Apple Shooting for iPhone 5 Pre-Orders on September 30th with October 7th Launch?

[MacRumors]

Backing up a report from TiPb last week claiming that Apple is shooting for an October 7th launch of the iPhone 5, 9 to 5 Mac now reports that it is hearing similar information. According to source, Apple is reportedly planning to begin pre-orders for the iPhone 5 on September 29th or 30th, with the actual launch scheduled for either October 7th or 14th.

According to our sources, Apple has been weighing between launching the new iPhone on October 7th or October 14th, but with the product's latest stages of pre-mass-production currently moving along nicely, Apple is presently shooting towards a launch on the 7th. On top of this, unlike with the iPad 2, Apple plans to offer pre-orders for the new iPhone.

Apple currently plans to begin pre-orders for their next-generation smartphone in the final days of September. The company has still not finalized the pre-order start date, but is debating between Thursday, September 29th and Friday, September 30th. The 30th seems more likely at this point according to one of our sources.

The report comes with strong caveats that Apple's launch plans are a constantly shifting target and that things could change at any time, but expresses confidence that these are indeed the dates Apple is currently shooting for.

With pre-orders coming at the very end of September, that milestone would presumably be preceded by a media event to introduce the new iPhone and other hardware such as new iPods. While there has been a considerable amount of back-and-forth about whether Apple will bring out the new iPhone in September or October, some of the more mainstream reports have been adamant about an October launch. Complicating the issue is the fact that an introductory media event, possible pre-order start date, and product availability can all occur on separate dates over a period of several weeks, and few reports have specified exactly which, if not all, of those three events they are referring to with their timeframe claims.

Article Link: Apple Shooting for iPhone 5 Pre-Orders on September 30th with October 7th Launch?

 

[Stevie Jobs]

looking forward to it

 

[alex00100]

well... ok... not tired with 99999+ iRumors per day?

 

[Austinjwalker]

cannot wait to toss my crapberry. how do preorders work price wise as far as the 2-year contract price?

 

[greytmom]

Dang, thought I was first.

Hope no one thinks that photo is an actual photo rather than a mock-up...

 

[Maschil]

can't wait....right now im using the 3gs with a pay per month plan. waiting on iphone 5 and ipod classic update... if not ill just get the old one ....

 

[troop231]

September still seems more likely..

 

[Getwrecked9]

October! Excellent. Can't wait.

 

[greytmom]

cannot wait to toss my crapberry. how do preorders work price wise as far as the 2-year contract price?

If it's the same as in past years, the 16gb will be $199 and the 32gb $299, with 2 year contract.

 

[Austinjwalker]

If it's the same as in past years, the 16gb will be $199 and the 32gb $299, with 2 year contract.

right, but do they do preorders via verizon stores or just on apple's site? just curious. my phone is my only non-apple device, and keepign things synced is a pain.

 

[bushido]

i was one of the lucky ones who got their hands on the iPhone 4 after walking randomly into the store without a preorder on release date and grabbed one while others with preorders online waited weeks ^^

 

[Ryth]

Man I hope the T-Mobile version is true.

 

[keno190]

Now we just need the keynote to tell us the specifics!

 

[utwarreng]

Hope no one thinks that photo is an actual photo rather than a mock-up...

I'm sure plenty of people will insist that it's the real deal.

 

[emaja]

Well, looks like another night of staying up until 4 AM for when the AT&T site goes live for pre-orders.

Like others who did this, I got my pre-ordered iPhone 4 the day before it was officially released. I got to drive past AT&T stores with people lined up outside them and smiled.

 

[sblanford]

I'm sure plenty of people will insist that it's the real deal.

That has to be the real deal if Macrumors put it on their site.

 

[CrazyRussian540]

I don't know how real this photo is, but 9to5mac posted it with their post on this topic.

According to them, its iPhone 5 production, but other than that, there are no details. You can clearly see the smaller bezel and larger home button, but for all we know it could be the assembly line of one of the fakes, or a very elaborate photoshop.

 

[GorgonPhone]

if its im mass production why is there no damn real leak yet WTF???

 

[Roessnakhan]

if its im mass production why is there no damn real leak yet WTF???

Each individual iPhone is being transported like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiJhmdQKtbo

 

[greytmom]

right, but do they do preorders via verizon stores or just on apple's site? just curious. my phone is my only non-apple device, and keepign things synced is a pain.

I've always done my pre-orders through AT&T - not Apple. So, I imagine it will be available through Verizon as well.

 

[MacSince1990]

How about a late august launch?

 

[BanterClaus]

Mmmm. Duno whether I should pre-order online and risk waiting weeks for it to come (UK) or just walk into store and hope I'm lucky...

 

[jbrown]

Would that be UK release date too....or would there be a lag?

 

[nutjob]

I it's still think it's illegal to shoot for things in urban areas in California. Maybe they should just aim instead.

 

[MacDarcy]

Yeah.....but when are the ipod touch 5s coming out! THAT is more important! Lol. Ok....not really. But will they be announced at the same event....or earlier in the month of September?