windows.

• iPhone Duo's inner display is 7.6 inches in an A4-like shape
• 16:9 video fills only about 80% of the panel, the rest goes black
• The SDK for adapting apps to the shape shipped after the announcement
• iOS 27.1 is expected to fix it, leaving developers weeks to rework layouts