TREE NEWS reports: Apple has asked suppliers to accelerate production and raise orders by 30% for its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, after the device sold out almost immediately following its October 23 launch. The company lifted its 2026 shipment estimate from about 6 million units to 8-10 million, with the next batch not expected to ship until January 22, 2027, and 2027 shipments projected at 33 million units.
Apple asks suppliers to boost iPhone Duo output 30% as demand surges
AI take
The scale of the revision is the story: a first-generation foldable moving from a niche run to a mass-market forecast signals that foldable demand may finally be crossing into the mainstream, which matters for display and hinge component suppliers as much as for Apple. The long gap until the next batch ships, however, suggests supply constraints rather than pure demand are shaping the numbers. Whether the 2027 projection holds once early-adopter demand is satisfied is the open question.
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