PUBLISHED ONOctober 23, 2026 4:06 AMBYLim KeweiThe day before Apple released its new foldable iPhone Duo, Adnan Mehta had already staked out his spot as the first walk-in customer at Singapore's Orchard Road flagship store.
The 36-year-old, who is from Mumbai, began queueing outside the store at 5.30am on Thursday (Oct 22) to secure the tag distributed to walk-in buyers, he told AsiaOne.
On launch day, Friday morning, the iPhone 16 user returned to Orchard Road and subsequently purchased two units in Star White — one for himself and one for his wife.
"At the time the iPhone 17 was launched, there was news about the fold feature coming up. So I was looking forward to getting [my hands on the fold phone]," he said, adding that he is excited about the screen functions.
Hundreds of people queued overnight at Apple Orchard Road before its doors officially opened at 8am on Friday when the iPhone Duo officially went on sale.
Prices for the new gadget, available in the colourways Night Sky and Star White, start at $3,099 for 256GB and go up to $4,899 for 2TB.
Vietnamese Apple fan Vu, 30, told AsiaOne he purchased three phones for his family.
"I got it for me, my wife and my mom. It was a secret, because [my wife's birthday] just happened on Oct 20," he revealed.
Vu had also flown to Singapore in September for the launch of the iPhone 18 series and said he will use both devices.
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Resale listings for the iPhone Duo have also been put up on Carousell, with the asking price soaring above $5,000 for the 2TB model.
The Duo is passport-sized and is Apple's thinnest phone when fully opened, the tech giant said.
Apple had also earlier announced having limited iPhone Duo units available for walk-in customers.
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