Ordered mine (Plus 128gb) through my local AT&T store on the 22nd of October. Ship date has slipped once and is now 12/15-19/2014. Fingers crossed.
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Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Inventory Improving, but Still Tighter Than Last Year's iPhone 5s
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I know.
It's funny isn't it.
All these years of people saying we don't want BIG phones, and even Apple advertising the benefits of their 4" phones.
These have proven to be the most wanted models ever it seems.
I do wish people would be honest more in the future, and not defend things just for the sake of it, when stuff like this proves just how wrong such defence is.
Agreed, but after using an iPhone 4 the other day (after owning a 6+ for a few months), I do like how handheld it is. If they updated the design to match the 6/6+, a 4" (like a iPhone 6 mini) would be great for a lot of people, especially some females I know.
Don't rely on Munsters tracking skills or obsrvations as they suck at best. Specific Models are sporadic, here today gone tomorrow . This apples to carrier stores as well as Apple stores
Many people receiving delay notices and the time to the holidays is short
Many people receiving delay notices and the time to the holidays is short
I ordered new service with AT&T today. The ship dates they gave me for the following are: iPhone 6 Plus 64 GB is 7-14 business days, iPhone 6 64 GB is 3-5 business days, iPhone 5s 32 GB is 3-5 business days. The supply isn't that loose for at least AT&T.
I ordered my 6 Plus 128GB from AT&T on Sept 29 and it's still in a "processing" status. Shipping supposedly between 12/12 and 12/19. It's the second time they changed the date and I am not holding my breath. Kinda thinking I should just hang on to my 64GB iPhone 5S and just see what happens with the iPhone 7, since it will probably be out when mine freaking ships....
Who knows - maybe someone else that was willing to wait forever will get lucky and get mine - if they haven't already
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I ordered mine in September and have the same ship date. You may still get yours first knowing the way the AT&T universe works
I wonder how much of the shortage is caused by production yields vs demand... I guess we will have to wait till the next earnings call to find out.
It really amazes me that the forecast for the next iPhone is always the sum of all iPhone's sold to date, it's like Moore's law but with money....
It really amazes me that the forecast for the next iPhone is always the sum of all iPhone's sold to date, it's like Moore's law but with money....
Yeah tell me about it. When I search the apple store for the 128GB 6 plus, nothing available in any color. However the 64GB, and 16GB all light up green.
Something weird about it. Wondering if its because of the NAND chip.
You may be right about the higher density memory causing problems (and being a constraining factor).
However, those who previously had 64GB phones and never felt constrained may be pocketing the extra $100 rather than spending it on memory they don't expect to need. And those who previously had 32GB phones might be opting for the 64GB model because it is priced at the same level as they paid for their previous 32GB iPhone. In these cases, they're choosing 64GB because they DO understand the difference, and they are not automatically going for the "bigger gee-bees".
I'm a day-one owner of a 128GB iPhone 6+, BTW.
Which is bizarre because that should be the highest profit margin model, so Apple should be pushing to satisfy that demand first. I suppose its possible that supply of the 64Gb chips (that's what it uses, right? 2 of those?) is limiting it, in fact that may be the only reasonable explanation. I would expect that the 64Gb model is the best selling, and that the 128 is the highest profit though maybe not by much, over the 64. 16 should be lowest profit, so Apple should be keeping them in short supply to encourage upgrading to the smarter 64 GB option anyway.
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I am continually shocked at how many 4S's I still see around.
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I fully expect Apple to upgrade the general form factor of the 5 with the guts of the 6, preferably in the spring timeframe when they typically have no new products to sell for a couple months.
I'll probably be wrong, but I can't see the business case for abandoning the form factor they've been saying is perfect, and have successfully convinced many of their buyers is perfect, for a long time.
Purchased a 64gb 6+ 12/5
I have been stalking the apple store every day to see if they would get any 128gb in stock. So far no luck, guess I am going to stick with this and get a 128gb model of the next iphone I get.
I have been stalking the apple store every day to see if they would get any 128gb in stock. So far no luck, guess I am going to stick with this and get a 128gb model of the next iphone I get.
Let me guess: You're a good US citizen, right? And your world ends at the limits of your county, correct?
Just as a piece of information: BMW, for example, will equip just shy of 60000 employees with Lumia phones. And I"m personally very curious about Kantar's new numbers because I believe that OUS Apple is really about to screw it up with their iPhone pricing...
I think it's more morphing tastes, needs and desires. Two years ago I didn't want a phone the size of the 6, but I was ready for the 5. So I probably commented here expressing this fact. But now I'm quite happy with my 6. Who knows, in two years I might be ready for a phone the size of the 6+ - I've already found myself considering it (as long as they get rid of or shrink the enormous freaking bezels).
I don't think it's a case of people being 'dishonest', at least not entirely. Just that people don't always know what they want until it's available.
Oh, I've got no problem if people say things like.
"well I like my 4" phone, I'd not really considered a larger one, perhaps when I see it, I may consider one"
It's when people spout junk about:
"Apple won't make stupid Phablets like Samdung, no one wants those stupid things, Apple has shown how unusable they are. I don't think Apple should ever make one, and I know they won't"
Then Apple do, and these people are the 1st to rush out, buy one and deem it the best Apple product ever.
I think those are the people who get on others nerves. And unfortunately some Apple fans seem to be the worst when it comes to acting this way
I'm still holding on to my 5s. I want a small phone with Apple Pay and a better camera/battery life.
Here's hoping Apple is smart enough not to abandon the market for such a phone!
You're assuming that the people buying the Apple Watch will be traditional watch people. I'm feeling most of them will actually be iPod/iPhone/iPad people who can just buy online without trying one in person.
But there will be a line on launch day, right? And whatever that line is, I think the customers will be processed much much slower than with an iPhone. Think about the typical iPhone purchase. For must of us, even the die hards first adopters that bother to wait online, the phone model we buy is a pretty easy call. For me it is simple, I want a black face on the phone for better contrast with the screen (so white and gold are out) and I need more than 16gb. My decision is simple and if I'm online, I'm in and out very quickly.
No one is able to make that quick a call on the Apple Watch on launch day. The Edition version is going to be very expensive, so you will know ahead of time if you are buying that or not. But the normal versus cheaper Sport version might be a tough call. And the early adopter before dropping $500 or so, is going to want to play with the bands. And compare the looks of the steel versus aluminum watch. You will need to see those in person, I think, to make up your mind.
But maybe folks need to get set up for an iPhone with their server. So maybe that takes a lot of time in which case selling the watch might be easier.
I don't know what traditional watch people means. Don't most men wear watches? (Please don't thin that your cohort of 20-something guys constitutes most men. The baby boomers outnumber you and they are in their 60s and 70s.) But yes it will be Apple users who line up, not watch wears. But that doesn't mean they won't care about their watch band. The bands all look very different. I think it will be hard to make up ones mind. And I suspect the bands will be priced between $75 and $200 (and much more for any band that has gold or which goes well with the Edition version). So it won't be an entirely trivial decision.
No kidding. It seems like everyone and their granny's mama who has an iPhone older than the 5S got an iPhone 6/6+
Who in the frick would go in wanting a 128GB model and yet walk out with a 16? I want some sort of documented proof of this person.
Not trying to flame you or anything. Just doesn't sound like the type of person that exists. More likely someone would be seduced by the Android dark side when they get the SD card sales pitch.
I agree. I used to think that it would just be bulky and make one handed use a pain. But over time and after my boyfriend got a Samsung Galaxy S5 I realized the bigger screens are beautiful, and as for one handed use the 4.7in is working out great.
To comment on the shortage, I went to an AT&T store yesterday to find that they only had space grey didn't bother to ask about size as I wanted gold. Walked a couple stores over to the Apple Store and picked up my 16GB gold iPhone no problem.
so, I guess Apple still having issues here...
You'd think Apple would know this by now, regardless of high demand and what Apple went though to cease everything.
Obviously, there wasn't enough done....
If Apple only say doubled the production of iPhone 6's then they got what they expected..... a shortage....
I would have make quad, easily...
No, its not too much,, you better believe, they would sell. And there would be NO shortage to even bring up,, because they won't be..
Having 'too much' may be one thing if some idiot decides it won't sell well as the last one,, but its Apple for gods sake.. what do u expect... ? Of course more people will buy,,, maybe some less, but nothing by a huge factor....
You'd think Apple would know this by now, regardless of high demand and what Apple went though to cease everything.
Obviously, there wasn't enough done....
If Apple only say doubled the production of iPhone 6's then they got what they expected..... a shortage....
I would have make quad, easily...
No, its not too much,, you better believe, they would sell. And there would be NO shortage to even bring up,, because they won't be..
Having 'too much' may be one thing if some idiot decides it won't sell well as the last one,, but its Apple for gods sake.. what do u expect... ? Of course more people will buy,,, maybe some less, but nothing by a huge factor....