Apple's $1,999 foldable iPhone Duo sees strong pre-orders, with delivery dates slipping

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How the sides differ Left sources emphasize strong demand despite the price; alternative sources focus on shipping-date slippage and whether the phone can raise Apple's pricing and revenue.

Apple's first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, costs $1,999 and is drawing strong early demand. Pre-orders have pushed back delivery estimates. CBS News reports the device is backordered until 2027, while ZeroHedge says estimates moved from next Friday to November, December and, for some models, the end of January. CNBC says analysts are assessing whether the foldable can lift iPhone pricing and revenue, and it frames the phone as a test of Apple's status-symbol appeal.

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Left CBSCBS NewsiPhone Duo already backordered until 2027 as pre-order sales soar

Presents the foldable as a demand story, with sales soaring and backorders running long despite the high price.

Alternative · 2 sources CNBCCNBCApple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo puts the company's status-symbol power to the test

• ZZeroHedgeApple's iPhone Duo Delivery Dates Slip To Late January As Preorders Swamp Launch Inventory

CNBC frames it as a test of Apple's pricing power; ZeroHedge stresses shipping dates slipping as pre-orders swamp inventory.

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