Reported iPhone Duo to start at $2,000 with Apple Pencil support
Six Colors relays Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman’s report that the iPhone Duo could start at $2,000, include 256GB of storage in its entry model, and support Apple Pencil. Availability could begin as early as October.
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Signal Summary
The report says the iPhone Duo would use a magnetic hinge system and could come in white or dark blue. Higher-capacity versions could reach roughly $3,000, while the source does not give a specific launch date or explain how much later it would ship than the new iPhone Pro models.
Why It Matters
If accurate, the reported $2,000 starting price and roughly $3,000 upper end would place the iPhone Duo well above standard iPhone pricing. Apple Pencil support and a magnetic hinge also point to a different use case from a conventional iPhone, but the launch timing remains limited to a possible October window.
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Primary Evidence
1Bloomberg: iPhone Duo to start at $2000, offer Apple Pencil support ↦
Jason Snell
“We’ll all know soon enough, but kudos to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman for breaking some new details 12 hours before Apple’s event begins: Its device, called the iPhone Duo, will start at $2,000... The entry-level version will include 256 gigabytes of storage, with Apple offering higher-capacity versions that will take the price all the way up to roughly…”
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