Sales of foldable iPhone Duo to start on October 23, with queues in China

Queues, according to the publication, have formed at Costco stores in Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and other Chinese cities. Some buyers spent the night in parking lots or in their cars, with around 40 people gathering at one of the stores in about half a day, and offers to sell a place in line appearing online. Store employees warned that the allocated devices would not be enough for everyone.

Pre-orders opened on October 16. According to the publication, stocks quickly ran out, and the delivery of many orders was postponed to the end of January 2027. There was a limit on pre-orders: no more than two devices per buyer.

Apple introduced the iPhone Duo on September 9, with a price in the US starting at $1999. The smartphone has a 5.4-inch external screen and a 7.6-inch internal screen, both supporting ProMotion and Always-On Display, with a peak brightness of 3000 nits outdoors. The body is titanium, with IP68 protection. Inside, there is an A20 Pro chip with a vapor chamber, 48-megapixel main and ultra-wide-angle cameras, and Touch ID built into the side button. The device only works with eSIM, and iOS 27.1 allows you to keep two apps on the screen in Split View mode. The top configuration is 2 TB.

In Russia, the restore: network, as it reported to Kod.ru, on October 21, put a demonstration sample in its flagship store in Moscow; they will start issuing pre-orders there on October 28.