Apple will have 'limited' iPhone Duo units available in stores on Friday

San Francisco - Apple announced on Wednesday that its folding iPhone Duo will have limited availability for walk-in customers when it launches on Friday. Initial online orders sold out quickly, with delivery times extending to January for some customers. The iPhone Duo, introduced in September, is a more complex product than standard iPhones, with a tight hinge that may pose manufacturing challenges.

Apple has committed up to $100 million for titanium procurement in the United States to support the manufacturing push. Apple Stores in the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and much of the UK and Europe will have limited iPhone Duo units for walk-in customers on Friday morning. Online orders and limited walk-ins will be available in these regions.

However, regions such as mainland China, France, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the UAE, and Macau, which is a China-governed island, will only have iPhone Duo units available for customers who purchased them online, with limited inventory on Macau.