How to get an iPhone Duo when it’s sold out
iPhone Duo sold out near you? Apple Store pickup stock comes back more often than you’d think: we’ve seen 63 restocks at 30 Apple Stores since October 30. Half of the restocks we saw sell out again were gone within 14 minutes, and 82% within 20 minutes. Here’s how to catch one.
Figures are from our own checks of Apple’s in-store pickup availability over the last 30 days. StoreRestock isn’t affiliated with Apple.
1 Check in-store pickup, not shipping
Apple’s online store shows pickup availability store by store: open the iPhone Duo on apple.com, pick your color and storage, then check availability with your ZIP or postcode. Shipping dates can be weeks out while a store nearby has one ready today. Our live iPhone Duo stock page shows every Apple Store at once.
2 Be flexible on color and storage
Every configuration comes back, but not equally often: 256GB Night Sky has restocked most (17 times in our data). If any iPhone Duo will do, take the first one that shows up.
3 Watch every store you can reach
Each Apple Store gets its own shipments, so watching three or four nearby stores instead of one makes catching a restock several times more likely. The stores where we’ve seen it most: Sydney (Sydney, Australia, 8), Chadstone (Chadstone, Australia, 7), Bondi (Bondi Junction, Australia, 5), Canberra (Canberra, Australia, 5), Castle Towers (Castle Hill, Australia, 4).
4 Know when restocks come
Apple doesn’t announce restocks, but they cluster: 49% of the iPhone Duo restocks we’ve seen came between 8 AM and 10 AM, store local time. See every iPhone Duo restock time.
5 Move the moment it shows up
Half of the restocks we saw sell out again were gone within 14 minutes, and 82% within 20 minutes. Reserve on Apple’s site as soon as you see your store show it: you pay on Apple and pick it up at the store, often the same day.
6 Let an alert do the watching
Checking our live stock pages is free. StoreRestock alerts watch up to 5 stores you pick for your exact iPhone Duo and send a push notification and an email the moment it’s available, from $5 a month. If no alert has reached you within 7 days of your first payment, we refund it in full.
Questions
How do I get an iPhone Duo when it’s sold out?
Watch Apple Store pickup near you instead of shipping, be flexible on color and storage, watch several stores, and reserve the moment a store shows it.
How fast does the iPhone Duo sell out?
Half of the restocks we saw sell out again were gone within 14 minutes, and 82% within 20 minutes.
When does Apple restock the iPhone Duo?
Apple doesn’t announce restocks. Of the 63 restocks we’ve seen since October 30, 49% came between 8 AM and 10 AM, store local time.
Is there a free way to know when the iPhone Duo is in stock?
Yes: Apple’s own site shows pickup availability for free, and so do our live stock pages for every Apple Store. Alerts that watch for you are paid, from $5 a month.