Apple warns of foldable iPhone Duo supply shortages ahead of holidays
Apple cannot predict when supply of its foldable iPhone Duo will meet demand ahead of the holiday shopping season as memory chip costs rise.
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Apple is unable to predict when stock of its new foldable iPhone Duo will meet customer demand ahead of Black Friday and the holiday season. ZDNet AI, ZDNET, and Android Headlines reported that the delay was confirmed during an earnings call on November 2. Chief operating officer Sabih Khan told investors that the company could not give a timeframe for when supply would catch up. [1][2][3]
The supply constraints and shipping delays come amid broader concerns regarding memory chip costs. ZDNet AI noted that reports from TechCrunch highlighted rising memory prices across the industry, driven largely by demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure. [1]
The iPhone is a line of smartphones developed and marketed by Apple since 2007. The foldable iPhone Duo sits alongside the current hardware lineup, which includes the iPhone 17 and iPhone 18 Pro models. [4]
As FTMQ SI reported earlier, Apple released the iOS 27.2 update in late October, adding Apple Pencil compatibility and dual camera support for FaceTime on the iPhone Duo device. [5]
In short
- Apple cannot promise when supply of the foldable iPhone Duo will catch up with demand.
- Apple chief operating officer Sabih Khan addressed the stock shortages on an earnings call on November 2.
- Rising memory chip costs driven by the AI industry are contributing to broader hardware supply concerns.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Want an iPhone Duo for the holidays? Apple’s latest stock update isn’t reassuringZDNet AI, 7h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Want an iPhone Duo for the holidays? Apple’s latest stock update isn’t reassuringZDNET, 7h ago
- [3]Want an iPhone Duo? Apple Says It Can’t Promise When There Will Be Enough to Go AroundAndroid Headlines, 13h ago
Background
- [4]IPhone on Wikipedia
- [5]Apple releases iOS 27.2 update featuring upgraded Siri AI capabilities FTMQ SI, 8d ago
- [6]Apple offers free replacements for iPhone 18 Pro Max AT&T cellular issue FTMQ SI, 30d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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