{
  "id": 16165160,
  "title": "iPhone Duo out: Vietnamese man, 30, admits it's his 15th year in S'pore to buy latest iPhone",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/iphone-duo-out-vietnamese-man-30-admits-its-his-15th-year-in-spore-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-23T08:41:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/iphone-duo-singapore-launch/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The iPhone Duo, Apple's first-ever foldable, dual-display phone, launched in Singapore on October 23, 2026. This groundbreaking device followed the release of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on September 18, 2026. A packed crowd of about 200 people gathered outside the Apple Store in Orchard, with many forming long queues to be among the first to purchase the highly anticipated product.\n\nUpon opening at 8am, the store sold out its stock of the foldable phone, which was also available at Courts Nojima at The Heeren. Ken, a 39-year-old Singaporean in line, had been waiting since 4:30am and was the 250th person in line. He expressed that queuing for such products overnight was an unforgettable \"life experience.\"\n\nThe first walk-in customer was Adnan Mehta, a 36-year-old from Mumbai, who had arrived in Singapore on October 22 and had queued for more than 10 hours. Another repeat customer, Vu Tran, a 30-year-old Vietnamese, had previously queued for the release of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max in September 2026. This time, Tran bought two sets of the iPhone Duo for himself and his family, commenting on the phone's beautiful new color options.\n\nHowever, it was discovered that some of the iPhone Duos, particularly the 2TB models, were resold on Carousell within two hours for prices significantly higher than their retail value, including S$5,500 for a 2TB model.",
  "summary": "It is Apple’s first-ever foldable phone.",
  "key_points": [
    "Vietnamese man, 30, admits it's his 15th year in Singapore to buy latest iPhone Duo",
    "iPhone Duo launched in Singapore on October 23, 2026, following iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max",
    "Foldable phone sold out at Orchard Apple Store within hours of launch"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The immediate resale of high-capacity models at inflated prices on Carousell signals that Apple's new foldable technology has quickly become a high-demand commodity for opportunistic secondary market traders.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}