John Ternus’s first earnings call as CEO: September-quarter revenue of $114.5B (+12%), iPhone $57.6B (+17%), Mac +24%, iPad −10%. What matters to users: no date for Duo supply to catch up, "unprecedented" memory prices, and server-side Siri AI features getting usage limits with paid expansion through iCloud+.
A tipster on X (via GSMArena and Gulf News) says the 2027 Galaxy Z Fold9 brings back the inner under-display camera Samsung used from Fold3 to Fold6 and dropped on Fold7, alongside major internal changes and roughly the same thickness. The same source talks about 3.9mm unfolded and 7.9mm folded. Single source, unconfirmed.
After reports of inner displays cracking along the hinge, Apple told 9to5Mac it is aware of an issue affecting a small number of iPhone Duo units and asked affected users to contact AppleCare for a replacement. No recall and no cause given. In the UAE the phone sold for AED 8,499, sold out at several retailers and hit AED 25,000 on resale; here is your guide.
About ten documented cases on Reddit so far: the hinge turns stiff, there is a pop, and a vertical line appears down the inner display with a horizontal line off it. Apple has not commented, though Apple Stores have replaced most units. The iFixit teardown suspects a hinge support part that does not retract, and still gives the Duo 5/10, its highest score for any foldable.
One day after launch, Khaleej Times quotes Deira sellers saying the iPhone Duo 2TB (official price AED 13,599) is drawing offers of up to AED 25,000, while 256GB units sell at AED 8,000 over the AED 8,499 list price. Shops received only a handful of units, their next delivery is in November, and orders placed on the Apple Store today ship in January 2027.
Friday is the first sales day for the iPhone Duo in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, from AED 8,499. The review consensus: the best design and the least visible crease of any foldable, but no telephoto, no Face ID, and apps that haven’t adapted yet. In the UAE, Jumbo says it sold out within hours and Eros says some variants are temporarily unavailable, while DigiTimes reports Apple raised its shipment target from 9.7 to 14 million units.
Apple confirmed its stores will have "limited" iPhone Duo stock for walk-in customers on October 23 in the US, UK, Germany and 11 other countries. The UAE sits with China, India, Japan and France on the no-walk-in list: you must reserve a pickup slot through the online store, and the reservation page says to check back Saturday, October 24. New orders still show January, and the limit is two per person.
After iPhone Duo estimates slid to January 22 within hours of pre-orders opening, Apple has started pulling forward a slice of orders: in Japan from November/December to October 23, launch day, and in the US from January to mid-November. Only orders placed directly with Apple changed, and Apple has not commented.
Apple never publishes battery capacities, but the EU Product Information Sheet for model A3720 does: 4,883mAh in two cells (2,962 + 1,921). That is 14% more than the iPhone 18 Pro, 12% less than the 18 Pro Max, and slightly above the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Fold8 Ultra. The sheet adds 51h30m endurance per charge, at least 1,000 cycles, repairability class C and 5 years of updates.
Early iPhone Duo recipients found that Apple’s official "iPhone Duo Case" ($79, AED 319 on Apple UAE) ships with an internal adhesive layer you must expose and press onto the phone; without it the case falls off. The product page talks about MagSafe magnets and never mentions adhesive. The official alternative is the Folio with Kickstand at AED 529.
Within minutes of pre-orders opening, iPhone Duo delivery estimates on Apple stores in the US, UK, Germany and elsewhere slipped to January 22–29, 2027 for every colour and storage tier. Apple UAE still says "available starting 23/10" and only shows delivery dates at checkout.
Apple’s first foldable reaches the Gulf in the first wave: pre-orders on the Apple online store today, Friday October 16 (4pm UAE, 3pm KSA), with in-store availability and deliveries on October 23. 256GB is AED 8,499 / SAR 9,499; 2TB is AED 13,599 / SAR 15,499.
The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max reached UAE stores on 18 September. Official prices, where to find one, trade-in values, instalments — and the Gulf date for the foldable iPhone Duo.
