iPhone Duo pre-orders slip to January 2027 within hours
Apple's first foldable iPhone opened for pre-order on October 16, 2026, and all configurations were backordered into the following year by 8:30 a.m. ET.
Pre-orders for the iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable iPhone, opened on October 16, 2026, and within hours every color and storage configuration was showing shipping estimates in January of the following year. The first iPhone Duo pre-orders are scheduled to arrive on October 23, 2026.
By 8:30 a.m. ET on the pre-order day, all iPhone Duo configurations showed estimated ship dates of January 25, 2027, with some users seeing January 29, 2027, according to 9to5mac.com.
The backorders are attributed to a combination of strong demand and severely constrained supply.
Supply constraints preceded the launch
In September 2026, Nikkei Asia reported that Apple was producing only a few hundred iPhone Duo units per day, significantly behind the ramp of a normal iPhone launch.
Quick answers
When did iPhone Duo pre-orders open?
Pre-orders opened on October 16, 2026.
When will the first iPhone Duo pre-orders arrive?
The first pre-orders are scheduled to arrive on October 23, 2026.
What are the current shipping estimates for the iPhone Duo?
By 8:30 a.m. ET on the pre-order day, all configurations showed estimated ship dates of January 25, 2027, with some users seeing January 29, 2027.