iPhone Duo launch dates by country

Apple released iPhone Duo on Friday, Oct 23, 2026, in more than 70 countries and regions, and added 28 more on Friday, Oct 30, according to Apple's iPhone Duo announcement. Pre-orders for the first wave opened on Friday, Oct 16, at 5 a.m. PT, as Apple's Oct 15 pre-order post announced the day before.

That was wider than Apple reportedly planned at first. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reportedly said Apple first planned to start with only the US and China, iClarified reported on Oct 18. iClarified's report included no comment from Apple.

What Apple announced

Apple's newsroom post names 18 first-wave markets: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Türkiye, the UAE, the UK, the US and Vietnam. Apple presents those as examples, so the rest of the first wave isn't named.

The same post gives Oct 30 for "28 other countries and regions" without naming any of them. MacRumors' launch-week guide also lists the 28 as unnamed. Apple's regional newsroom posts for Jordan, Bulgaria, Egypt and Bahrain repeat the same wording, and none of them says which wave its own country is in.

Apple doesn't appear to have published a complete country list in its newsroom. If one turns up, we'll link it here.

iPhone Duo launch dates by country

The table covers the main markets, built from Apple's newsroom posts first and local reporting where Apple's own post for a country doesn't give a date. Pre-order times are as each source gave them, local where the source used local time; India's IST time is our conversion, and France, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Türkiye are given in PT. Cells marked (local press) rest on local reporting, not an Apple page.

Ireland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Africa aren't among the 18 markets Apple named; their Oct 23 dates come from local reporting.

The staggered local times are the same global moment. Apple's UK post, for example, gives the 5 a.m. PT start as 1 p.m. BST; in India that's 5:30 p.m. IST by our conversion.

New Zealand is the odd one in the table. Apple's New Zealand post put pre-orders at 1 a.m. NZDT on Saturday, Oct 17, because of the time difference, but it doesn't give an availability date. Apple's September post for New Zealand lists the same 18 first-wave examples and doesn't name New Zealand in either group, so it doesn't settle which wave New Zealand was in.

Ireland's date comes from The Irish Times, which reported in September that it would reach Ireland on Oct 23. Apple Ireland's September post doesn't name Ireland in either group.

Second-wave markets in local reporting

Only two Oct 30 markets turned up in local reporting: Indonesia, confirmed released Oct 30, and the Philippines, scheduled for Oct 30 in a pre-launch report. Neither comes from an Apple page.

Philippines. Apple's Philippines newsroom post said in September that iPhone Duo would be "coming soon" there. Pinoy Metro Geek reported on Oct 15 that pre-orders would open Oct 16 at 8 p.m. PHT on apple.com/ph and in the Apple Store app, with local availability on Oct 30. Pre-orders in the Philippines were scheduled to open on the same day as the first wave, so an Oct 16 pre-order date doesn't by itself mean a country got its phones on Oct 23.

Indonesia. detikInet reported on Oct 21 that Apple's official distributors, including iBox and Erafone, would open pre-orders at 9 a.m. WIB on Oct 23, a week after the first wave. A second detikInet report, published after launch, reported the Oct 30 release. Before that, CNN Indonesia reported that the Ministry of Industry's portal listed iPhone Duo with 40% local content (TKDN) certification.

The other 26 second-wave markets aren't confirmed here, and Apple hasn't named them.

Launch day wasn't delivery day

A country being in the first wave didn't mean new orders arrived Oct 23. MacRumors reported on Oct 16 that Apple's US online store showed an estimated shipping date of January 25 for every configuration, the day pre-orders opened.

Germany looked the same. Apfelpatient reported that Apple's German store listed delivery for all configurations as Jan 25, 2027.

Those were the estimates on Oct 16; check Apple's store for current shipping times. More on current stock and sellers in where to buy iPhone Duo.

What's still unknown

As of Nov 9, 2026, Apple hasn't named the 28 second-wave countries or announced a third wave. Apple also hasn't explained why some markets came a week later.

If your country isn't in Apple's named list or the table above, the safest check is your local Apple Store page or Apple's authorized resellers there. Countries outside both waves have no date from Apple.

Buying in another country

Buying abroad to skip a wait comes with trade-offs. Apple's India post says iPhone Duo is eSIM-only, so your carrier at home has to support eSIM. See how to move your eSIM before you travel.

Price is the other catch. The iPhone Duo price by country guide compares Apple's own store prices in local currency, with tax notes.

For country-specific details on carriers, AppleCare+ and repairs, see the guides for the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany, India, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

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