India, Oct. 23 -- Apple's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, reportedly sold out within five minutes of becoming available on quick-commerce platform Blinkit, triggering reactions on social media over the device's premium price and demand in India.

Blinkit founder Albinder Dhindsa announced the development in a post on X, saying the smartphone went on sale at 8.15 am on Friday for customers in Delhi-NCR.

According to Dhindsa, all available units were sold within five minutes.

However, Dhindsa did not disclose how many units Blinkit had offered for sale, prompting users to question the scale of the reported sell-out.

The rapid sell-out attracted considerable attention on social media, with users questioning whether the reported...