iPhone 15 Pro Max Best Store In Seattle Area For Friday Launch

[seaguy]

Checking to see if anybody here has attended a launch here in the Seattle area.
I was going to check out the University Village area and post up there an hour before open, but I realized there may also be a bunch of college kids and a bigger line.

Any other ideas?

 

[jm31828]

Checking to see if anybody here has attended a launch here in the Seattle area.
I was going to check out the University Village area and post up there an hour before open, but I realized there may also be a bunch of college kids and a bigger line.

Any other ideas?

I live in the Seattle area.... not planning to go that morning, but I would suspect that another great option might be Bellevue Square.
I live nearest to the Lynnwood store, but it seems often Lynnwood is out of stock on popular models while Bellevue has them- which leads me to believe- since Bellevue is seemingly a larger store- they would have more stock.

 

[seaguy]

Ah, that would make sense and was my second thought. Perhaps I'll do bellevue and grab a nice coffee while I wait. I want white too - so I'm not too concerned lol.

 

[Rnd-chars]

Ah, that would make sense and was my second thought. Perhaps I'll do bellevue and grab a nice coffee while I wait. I want white too - so I'm not too concerned lol.

White and Natural are the two colors most in demand this year. 😅

You could probably also call around to see how much stock they expect to have for walk ins.

 

[killawat]

disagree with Bellevue. The clear reason is that it's inside a mall. Apple Store in U village is standalone and the line waiting logistics are far simpler.

 

[Mikeske]

Who is your cell company. I found that the cell company stores also have a pretty good supply of iPhones available on launch day. I live closer to Bellingham and go to the cell company stores in Everett or Lynnwood and they have been pretty good on having stock. The one thing I do know if you are going for the Pro or the Pro Max that the titanium color will likely be on back order.

 

[seaguy]

Update: I overslept, lmao.

 

[jm31828]

Who is your cell company. I found that the cell company stores also have a pretty good supply of iPhones available on launch day. I live closer to Bellingham and go to the cell company stores in Everett or Lynnwood and they have been pretty good on having stock. The one thing I do know if you are going for the Pro or the Pro Max that the titanium color will likely be on back order.

Yeah, great point. I am with Xfinity Mobile, and they have in stock 15's and 15 pro's.... problem with them is that they don't have the liberal return policy that Apple does, so if we decide we don't like it, or for those that are sensitive to the PWM flicker- if it's problematic and we want to return, it is difficult through the carrier. (you pay a restocking fee, and with some they don't even take returns- but will only exchange if there is a problem with the phone).

 

[seaguy]

Yeah, great point. I am with Xfinity Mobile, and they have in stock 15's and 15 pro's.... problem with them is that they don't have the liberal return policy that Apple does, so if we decide we don't like it, or for those that are sensitive to the PWM flicker- if it's problematic and we want to return, it is difficult through the carrier. (you pay a restocking fee, and with some they don't even take returns- but will only exchange if there is a problem with the phone).

Yeah. I also have only bought through apple the past few years because of the IUP and return policy. That and seeing all of the colors in person.

 

[Mikeske]

I went today and half heartedly wanted a Pro Max but after looking at the display one I went with the Pro and 512 GB. I just did not care about the camera and I was bumping up agains the storage on the 128 GB iPhone 14 Pro so larger storage and in a black iPhone 15 Pro and it is sitting on my MagSafe charger.

I can really tell the difference in weight between the 2 phones and once everything is indexed it seems to get out of its own way and so the task I want it to do. I think I did notice the clarity of calls was improved or it is my imagination and the the other improvements are noticeable.

 

[seaguy]

I went today and half heartedly wanted a Pro Max but after looking at the display one I went with the Pro and 512 GB. I just did not care about the camera and I was bumping up agains the storage on the 128 GB iPhone 14 Pro so larger storage and in a black iPhone 15 Pro and it is sitting on my MagSafe charger.

I can really tell the difference in weight between the 2 phones and once everything is indexed it seems to get out of its own way and so the task I want it to do. I think I did notice the clarity of calls was improved or it is my imagination and the the other improvements are noticeable.

How is the battery life?

 

[Mikeske]

It will be a couple days on the battery before I know anything on battery life. The thing is it is new had a software update, then loaded 120GB of my data, apps and pictures. I imagine it will take some time to know for sure

How is the battery life?