Spatial capture has been part of the line since the iPhone 15 Pro in 2023, with spatial photos added in the 2024 iPhone 16 lineup, yet the iPhone 18 Pro family explicitly lists these features, creating a notable gap on the Duo.

The omission is striking because Apple continues to support native spatial capture on the iPhone 18 Pro, underscoring a curious gap on its most expensive iPhone.

Apple has not provided an official explanation for the omission, and hands-on testing of the Duo’s capabilities had not been completed at the time of reporting.

In short, the Duo lacks native spatial capture, even though its hardware aligns with higher-end models, prompting questions about Apple’s product strategy.

Apple’s iPhone Duo, priced at $1,999 and featuring dual rear cameras, does not offer native spatial photo or spatial video capture, despite sharing the A20 Pro chip and 48MP Fusion cameras with the iPhone 18 Pro.

Meta’s Quest and Instagram now offer 2D-to-3D conversion with AI view synthesis, turning photos and videos into 3D, a capability not yet available for 2D videos on Apple’s Vision Pro.

Vision Pro can convert standard 2D photos to spatial photos using ML-based processing, including Duo shots, but this requires software-based conversion rather than native capture.

While native spatial capture is absent on the Duo, Vision Pro can display regular photos as spatial photos via ML conversion, though native 2D video spatial support remains unavailable.