Lines wrap around Apple flagship store on Fifth Avenue for new iPhone Duo release
Apple has launched the iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone, leading to long queues at flagship stores in New York City. The device features a 7.6-inch display, support for the Apple Pencil, and a high price point ranging from $1,900 to $3,000.
Why it matters
The release marks a significant shift in Apple's hardware strategy as it enters the competitive foldable smartphone market.
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- The frenzy for Apple's new foldable iPhone debut has caused long lines at Apple stores in New York City.
On Friday morning, lines wrapped around the front of the flagship store on Fifth Avenue as excited fans waited to get their hands on the company's first foldable device, the iPhone Duo.
And there were reports that people started lining up at 4 p.m. Thursday around the corner of the Apple store in SoHo.
Apple describes the phone as having a breakthrough foldable design.
It has the largest display ever on iPhone and it will also be the thinnest iPhone ever.
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