As is typical, iPhone Duo buyers who ordered after release day may receive their orders earlier than expected. In one country, however, that may not be the case.
Like other popular Apple products, preorders for the iPhone Duo sold out within moments of opening. Delivery dates quickly pushed further into the future before stabilizing around late January. High demand means shoppers cannot simply walk into an Apple Store and buy one on launch day.
Yet social media posts suggest some customers may not face the three-month wait they currently expect. On X, some users report seeing much earlier shipment dates. One user posted on Sunday that their pre-order status through T-Mobile showed an estimated ship date of October 22. Based on typical next-day delivery, that would mean arrival on October 23, the launch date. Not all users are seeing this change, and it is unlikely to be as close as launch day itself. In that case, stock comes from T-Mobile rather than Apple.
Still, users are advised to double-check their dates. Gizmodo's Ray Wong says his X feed is full of Japanese users reporting that their preorders shifted to arrive on October 23, up from earlier November and December dates. Some allegedly saw launch-day deliveries despite ordering on Monday. One poster claimed Apple confirmed the changes were a system error, though Wong suggests the confirmation may have come from an Apple Store employee rather than Apple corporate. If the change is an Apple issue, expect corrections to follow for those users. For now, eager customers still face a wait, though it may be shorter than many anticipated.
Source: AppleInsider · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing