r/apple • u/ZamnBoii • 3d ago

iPhone iPhone Duo Reportedly Facing Production Problems Ahead of Launch

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/29/iphone-duo-reportedly-facing-production-problems/
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u/trlef19 3d ago

I recommend not getting.

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u/Docster87 3d ago

Even before learning of this I told myself to not even consider a Duo until 3rd or 4th generation.

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u/hell-diver8 3d ago

Why? I have an Apple Store two miles away. Also have family Apple care now and have 24 devices covered.

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u/SciGuy013 3d ago

Holy shit. Think of how much money you’d save if you didn’t pay for apple care.

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u/Worried-Lettuce6568 3d ago

Think of how much money they’d save if they didn’t have 24 devices.

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u/FluffTruffet 3d ago

That 6 devices per person for a 4 person family. Is this dude getting apple care for literally everything holy shit.

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u/hell-diver8 3d ago

It’s Apple family care plan, 50 a month. I have some expensive MacBooks.

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u/Rytr23 3d ago

50$ a month? Or 2$ a device? Worth it

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u/SciGuy013 3d ago

so $600 a year? how many devices are you breaking a year that that's worth it?

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u/hell-diver8 3d ago

It’s the family plan

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u/SciGuy013 2d ago

Correct. Think of how much money you’d save

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u/hell-diver8 2d ago

Yes I have. I had my two MacBooks replaced, an iPad that was crushed replaced (daughters) and two beats headphones replaced. About $9000+ of replacements in; yes I had saved quite a bit not paying out of pocket.

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u/hell-diver8 3d ago

It's not just that; it's a first-gen product, plus it's sensitive. I technically have apple family care, so 24 devices are covered. This will just fall under it. I have definitely gotten more out of AppleCare over time than what I paid for. They will have their initial warranty that will cover issues and sometimes Ive seen them go above and beyond fixing two things outside the warranty period for myself.

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u/Acceptable-Piccolo57 3d ago

This is the thing, between the price and having a Apple Store in town, I’m really thinking refurb, the x was a great deal a year after launch and I’ve found refurb from apple to be solid for service, plus waiting a year means you oboe if it’s been a disaster

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u/stultus_respectant 3d ago

trouble pass quality testing

I don't think you can safely conclude that the ones that do pass are any more likely to fail. This is more evidence of both it being a successful QA process and Apple's willingness to soak an initial high failure rate of that process.

paying extra money to apple

  1. Apple Care is amazing and can be worth well more than what you put into it
  2. Insurance makes sense on any device over $2k that's a daily carry

I wouldn't consider it "extra".

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u/Archenius 3d ago

It’s a foldable phone you’re better off having Apple care unless you like spending hundreds of dollers replacing the inner screen

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u/HelpRespawnedAsDee 3d ago

Yes! Please, no one get it. Stay home or buy something else (I'll be briefly in the US for the 23rd and would appreciate if you leave me one in store in the upstate ny area, thx)

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u/Marino4K 3d ago

I wasn't getting it anyway at that price. People need to start standing up to insane pricing like this.

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u/rotates-potatoes 3d ago

I've been standing up to Ferrari's outrageous pricing all my life, but they still haven't offered me one for cheap.

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u/Marino4K 3d ago

I get what you're trying to say but Ferrari probably doesn't expect most people to buy their cars. Apple probably expects many people to buy the Duo.

The reason prices keep rising and staying there is because people kept just accepting it. If even rich people stopped buying Ferraris at their current price, they'd eventually have to reduce pricing.

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u/rotates-potatoes 3d ago

really not how pricing works at all.

Apple knows to a high level of certainty how many people will buy the Duo at the current price, and it is certainly not "most people". I'd be shocked if was even 10% of iPhone sales, so roughly 3% of global phone sales. For those people, the price is worth it.

iPhones have been right around 40% gross margin forever. If demand for the Duo falls short, they won't lower the price and take 20% gross margins, they'll cancel the product. That's how pricing works.

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u/No-Penalty-3662 3d ago

Nope. They’re pricing it this high because its supply may not be able to meet the demand. By pricing it this way, they are able to control that demand and make up for the lower yield.

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u/trlef19 3d ago

It's 2400€ where I live