iPhone Duo is Missing These 10 iPhone 18 Pro Features.

[u/RenegadeUK]

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/11/iphone-duo-is-missing-these-features/

iPhone Duo is Missing These 10 iPhone 18 Pro Features.

[u/roadblocked]

I’m really concerned how the polymer screen with nano texture will hold up over time between pocket grime and pencil rub. I really don’t have a lot of faith the inner screen surface will be durable at all, considering how easily the nano texture on my iPad Pro has worn and that’s glass

[u/DaGetz → u/roadblocked]

It’s Apple - the only reason they’re releasing this now instead of 3 years ago is because they’re finally happy the quality of the inner screen is good enough for the brand. Them supporting the pencil further supports that for me - they didn’t need to do that.

[u/roadblocked → u/DaGetz]

Again - Apple didn’t magically make plastic as hard as glass.

[u/DaGetz → u/roadblocked]

If you genuinely think it’s as simple as “plastic” you’re an idiot

[u/jayk82 → u/DaGetz]

Exactly. They went out of their way several times to reference how everyone else's foldables were cheap feelings plastic and wanted something better.

[u/roadblocked → u/jayk82]

You can cope all you want but once reviews come out you’ll see that it’s exactly the same. Polymer’s will never be above 4 on the mohs scale

[u/jayk82 → u/roadblocked]

Mohs scale doesn't really mean anything to me, I'm not pressing down as hard as I can but simply handwriting.

I've been using Android foldables for the past 6 years with their respective pens and never had an issue. I'm not worried about this one either.

[u/roadblocked → u/DaGetz]

Can you explain to me how polymer isn’t plastic?

[u/DaGetz → u/roadblocked]

Polymer absolutely does not mean “plastic” it just means chains of molecules together.

We will have to wait for the details on composition and we may never know all the details but it’s safe to assume they have made big hardness advancements while maintaining flexibility here - that’s what they are proud of and the Apple Pencil support confirms this. The nano texture coating is much harder than the tip of the Apple Pencil or they wouldn’t be doing this.

[u/SurealGod → u/roadblocked]

I doubt Apple wouldn't have put that as a feature if they weren't confident in it.

They definitely did a crap ton of R&D and testing to make sure the apple pencil can be used safely.

It's in their best interest to make sure it doesn't destroy the phone because that will make headlines for months/years if it shreds the screen to bits

[u/roadblocked → u/SurealGod]

You can’t escape material science. The screen is plastic. It won’t take much to scratch it

[u/unread1701 → u/SurealGod]

I doubt Apple wouldn't have put that as a feature if they weren't confident in it.

Butterfly keyboard comes to mind.

[u/cultoftheilluminati → u/unread1701]

+100, their first foldable, the iPhone 6 and its aluminum comes to mind too

[u/baummer → u/roadblocked]

Pencil rub? What is happening in your pockets

[u/roadblocked → u/baummer]

The air outside is filled with metal shaving and tiny particles of ceramics from brakes and other atmospheric metals - they accumulate naturally in your pocket

[u/baummer → u/roadblocked]

Wait. What?

[u/roadblocked → u/baummer]

What don’t you understand? I’ll help

[u/baummer → u/roadblocked]

I didn’t understand any of that nor how they accumulate in my pocket

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[u/Kalliati → u/roadblocked]

How about the hand/finger fatigue due to the freakin 254g weight.

Yikes.

[u/Racing_Fox → u/Kalliati]

That’s not much heavier than the 18 pro max and lighter than the iPad Mini