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Apple Store Down Ahead of iPhone Duo Pre-Orders

Apple's online store is down ahead of iPhone Duo pre-orders, which begin at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Friday, October 16.

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"We love that early energy," reads the Apple Store's message when visiting the U.S. website. "Almost ready for you. Pre-order begins at 5:00 a.m. PT. See you soon." Apple has been opening pre-orders at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time for several years, rather than the 12:01 a.m. start time it previously used.

Customers in more than 70 countries and regions, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, the UAE, the UK, and the U.S., will be able to pre-order the ‌iPhone Duo‌ when the store comes back online.

The ‌iPhone Duo‌ is Apple's first foldable iPhone and comes in Star White and Night Sky. It is available in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB storage capacities. Here's what to know before placing an order:

In the United States, the ‌iPhone Duo‌ starts at $1,999. The device launches on Friday, October 23, when deliveries to customers and in-store availability begin. Availability will expand to 28 additional countries and regions on Friday, October 30.

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Top Rated Comments

3 hours ago at 02:59 am

Good luck to all you beta testers! I mean early adopters. I’ll wait a gen or two or if I strike oil. Whichever comes first. I’m sure they’re lovely duos but I don’t feel like dropping two grand on this company right now. Not if they support who they support. You do you though and truly best of luck!
I don’t think you realise, that on the surface, it’s wrong that they’re funding that orange psychopath. It’s actually the point - If Apple didn’t do anything to satisfy him, he would make Apple’s life unbearable. He would tarriff them, create negative propaganda using his stupid accounts about them, make them make iPhones in America, etc. And millions of idiots will boycott Apple that follow the orange turd. Apple HAS to do this. Unfortunately, in a perfect world, Apple would have nothing to do with him, but the repercussions would be massive for Apple. And non of us want that.
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4 hours ago at 02:37 am
why cant they keep the store open for people trying to buy other stuff
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2 hours ago at 04:42 am
Ready to go!


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abatabia Avatar
3 hours ago at 03:02 am

I don’t think you realise, that on the surface, it’s wrong that they’re funding that orange psychopath. It’s actually the point - If Apple didn’t do anything to satisfy him, he would make Apple’s life unbearable. He would tarriff them, create negative propaganda using his stupid accounts about them, make them make iPhones in America, etc. And millions of idiots will boycott Apple that follow the orange turd. Apple HAS to do this. Unfortunately, in a perfect world, Apple would have nothing to do with him, but the repercussions would be massive for Apple. And non of us want that.
Appreciate this and I know why they have to do it. Doesn’t mean I need to keep spending what I spend on them. Not just Apple. Tech in general. I have slowed my tech spend and this just makes me want to slow that spend more. I also want to wait and see how the duo does out of the gate before I even consider one. Thank you though!
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3 hours ago at 02:54 am

Good luck to all you beta testers! I mean early adopters. I’ll wait a gen or two or if I strike oil. Whichever comes first. I’m sure they’re lovely duos but I don’t feel like dropping two grand on this company right now. Not if they support who they support. You do you though and truly best of luck!
Pure hate.
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3 hours ago at 02:52 am

Good luck to all you beta testers! I mean early adopters. I’ll wait a gen or two or if I strike oil. Whichever comes first. I’m sure they’re lovely duos but I don’t feel like dropping two grand on this company right now. Not if they support who they support. You do you though and truly best of luck!
Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi buyers were the real beta testers all along :)
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