iPhone Duo shortages will continue for the foreseeable future, Apple CEO says
- On Tuesday, Apple CEO John Ternus confirmed the iPhone Duo "is constrained as of today," warning that supply remains tight heading into the crucial Christmas shopping season.
- Apple's first foldable phone sold out within hours of preorders opening, pushing delivery estimates into next year despite the company ordering 44% more units from suppliers last month.
- Ternus addressed reports of display problems, known as "Crackgate," noting that "a very small percentage" of units have been returned for free AppleCare replacement following user reports.
- Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan told analysts it is "really hard to predict" when supply will meet demand, though Apple reported a 17% revenue rise to $57 billion last quarter.
- For the current holiday quarter, Apple expects revenue to grow between 7% and 10%, a forecast CFO Kevan Parekh said reflects the company's "best view of constrained supply.
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The iPhone Duo shortage has no end date, Apple CEO John Ternus said on November 2, and online orders placed now still show late-January delivery, about 84 days away. You'll see why Apple can't build the $1,999 foldable faster, what its holiday forecast assumes, and how to improve your odds of getting one sooner.
Apple's foldable iPhone Duo faces supply shortage as memory chip prices surge
Apple has warned that it cannot predict when supplies of its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, will improve after the device sold out shortly after launch. The company is facing component shortages and rising memory chip costs driven partly by growing AI data centre demand.
The shortage of Apple's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, will continue for the foreseeable future. This was stated by the company's CEO John Ternus after presenting record financial results for the quarter ended in September. “To date, the iPhone Duo is in limited supply,” Ternus said. According to him, production is increasing, but Apple cannot predict when stocks will be enough to catch up with demand. Chief Operating Officer Sabih K…
Those who planned to have the new iPhone Duo in their hands before Christmas will have to review expectations. The search for Apple's first folding smartphone went off in the first hours of pre-sales, exhausting the initial batch on virtually all platforms. The result is a queue that already pushes the estimates of [...]
Apple's chief operating officer, Sabih Khan, has confirmed that the new foldable phone model, the iPhone Duo, is facing delays in shipments, while the company cannot yet determine when it will be able to meet market demand. He announced that production is increasing, but currently demand is greater than supply. Interest in this device has been extremely high. The iPhone Duo sold out within hours of opening pre-orders on Apple's website, while de…
iPhone Duo shortages will continue for the foreseeable future, Apple CEO says
Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, sold out within hours of pre-orders opening on October 16, and shipping dates quickly slipped all the way to January. Ahead of launch day, the company also warned of limited walk-in stock in its stores. Now, if you were hoping things would get better soon, Apple's CEO has some bad news for you. [#InlinePriceWidget,13804,1#] Speaking yesterday, after Apple reported record results for its September quarter, …
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