Apple has begun bumping up estimated delivery dates for some customers who pre-ordered the iPhone Duo in countries such as the U.S. and Japan. In the U.S., well-known YouTuber Matt Gonzalez reported his iPhone Duo pre-order initially showed a December delivery estimate, but Apple's online store now shows an earlier window of November 20 to November 30. A handful of other customers have seen their delivery estimates bumped up by weeks, with pairs of customers initially slated for December 1 to December 8 now seeing November 16 to November 23.
In Japan, one customer reported their iPhone Duo is now estimated to be delivered on October 24, just one day after the device launches, after their original estimate was December 3 to December 10. Reports from customers across the U.S. and Japan continue to surface, so be sure to keep an eye on your pre-order. Apple has a history of underpromising and overdelivering with delivery dates for new products, so shipping estimates starting to improve is not too surprising. iPhone Duo pre-orders began on Friday, with shipping estimates on Apple's online store for newly-placed orders getting pushed back to January 25 within the first 30 minutes of pre-orders starting.
In a statement issued later on Friday, Apple said demand for the iPhone Duo was nothing short of extraordinary. iPhone Duo launches this Friday, October 23.
Source: MacRumors · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing