Apple is ‘not able to predict’ when it’ll have enough iPhone Duos to go around
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Summary
Apple CEO John Ternus doesn’t have a timeline for when iPhone Duo supply constraints could lift. During an interview with Reuters, Ternus said the company is “working hard to get it to as many customers as quickly as possible, but at this point, we’re not able to predict when supply and demand will be in balance.”
Apple is ‘not able to predict’ when it’ll have enough iPhone Duos to go around
John Ternus says Apple is seeing ‘unprecedented’ memory pricing.
John Ternus says Apple is seeing ‘unprecedented’ memory pricing.
Apple launched its first foldable last month for 1,999,featuringa5.4outerdisplayand7.6−inchinnerscreen.PreordersfortheiPhoneDuoquicklysoldout,withsomeshipmentsexpectedtoarrivein2027.Apple[alsomadealimitednumberofiPhoneDuomodels](/tech/1015372/apple−says−it−only−has−limited−iphone−duo−units−for−in−store−sales)availablein−storeatlaunch.InhisinterviewwithReuters,Ternusalsoaddressedreports[aboutcrackedscreens](/tech/1018760/iphone−duo−crackgate−inside−screen−hinge−crack),saying“averysmallpercentage”ofiPhoneDuoswerereturnedforthisissue,andthatAppleisreplacingthem.Thecompanyhascontendedwithsupplychainconstraintsandrisingmemorycostsformonthsnow.This[resultedin](/tech/992551/apple−iphone−17−17e−air−price−increase)[priceincreases](/tech/952162/apple−price−increase−ram−shortage)[acrossitsproductlineup](/tech/1020629/apple−macbook−neo−price−hike−education−store),alongwithhigher[iPhone18Pro](/tech/995945/iphone−18−pro−max−review−camera−aperture)and[ProMax](/tech/995945/iphone−18−pro−max−review−camera−aperture)startingprices.“Whatwe’reseeingwithmemorypricingrightnowisunprecedented,”TernussaidduringApple’sQ42026earningscallonMonday.Ternusaddedthatthecompanyexpectstosee“evenhighermemorycosts”duringApple’sDecemberquarterbutnotesthatthisis“partlyoffset”byrecentpriceincreases.EvenwithoutastandardiPhone18model,Applereportedrecord−breakingiPhone[revenueat57.58 billion during its fourth quarter](/tech/1024748/apple-q4-2026-iphone-sales-earnings).
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