From Business Insider · Lauren Edmonds · · 1m
Apple's folding iPhone ships in January for new orders
Apple launched the iPhone Duo on Friday, but new orders won't arrive until January 25, 2027 due to high demand and supply chain constraints.
In brief
Apple launched the iPhone Duo on Friday, but new orders won't arrive until January 25, 2027 due to high demand and supply chain constraints. Apple's iPhone Duo preorders launched Friday with shipments for early buyers starting October twenty-third, but new orders face a January twenty-seventh, twenty twenty-seven…
iPhone Duo preorders go live
Apple launched preorders for the iPhone Duo on Friday. Early buyers will receive shipments starting October twenty-third, with the cheapest model costing one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars.
New orders delayed to January
Expected shipment dates for new iPhone Duo orders have been pushed back to January twenty-fifth, twenty twenty-seven across all carriers, colors and storage sizes.The model with two terabytes costs three thousand one hundred ninety-nine dollars.
Supply constraints drive delays
Apple faces limited supply due to supply chain constraints alongside high demand for the folding phone. Then-CEO Tim Cook said in July the company expects supply constraint impacts to increase significantly in the September quarter.
“with less flexibility in the supply chain, we expect the impact from the supply constraints to increase significantly sequentially.”
Here's the gist
Apple's iPhone Duo preorders launched Friday with shipments for early buyers starting October twenty-third, but new orders face a January twenty-seventh, twenty twenty-seven delay due to demand and supply constraints.


