Overview
- The iPhone Duo goes on sale Friday, October 23, but Apple warns many Apple Stores will have only limited walk‑in stock and it has capped purchases at two per customer to limit scalpers.
- Preorders opened October 16 and overwhelmed available inventory, pushing online delivery estimates into late January for many buyers as Apple described demand as “nothing short of extraordinary.”
- Supply‑chain reporting says Apple has asked partners to raise a 12‑month shipment target to roughly 14 million units, a roughly 44% increase that depends on improving yields for foldable OLED panels and complex hinges.
- Apple is rolling software tweaks and ecosystem support now, with the iOS 27.2 release candidate on review units adding Apple Pencil support and the company saying more than 50 apps are updated to take advantage of the Duo at launch.
- Bloomberg reporting and multiple outlets say Apple is already testing iPhone Duo 2 prototypes with under‑display Face ID as a possible fix for the first model’s reliance on side‑button Touch ID, though that hardware is unconfirmed for shipping devices.