Apple Launches Foldable iPhone Duo
Apple's $1,999 foldable iPhone Duo debuts amid tight supplies and early screen complaints.
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Updated Oct 23, 4:40pm ETApple launched its first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, on Oct. 23, selling it online and in stores across many markets. The company had warned that store supplies for walk-in buyers would be limited, and some locations sold out before opening or within hours. The Duo starts at $1,999 and pairs a 5.4-inch outer screen with a 7.6-inch foldable inner display. It enters a market other phone makers built over years, with appeal tied to carrying a tablet-like screen as a phone. In Beijing, scalpers offered buyers about $448 extra for newly purchased Duos. Owners soon posted inner-screen cracking complaints near the hinge. One owner said an Apple StoreApple Storeretail store chain for Apple products replaced their damaged Duo, while Apple had not immediately commented publicly.
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Left-leaning outlets framed the sellout less as pure frenzy than as a test of a costly new form factor. The Verge stressed the learning curve and early breakage risks, saying the first folding iPhone would quickly show what can go wrong. The New York Times treated the Duo mainly as a tablet people carry everywhere, making the price central to its value.
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Right-leaning outlets led with launch-day spectacle, turning the sellout into a story about fan demand and opportunism. The New York Post lingered on the “launch-day circus,” resale asking prices and critics who saw a tough buy despite impressive engineering.
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New York PostApple’s new $2K iPhone Duo wows critics with foldable screen — but some users are already complaining of cracked devices- New York PostApple fanatics line up overnight for new foldable iPhone Duo — but not everyone left a happy customer
- New York PostiPhone Duos listed for resale up to $10K as Apple stores sell out within hours on launch day
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