Apple has instituted a policy limiting customers in the United States to a maximum of two iPhone Duos per transaction.
When attempting to exceed this quantity through its website or the Apple Store app, users are met with the notification: “A maximum of 2 iPhone Duos can be purchased per customer. Please adjust the total quantity of iPhone Duo in your order before checking out.”
Reports from Reddit users suggest that this purchasing limitation is novel. However, the precise inception of this restriction during pre-orders, which commenced on October 16, remains unverified.
Contributions to the thread indicate mixed experiences, with some customers having successfully purchased four Duos, while others faced the newly enforced constraint of two.
Notably, this two-per-customer limitation was prominently displayed in regions such as China, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
In contrast, the U.S. website fails to explicitly state this limit until customers attempt to add more than two units to their shopping cart.
On launch day, the initial stock allocation became depleted mere minutes after pre-orders commenced, resulting in numerous customers receiving revised delivery timelines extending into November or December.
Encouragingly, Apple has proactively adjusted some delivery dates, signaling the possibility of meeting early demand sooner than anticipated for those who placed orders promptly.
Apple Retail Staff Instructed to Advise Against iPhone Duo Walk-In Purchases
Apple retail employees have been advised to caution customers against visiting stores to purchase an iPhone Duo without a pre-order on Friday, October 23.
According to reports from Apple Store personnel, there is a strong likelihood that stock will be unavailable for customers attempting walk-in purchases on the day of launch, leading staff to discourage such visits.
Mark Gurman: Apple Committed a ‘Significant Error’ with iPhone Duo Pre-Orders
In light of anticipated “severe supply constraints” due to manufacturing hurdles, Apple opted to commence iPhone Duo pre-orders on Friday, rather than wait until adequate inventory was secured.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman articulated this decision as a “significant error” in his Power On newsletter, stating emphatically, “Let me cut to the chase: Apple made a major mistake here.”
Apple Discloses iPhone Duo Battery Capacity
On Friday, Apple released an EU energy label for the iPhone Duo, indicating a total battery capacity of 4,883 mAh.
The document corroborates prior leaks that outlined the battery configuration, comprising a 2,962 mAh cell and a 1,921 mAh cell, cumulatively amounting to 4,883 mAh. As an eSIM-only model, this battery capacity applies universally, with no alternative variants available.
Source link: Macrumors.com.
