Sep 8, 2026AW-0155Wrong
Did the iPhone Duo get eSIM?
Instant Digital: iPhone Fold delayed in China
Instant Digital says the foldable iPhone reaches China later than the rest of the world, because it is eSIM only.
Leaker Instant Digital said Apple's foldable iPhone would launch later in China than elsewhere, because the phone is eSIM only and China still requires a physical SIM option.
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- What was reportedInstant Digital says the foldable iPhone reaches China later than the rest of the world, because it is eSIM only.
- Who said it, and whenInstant Digital reported it on Sep 8, 2026 in 9to5Mac.
- What happened, and whenApple iPhone Duo was announced on Sep 9, 2026, 1 day after this report.
- The verdict, and whyWrongIt did not turn out this way.Why: Apple's announcement names a country schedule that includes China: pre-orders open October 16 and availability starts October 23, the same dates as everywhere else, so the foldable iPhone does not reach China later. What the company published
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- Wrong
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- Moving target
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- Never settled
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- Moving target
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- Reported by
- Instant Digital
- We read it in
- 9to5Mac
- Product
- Apple iPhone Duo · reported as “Apple iPhone Fold”