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.
Looks like the bigger screen size was a huge hit.
Doubt that Apple will return to the smaller 4 inch screens with the new design.
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.
The main problem seems to be with the 128GB models. I've been checking my local Apple Store since launch and the website just says "unavailable" all the time. According to the retail staff they get so few in that they're gone within a few minutes.
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.
guess i'll have to wait until next release to get a 128GB
You may be right about the higher density memory causing problems (and being a constraining factor).The 128GB models used higher density memory that was said to cause problems. That may be the reason.
Many people just don't understand what's the difference between 16/64/128GB and why would you pay money for something you don't understand?
The main problem seems to be with the 128GB models. I've been checking my local Apple Store since launch and the website just says "unavailable" all the time. According to the retail staff they get so few in that they're gone within a few minutes. I wonder how many people are simply settling for the 16GB version because that's the only one they can get.
Funny, I actually see more iPhone 6/6+ in real life then iPhone 5/5s now.
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.
I seems to be demand. Apple has production at the highest level possible.
There was (is) a pent up demand for a larger iPhone. I think the runaway popularity of the larger iPhones is a good reason of why Samsung has seen their sales of premium phones plummet. The S5 and Note 4 are not exactly setting the world on fire. Windows phones are practically dead (and Blackberry is essentially DOA).
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.
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.
Looks like the bigger screen size was a huge hit.
Doubt that Apple will return to the smaller 4 inch screens with the new design.
I'm still holding on to my 5s. I want a small phone with Apple Pay and a better camera/battery life.
And we are only a few months before the Great Apple Watch shortage. Well I don't know if that will happen. But I think there is a fairly good chance we are going to see long lines for launch day for the watch. Keep in mind that buying the watch will be more personal as you inspect the bands from an aesthetic sense. So buying will take much longer and many people will not want to order online sight unseen. It could get ugly if the lines stretch around the block, and each purchaser needs 10 minutes of fiddling around with bands and such before buying a watch (versus the process for buying a phone which folks usually know what they want as they walk into the store, certainly all the folks who wait on launch day, they know).
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.
Funny, I actually see more iPhone 6/6+ in real life then iPhone 5/5s now.
The main problem seems to be with the 128GB models. I've been checking my local Apple Store since launch and the website just says "unavailable" all the time. According to the retail staff they get so few in that they're gone within a few minutes. I wonder how many people are simply settling for the 16GB version because that's the only one they can get.
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.