iPhone Duo Sold out immediately upon launch, with the highest premium on Dewu transactions 7143 yuan
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The report said that iPhone Duo multiple platforms sold out after presales, and some versions showed a clear premium on Dewu.
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iPhone Duo Sold out immediately upon launch, with the highest premium on Dewu transactions 7143 yuan
PANews October 16 reported, citing China News Service Jingwei, that Apple's foldable phone iPhone Duo on 16 night 8 began presales through Apple's official website, Tmall, JD.com, and other channels, after which multiple platforms showed it as sold out. The device is offered in 256GB to 2TB versions, priced at 15999 yuan to 26499 yuan. Half an hour before presales began, the number of reservations on JD.com reached 3095000. Dewu data showed that the 1TB black version had an average transaction price of 28642 yuan, which was 7143 yuan above the launch price; the 256GB black version rose by approximately 38.0%. Xianyu proxy-purchase services were listed at 398 yuan to 1988 yuan. The iPhone Duo only supports eSIM, and activation requires identity verification at a carrier's service outlet.
PANews cited China News Service Jingwei as reporting that Apple's foldable phone iPhone Duo on 16 night 8 began presales.
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The article said that presale channels included Apple's official website, Tmall, and JD.com, after which multiple platforms showed it as sold out.
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The device is offered in 256GB to 2TB versions, priced at 15999 yuan to 26499 yuan.
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The article said that half an hour before presales began, the number of reservations on JD.com reached 3095000。
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Dewu data showed that the 1TB black version had an average transaction price of 28642 yuan, which was 7143 yuan above the launch price.
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Dewu data showed that the 256GB black version rose by approximately 38.0%。
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Xianyu proxy-purchase services were listed at 398 yuan to 1988 yuan.
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The article said that the iPhone Duo only supports eSIM, and activation requires identity verification at a carrier's service outlet.
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This report describes the supply and demand conditions surrounding the launch of a foldable phone: official sales channels quickly showed the product as sold out, while transaction prices for some models on resale platforms exceeded the launch price. A premium is the portion by which the transaction price exceeds the original launch price; it does not mean that all versions rose by the same amount.
Why it matters to readers
Sold-out status, reservation numbers, and resale premiums can be used to observe the initial popularity and short-term supply and demand of a new product, but these phenomena may also be affected by the quantity of first-batch supply and resale activity. Support limited to eSIM and in-person identity verification also affects the post-purchase activation process.
Beginners should distinguish between the official price, the platform's average transaction price, and the proxy-purchase service fee, and should not treat the price of a single model or short-term transactions as a stable market price for the entire series.
Risks and unknowns
The original text was a report by PANews citing a paraphrase from China News Service, and did not provide original data pages from Apple, JD.com, or Dewu.
The initial supply quantity cannot be confirmed from the original text; therefore, the true scale of demand cannot be determined solely from the sellout.
3095000 is the number of reservations; it is unknown whether all of them converted into orders.
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The article does not specify the sample size or statistical period for Dewu's transaction data.
It is unknown whether subsequent restocking, the actual shipping time, and transaction prices will occur or decline.
The original text only states “16 day” and does not specify the year or month.
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