Apple says iPhone Duo walk-in stock will be limited on launch day
Key points
- The iPhone Duo goes on sale Friday, October 23.
- Apple says Apple Stores will have "limited" iPhone Duo units for walk-in customers.
- Apple expects walk-in supply to sell out quickly, citing "extraordinary" demand since pre-orders began last week.
- Limited walk-in stock will be available in the US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the UK.
- The iPhone Duo starts at $1,999.
- Apple Store pre-orders now list a January 25 delivery date for nearly every configuration.
Apple confirmed the limited walk-in supply itself, in a statement given to Reuters and other news outlets. The statement does not say how many units each store will get. Apple said it is working to get the product to customers as quickly as possible.
The January 25 delivery date is what Macworld points to as pushing the first folding iPhone well past the holiday season. Macworld also says a small share of new shipments may go to Apple Stores for walk-in sales, and that stores have often received small daily shipments in the past. Its read is that anyone who did not pre-order will have a hard time getting one, but that checking back after Friday may help. That is Macworld’s assessment, not an Apple statement.
Macworld adds that the folding iPhone is reportedly very difficult to manufacture. The coverage does not say how much of the supply limit is due to that.
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