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iPhone Duo نفد بدقائق: اللي ما حجز أمس بيستلم في يناير ٢٠٢٧

iPhone Duo sold out in minutes: order now and you wait until January 2027

by Slorks 2026-10-17 0 0 replies
Machine-translated — the Arabic text is the original
iPhone Duo نفد بدقائق: اللي ما حجز أمس بيستلم في يناير ٢٠٢٧الصورة: Apple عبر GSMArena

Apple opened iPhone Duo pre-orders yesterday and the first batch was gone in minutes. 9to5Mac saw every configuration, Star White and Night Sky in 256GB through 2TB, move from October 23 to January 25, 2027 (some buyers saw January 29). GSMArena checked the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, India, Australia and China and found January 22 everywhere. Even the 1TB and 2TB tiers, which normally ship sooner, did not hold.

iPhone Duo
iPhone Duo in Star White and Night Sky — Photo: Apple via GSMArena

Why so fast?

Apple has given no number, but Nikkei Asia reported last month that Apple builds only "a few hundred" units a day because the hinge and inner display are hard to assemble. Strong demand, far weaker supply, and eBay listings already asking up to $5,200 for a pre-order slot.

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What about the Gulf?

Apple Store UAEStill says "Available starting 23/10" and only reveals a delivery date at checkout; no official word on a local delay
Prices256GB AED 8,499 · 512GB AED 9,349 · 1TB AED 11,049 · 2TB AED 13,599
PickupApple UAE: the new iPhone is pickup-only via an online Apple Pickup order

My take

Whoever ordered in the first minutes gets it on October 23; everyone else is competing for the January batch. Do not pay a reseller premium and do not order from a store outside the UAE. If you really want one, order on Apple UAE today and see what date checkout gives you; Gulf queues are usually shorter than the US one. If it says January, an iPhone 18 Pro Max at AED 5,099 has a longer battery, a better camera and no queue.

Sources: GSMArena · 9to5Mac · Forbes · Apple Store UAE

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