r/ipadmini • u/Few-Car-2317 • Sep 17 '26

Advise Introducing iPhone duo lite!

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iPad mini is just a little bigger than a iPhone duo.

Want to know what dual screen is like?
Turn the iPad mini landscape and do split screen.

Of course it’s not like iPhone duo where it’s foldable and stuff.

But it has wifi calling, nearly same size main screen
Dual or triple screen. That’s why I now call it iPhone duo lite!

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u/ADHDK Sep 17 '26

Nah the iPad has a file menu for mouse and keyboard.

The iPhone duo has the multitasking system the iPad mini should have had. It’s really infuriating. We should be able to turn off all the traffic light garbage.

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u/Few-Car-2317 Sep 17 '26

Well, at split screen, stable and not moving. It’s still similar. Of course I agree with you. duo is more refined iOS. Did you try triple screen? It’s nice.

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u/ADHDK Sep 17 '26

I gave up on iPad multitasking entirely because I cannot use split screen without traffic light and file menus.

I still use split screen daily on my 2017 iPad Pro 10.5. I very much wish I could enable it without windowed multitasking but unfortunately the YouTube influencers won at “macifying” my iPad.

I should have just let my workplace unenroll my iPad mini from entra to stay on iPadOS 18, but unfortunately I bowed to the pressure.

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u/Dbag85 Sep 17 '26

I agree that being able to turn off the traffic light would be a great option but I still think you are over-exaggerating about it being worthless. It's not like the whole device is ruined because of it.

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u/ADHDK Sep 17 '26

I haven’t stopped using the mini, but I haven’t multitasked on it for about 6 months now.

Disabling windowed mode is a necessity to get rid of all that rubbish, and unfortunately post iPadOS 18 that means no multitasking.

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u/Ok_KonohaShisui Sep 18 '26

Honestly with a good folio it feels pretty foldable 😂

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u/nawksnai Sep 17 '26

From all the overlay comparisons of screen size, the Mini’s screen is actually a lot bigger than the Duo’s, and by a degree that matters.

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u/combimagnetron Sep 21 '26

The bezels make it look way bigger, but in reality the screen real estate isnt that much

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u/mr_xdd Sep 17 '26

With 2 pairs of eyes

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u/swinghin Sep 17 '26

I wish the iPad mini could get the multitasking UI of the duo. iOS 26 "split screen" is just way too clunky on a screen this small.

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u/AdventurousAd7096 Sep 19 '26

iPhone + iPad mini is much greater screen space than duo and can multitask on 2 devices

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u/DJR_BCG Sep 17 '26

I wonder if iPhone duo features will make their way to iPad mini/ipad in terms of multitasking

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u/BrightPerformer7624 Sep 17 '26

I've seen those comparisons, but they include the iPad mini's bezel, so the difference isn't that big

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u/Internal_Quail3960 Sep 17 '26

yeah if you remove the minis bezels it’s almost the exact same size as the duo