Apple showed iPhone Duo on September 9. Pre-orders still wait until October 16. A ZDNet Korea supply report says the hinge is the part that is not clearing stable volume.
Golden samples to Foxconn
Amphenol in the U.S. was meant to lead hinge supply. Yields missed Apple’s bar. Taiwan’s Shin Zu Shing (New Sun Technology) was raised to first supplier. That line is also short on good parts.
Only units that pass Apple’s screen go to Foxconn plants. Those parts are called golden samples. Stable mass runs at the same bar are not there yet.
More than 100 parts in the hinge
The Duo hinge uses 3D-printed pieces. It has more than 100 components. Making the phone thinner raises the precision demand. That is why the yield problem is hard to clear quickly.
Back panel is tight too
The flexible substrate under the OLED is another bottleneck. China’s Lingyi iTech is one maker of that part. Sources say it has not locked stable mass production either. Other Duo parts look less critical. The hinge is still named as the worst of the set.
5 to 6 million units for 2026
Apple has told partners it wants parts for about 5 to 6 million finished Duo phones by the end of 2026. Component orders can run higher than finished phones, because of scrap, assembly loss, and repair stock.
Sales start October 23. The 256GB model starts at $1,999. The 2TB model is listed at $3,199.
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Source: ZDNet Korea / MobiDevices / Chaincatcher
