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Rumor says foldable is iPhone Duo, gets Apple Pencil, & starts at $2,000

AppleInsider • Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Rumor says foldable is iPhone Duo, gets Apple Pencil, & starts at $2,000

Only hours before Apple's iPhone event, a final set of rumors paints a clear picture of what Apple's foldable will be and what it may be called — iPhone Duo. Apple's foldable could be called iPhone Duo Apple wanted a sub-$2,000 price point for its first foldable iPhone, but the AI-driven RAM shortages and other supply chain constraints pushed prices higher. While some costs can be eaten through Apple's usual means, some had to be passed to customers. According to a report from Bloomberg , Apple's foldable will be called iPhone Duo and start at $2,000 with 256GB of storage. Higher storage tiers will be much more costly to subsidize the entry price. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Only hours before Apple's iPhone event, a final set of rumors paints a clear picture of what Apple's foldable will be and what it may be called — iPhone Duo. Apple's foldable could be called iPhone Duo Apple wanted a sub-$2,000 price point for its first foldable iPhone, but the AI-driven RAM shortages and other supply chain constraints pushed prices higher. While some costs can be eaten through Apple's usual means, some had to be passed to customers. According to a report from Bloomberg , Apple's foldable will be called iPhone Duo and start at $2,000 with 256GB of storage. Higher storage tiers will be much more costly to subsidize the entry price. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Story details

Only hours before Apple's iPhone event, a final set of rumors paints a clear picture of what Apple's foldable will be and what it may be called — iPhone Duo.

Apple's foldable could be called iPhone Duo Apple wanted a sub-$2,000 price point for its first foldable iPhone, but the AI-driven RAM shortages and other supply chain constraints pushed prices higher.

While some costs can be eaten through Apple's usual means, some had to be passed to customers.

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