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Apple is only allowing customers in the United States to purchase a maximum of two iPhone Duos. Attempting to purchase more than two on the website or the Apple Store app gives the following notice: “A maximum of 2 iPhone Duo can be purchased per customer. Please adjust the total quantity of ‌iPhone Duo‌ in…

For a limited time, the iPhone Duo and the iPhone 18 Pro Max will be limited to customers with a pickup reservation at Apple Stores in Japan and South Korea, according to notices posted on Apple’s localized websites for those countries.

Despite knowing that the iPhone Duo would face “severe supply constraints” due to manufacturing challenges, Apple chose to begin iPhone Duo pre-orders on Friday instead of waiting until it had more inventory ready In his Power On newsletter today, he called this decision a “major mistake.”

As spotted by Vadim Yuryev of the YouTube channel Max Tech, the iPhone Duo has already been resold on eBay for as much as $5,000 after shipping estimates for the device slipped into 2027 on Apple’s online store within minutes of pre-orders beginning today.

Some Apple retail employees have been told to warn customers against visiting to purchase an iPhone Duo without a pre-order on Friday, October 23.

Demand for the iPhone Duo has been “nothing short of extraordinary,” Apple said in a statement to the Financial Times. The company also said it is “working hard to get this revolutionary new product into customers’ hands as quickly as possible.”

Apple’s iPhone Duo Case uses adhesive to attach to the device, according to people who have picked one up.

The iPhone Duo unsurprisingly offers performance similar to the iPhone 18 Pro, according to an early iPhone Duo benchmark shared on Geekbench 7. Both devices are equipped with Apple’s 2nm A20 Pro chip with a 6-core CPU and a 7-core GPU.

Apple has opened its “Get Ready” service for iPhone Duo pre-orders, allowing customers to pre-select a variety of options to streamline the process of ordering and have a better chance of grabbing one on launch day.

Apple is preparing new displays and large numbers of demo units for the iPhone Duo’s October 23 launch, but supply will be limited