TL;DR
  • Apple opened iPhone Duo pre-order on October 16, ahead of retail availability October 23.
  • Today Apple confirms that “limited” iPhone Duo stock will be available for walk-in customers without pre-orders.
  • Not all countries will have this option, but stores in the US should have units on-hand.

Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo? Sooo hot right now. Pre-orders opened last week, and if you weren’t quick to get your order in, you may have already seen your estimated shipping date slide far off into the distant future. But if you don’t want to wait that long — or you just haven’t pulled the trigger on your purchasing decision yet — you’re not entirely out of luck. Apple is now confirming at least the possibility that you’ll be able to just walk into an Apple Store and buy an iPhone Duo this Friday.

An Apple spokesperson provided this short statement to Mac Rumors: