Overview
- Apple opened iPhone Duo pre-orders on October 16 and will begin retail deliveries on October 23 in more than 70 first‑wave markets, with another roll‑out scheduled for October 30.
- The Duo packs a 7.6‑inch inner display, a 5.4‑inch outer display, the A20 Pro chip, a dual‑battery design and a 48MP dual Fusion camera system, and uses Touch ID rather than Face ID to meet its thin, foldable design goals.
- Apple set U.S. pricing from $1,999 for the base 256GB model and higher regional starting prices, and it offers trade‑in credit, Apple Upgrade leases via Klarna, Apple Card installments, and carrier promotions to ease purchase costs.
- Industry and supplier reports warn of constrained early supply because of low yields for foldable panels and the Duo’s complex hinge, with estimates of roughly 7–10 million units for the rest of 2026 and a high risk of quick sell‑outs.
- CEO John Ternus framed Apple’s late entry as deliberate quality work, and Apple will debut Siri AI features on the Duo with limits on language, regional availability and daily server usage while relying selectively on external models for some AI functions.