Sales of Apple's first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, began Friday, Reuters reported from Sydney, where a line formed before an Apple store opened at 8 a.m. local time¹.

The report said preorder delivery estimates slipped to late January within minutes of orders opening the prior Friday, and that Apple described customer response as extraordinary¹.

Reuters said new chief executive John Ternus unveiled the device shortly after taking the job in September, and that Samsung and Huawei already sell premium foldables¹.

Walk-in stock will be limited in the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico and much of Britain and Europe, Apple told Reuters, while China, France, Hong Kong, India and Japan would sell only to online orders¹.

The same report said some reviewers praised the hinge and design but found the folded phone less convenient for everyday tasks than a standard iPhone, and that commentator John Gruber called it a polished prototype rather than a finished product he would carry¹.

WSVN, a Miami station, said the Apple store on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach opened Friday to a long line for the Duo, with some customers waiting since Wednesday².

The station said the store began letting small groups in around 7:30 a.m., that Apple had limited walk-in stock so not everyone in line would get a phone, and that the Duo costs just over $2,000².

ABC7 New York said Friday morning lines wrapped around Apple's Fifth Avenue flagship in Midtown as customers waited for the Duo³.

The station said Apple listed a 7.6-inch inner display, Apple Pencil support and split-screen apps, and that prices run from $1,900 to $3,000 depending on storage³.

ABC7 New York said Friday-morning lines wrapped the Apple flagship on Fifth Avenue in Midtown as the Duo went on sale, and that the debut produced long lines at Apple stores in New York City³.

The station said Apple describes a foldable design with the largest and thinnest iPhone display, a 7.6-inch screen it said is 80% larger than the newest iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Pencil support previously limited to iPad, and prices from $1,900 to $3,000 depending on storage³.

6abc, Philadelphia's WPVI, said the Duo debut produced long lines at Apple stores across the Delaware Valley, including overnight waits in Ardmore and Center City⁵.

The station said Center City customers began lining up at 11 p.m. Thursday, that online preorders sold out almost instantly, that in-store supplies were limited, that local stores planned to open at 8 a.m., and that listed prices ran from $1,900 to $3,000 depending on storage⁵.

ABC7 Los Angeles said fans camped outside several Los Angeles-area Apple stores Friday, with AIR7 video of a line around the block at the Pasadena store before opening⁶.

The station said some Pasadena customers camped overnight, that launch-day supplies were limited, that the starting price was just under $2,000, and that the folded phone is pocket-sized while the open device is described as a mini-tablet⁶.

The New York Times published a personal-tech review of the iPhone Duo on Friday as the device arrived in stores; the review page could not be fully read here, so its verdicts are not restated⁷.

FOX 8 Cleveland said Friday, Oct. 23, is the first day customers can get Apple's first foldable iPhone, the Duo, in stores; the station's full report was not readable here⁸.

ABC7 Chicago said long lines for the iPhone Duo release Friday could be seen in Chicago; its clip did not name a store or wait time.