[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-iphone-duo-hits-australia-as-online-orders-slip-to-january-25":10,"sections":35},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":24,"tags":25,"sources":30,"feedback":34,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":34,"total_tokens":34},12222,"iphone-duo-hits-australia-as-online-orders-slip-to-january-25","iPhone Duo Hits Australia as Online Orders Slip to January 25","Apple's first foldable starts reaching buyers at $1,999, with walk-in stock limited to 16 countries and online shipping estimates pushed to January 25.","The iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable, began reaching customers in Australia and New Zealand on October 23, and anyone who did not pre-order early now faces a January 25 shipping estimate.\n\nThe phone starts at $1,999 and has a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner one. Shipping estimates for online orders moved to January 25 shortly after pre-orders opened and have not budged since. Apple said it expects stock to sell out fast because of \"extraordinary\" demand, which is the company's own description and comes with no unit numbers.\n\nThe launch-day plan splits the world in two. Apple Stores in 16 countries will hold a limited number of units for walk-in buyers, including the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, Spain and Singapore. Italy is limited to select stores, and Macao gets stock on launch day only. In 10 places, including France, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan and South Korea, there is no walk-in stock at all, and buyers need a reservation for store pickup. Apple's website says to check back on October 24 for those slots.\n\nThe geography is the interesting part. Several of the reservation-only markets are large ones, so Apple appears to be rationing supply by location as well as by time. The source does not say why, and Apple has not said how many phones exist, so \"extraordinary demand\" and \"thin supply\" are indistinguishable from the outside. Either would produce the same sold-out screens.\n\nFor buyers, the practical advice is blunt: a launch-day purchase or a lucky pickup reservation is the best shot at getting one this year. Some carriers and big-box stores may also have units.\n\nNew Zealand has no Apple Store, so Australian store stock is the first real preview of what walk-in availability looks like elsewhere. Whether those shelves empty within hours or last the day will say more about supply than any press statement.","[\"apple\",\"iphone-duo\",\"foldables\",\"launch\"]","2026-10-22T22:21:59.000Z","2026-10-22T23:15:16.529Z","2026-10-22T23:15:18.196Z","published",null,[],"consumer-tech",[26,27,28,29],"apple","iphone-duo","foldables","launch",[31],{"name":32,"url":33},"MacRumors","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.macrumors.com\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F22\u002Fiphone-duo-australia-launch\u002F",0,{"sections":36},[37,42,47,52,57,62,65,70,75,80,85,90,95,100],{"name":38,"slug":39,"count":40,"latest_published_at":41},"AI","ai",7065,"2026-10-22T21:51:25.000Z",{"name":43,"slug":44,"count":45,"latest_published_at":46},"Security","security",1057,"2026-10-22T15:11:26.000Z",{"name":48,"slug":49,"count":50,"latest_published_at":51},"Policy","policy",574,"2026-10-22T20:23:48.000Z",{"name":53,"slug":54,"count":55,"latest_published_at":56},"Deals","deals",559,"2026-10-22T21:00:00.000Z",{"name":58,"slug":59,"count":60,"latest_published_at":61},"Hardware","hardware",288,"2026-10-22T17:25:00.000Z",{"name":63,"slug":24,"count":64,"latest_published_at":18},"Consumer Tech",285,{"name":66,"slug":67,"count":68,"latest_published_at":69},"Science","science",216,"2026-10-22T22:12:19.000Z",{"name":71,"slug":72,"count":73,"latest_published_at":74},"Startups","startups",144,"2026-10-22T23:15:00.000Z",{"name":76,"slug":77,"count":78,"latest_published_at":79},"Software","software",142,"2026-10-23T00:09:58.000Z",{"name":81,"slug":82,"count":83,"latest_published_at":84},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",122,"2026-10-21T16:00:00.000Z",{"name":86,"slug":87,"count":88,"latest_published_at":89},"General","general",98,"2026-10-22T21:07:09.000Z",{"name":91,"slug":92,"count":93,"latest_published_at":94},"Gaming","gaming",88,"2026-10-22T22:25:33.000Z",{"name":96,"slug":97,"count":98,"latest_published_at":99},"Reviews","reviews",38,"2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z",{"name":101,"slug":102,"count":103,"latest_published_at":104},"How-To","how-to",8,"2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z"]