Apple Calls iPhone Duo Demand 'Extraordinary' After Orders Slip to 2027

Demand for the iPhone Duo has been "nothing short of extraordinary," Apple said in a statement to the Financial Times. The company also said it is "working hard to get this revolutionary new product into customers’ hands as quickly as possible." Pre-orders for the ‌iPhone Duo‌ opened this morning at 5 a.m. Pacific Time, and it didn’t take long for available stock to dwindle.

Within minutes, delivery dates slipped from October 23 to November, and by 5:30 a.m., delivery estimates reached January 25. It is no longer possible to order an ‌iPhone Duo‌ for delivery in 2026 from Apple, and customers who purchase now will be waiting until early 2027. Before pre-orders launching, rumors said supplies could be constrained due to manufacturing difficulties.

With past iPhone launches where supplies were limited, Apple has sometimes been able to ship devices sooner than expected, so it’s possible the company will work through its backlog ahead of schedule. There are no guarantees, though, and it’s clear many will be waiting for months. Apple has not yet said whether there will be ‌iPhone Duo‌ stock available for walk-in purchases on October 23, but if there is, we could see long lines outside Apple retail stores for the first time in several years.

The Apple iPhone Duo is available for pre-order starting today – or rather we should say that it was available. The very limited supply became painfully apparent when mere hours after launching, Apple’s online store was already showing a shipping date of January 22.

The original plan was for the iPhone Duo to start shipping on October 23 after a week of pre-orders. And some people will surely get theirs on that date, but most Duo buyers are in for a wait.

We checked the online store in multiple countries: the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, France, India, Australia, New Zealand and… If you haven’t pre-ordered an iPhone Duo yet, you’re in for a long, long wait.

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Normally, we expect to see the extra-pricey 1TB and 2TB variants to have better shipping dates as most people naturally gravitate towards the cheaper models. That this is not the case is telling for just how limited the supply is overall.

Apple’s website suggests there could be some stock available for store pickup as soon as next week, as there is a note to check back on October 24 for availability. Pricing on the ‌iPhone Duo‌ starts at $1,999 and goes up to $3,199 for 2TB of storage.

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Apple Calls iPhone Duo Demand ‘Extraordinary’ After Orders Slip to 2027.