Apple blames 'extraordinary' demand as £2,000 iPhone Duo sells out in MINUTES with deliveries slipping to January

Apple's first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, sold out within half an hour of pre-orders opening on Friday, with delivery dates collapsing from the promised 23 October launch to late January 2027. The £2,000 device had been flagged as supply-constrained ahead of launch, but the speed of the sell-out still blindsided customers and sent Apple's shares up around 1.3%. Fans who logged on just minutes after the 8am Eastern opening found every colour and storage configuration pushed back by three months.

The Duo starts at $1,999 and tops out at $3,199, making it Apple's most expensive iPhone to date.

Furious buyers vented on X, with one calling it 'the worst iPhone pre-order day of all time' and another blaming 'a serious lack of planning and infrastructure readiness.'

John Ternus, who became Apple's CEO in September, faced a wave of social media complaints from fans who failed to secure a launch-day handset.