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Apple iPhone Duo goes on sale near $2,000
The Indian Express·
Apple's first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, went on sale worldwide on Friday at about $2,000. Estimated delivery dates slipped to late January within minutes of pre-orders opening a week earlier. Apple capped pre-orders at two handsets per customer and limited many walk-in sales. In China, France, Hong Kong, India and Japan, units were available only to online order holders.
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What It Means For You
- Buyers who missed the two-per-customer pre-order cap face delivery dates that had already slipped to late January.
- In India, launch stock was limited to people who ordered online rather than walk-in buyers.
- Reviewers warned the folded handset is less handy for quick daily tasks than a standard iPhone.
What's Happening
- Queues formed in cities including Sydney, New York, Shanghai, and London, though supply was rationed.
- New CEO John Ternus greeted customers at an Austin store days after unveiling the phone in September.
- A Sydney buyer paid A$3,899 for a 512GB Duo, about $2,734 at the reported conversion.
How launch day differed from past iPhones
- Samsung and Huawei have sold premium foldables for years before Apple's entry.
- Early reviews praised the hinge but noted camera limits, including no telephoto lens.
- Apple called pre-order demand nothing short of extraordinary as supply lagged.
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