First iPhone X Orders Begin Shipping Out to Customers

[frumpy16]

So will Apple sell this iPhone X for $949 next year as it's "budget version"?

The price gap between high-end and low-end phones is higher than ever, and yet the feature gap between them is as small as it ever has been.

Like, there are usable phones you can get for $100 now, especially if you buy used. Companies must do something more than this to justify the 11 times higher price.
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I agree with you, but I don't agree with the part about it being bad for Apple. Even if the market rejects the offer to pay $1000 for a phone (a completely ridiculous offer to have in the first place), customers will flock instead to the 'cheap' iPhone 8, allowing Apple to quietly slip the price of their base model up to $700, ($800 if you buy the plus version) and look like they're offering a good deal. And this will shortly become the new norm for iPhone pricing.

The fact that the iPhone 8 isn't selling well indicates that this is not the case, and far more customers are willing to accept $1000 as the new norm for iPhone pricing. I hope I'm wrong though, and Apple's pricing strategy does backfire. It would be better for the customer if they didn't get away with this.

I agree with your first post about the limited difference between low and high end phones. The second half not so much. Maybe your views come from being in the UK (I've seen a few in this thread recently) but higher prices are not universally bad for consumers. Companies invest a portion of their profits into R&D and so profits today translate into innovation for tomorrow. This pushes the boundaries of technology, pressures competitors to also innovate, and chokes out the weaker players which creates space for new disruptive entrants. Consumers win.

 

[godofredog]

Mine is ready. For December 11-18.

Hmmm maybe ours are in the same plane lol

 

[Gaprofitt]

I’m getting major anxiety because mine isn’t one of those November 3rd orders that has a status on the UPS site.

Its a phone. Calm down.

 

[dreamwife]

My AT&T Silver 256 is showing up on UPS! Ready to leave China. so excited and I love watching shipping progress. I need a life....lol

Me toooooo! ATT Silver 256 ZhengZhou!!! But for reals, this week is my fave time of year!
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Yep mine is on the way too!!!
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This is mine too!!! Maybe their together?

 

[I’mpaced]

Did anyone notice this btw? That engineer? .....he gaaawwwn. Fired. Chopped. Stupid, stupid girl.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/28/16565110/apple-engineer-iphone-x-youtube-video

Not only did we notice it but there is a thread on this already 9 pages deep

 

[Kadenf22]

My Orders showing this pfft so much for 11/03. I am located in Australia I sure hope that changes.
Delivers 30/11/2017 - 06/12/2017 by Standard Shipping

i am in australia and i ordered 6 and getting them on launch day delivery

 

[dreamwife]

I can't wait for mine to make a pitstop in Anchorage to be flown down to Louisville, KY, just to make its way back to Anchorage for my Alaskan delivery!

That’s what happens to us too... just to come right back across to Cali... so crazy!
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Not only did we notice it but there is a thread on this already 9 pages deep

We live in Cupertino - and that engineer is a friend, of my sons classmates dad that works at  so dumb!!! Lol

 

[starbot]

Right-- everyone who chose to preorder is mindless because they didn't make the same decision you did?

Do you have an iPhone? You could've had an Android for $400 less. Or are you that mindless?

Apple would choke a huge portion of its customer base if they made it so you couldn't buy a new iPhone less than £1k. I think we're all about to find the upper limit of what people are willing to pay for a smartphone. It will hurt Apple if they keep being unreasonable with pricing.
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People mindlessly buying an overpriced phone. That's my motive.

 

[arggg14]

Has anyone from a Best Buy order shipped?

 

[threesixty360]

We call them phones but they’re really ultra portable computers! In 2017 people are willing to spend money on devices that they do way more than just make phone calls. The “phone” thing kind makes everyone look crazy for spending money on something that a £50 android phone can do.

This is state of the art computing technology. There are hardly any machines on earth that are capable of doing all of what the iPhone/pixel/galaxy can do in one package. Whether it’s worth it to an I individual depends on what you use it for. For me, I’ll probably skip this one. But I can see why it costs so much.

 

[syed93]

My point is that pre order was only for those who participate in the iPhone Upgrade Program.

Those who have other carriers than 4 listed were not able to order. Why can't I preorder having Cricket? But I could preorder iphone 8 without the iPhone Upgrade Program.

You could have ordered the T-Mobile version. It’s unlocked for GSM carriers and doesn’t require an account when ordering.

 

[Blakjack]

Still can’t believe I was able to order one the next morning at 9:00am for delivery on the 3rd. Got my my shipment notification yesterday evening.

 

[TallManNY]

be nice if they shipped my 4K appletv ... ordered almost a month ago.

Yeah. Not sure why that device is proving so hard to make. It is a minor spec upgrade.

 

[carpleror]

Can’t wait to get the iPhone 9 next year with the same features for $300 less, lol

I can’t wait for Apple to offer only bezeless iPhones next year so your smug ass is still forced to buy a $1000 phone...

 

[dcjsail]

Looks like a Tuesday delivery for Texas!

 

[Tekzilla]

Finally had my UPS tracking added, still on track for Nov 3 for both my phone and case, woohoo!

 

[jhwalker]

Still can’t believe I was able to order one the next morning at 9:00am for delivery on the 3rd. Got my my shipment notification yesterday evening.

Same here - I guess all the stories about limited supply were bogus, or no one's actually buying them :/

 

[ButterF1ngers]

Drawing from previous years with short supply at launch, how long do you guys think it will be before order estimates start to improve?

 

[Subimods_bryant]

Still no shipping info for both my orders

 

[Wackery]

I’m so lonely the iphone is the only thing that makes me happy

 

[dreamwife]

I was ready at 2.55 am to preorder my iPhone X from the Apple US store. Unfortunately I learnt it was only for the chosen ones. - ATT, VERIZON, Sprint, T-Mobile. How about prepaid companies like Cricket for example? Why can't I preorder paying the full price? And.... They ship them UNLOCKED with SIM card inserted.
Funny funny funny....
My friends in Europe ordered without any problems.
Welcome to America. All is a business.
iPhone 8 (US Apple web) can be ordered without contract (full price) with no problem.

You can pre-order and pay full price thru Apple... there was an unlocked option.

 

[Biggfela]

Same

I ordered at 4:30A on the east coast and still got the 3rd on AT&T site.

 

[Subimods_bryant]

I ordered at 4:30A on the east coast and still got the 3rd on AT&T site.

I actually did the same thing silver 256gb att website 440am est. got a nov 3rd date.

 

[Merlin9]

Next year the will be the Iphone 9, 10S and 10S Plus. That's why Apple is so eager to call the Iphone X the Iphone 10. I am sticking with my 7 plus and wait for the 10S Plus. The size is okay for me and a 6,4 inch screen would be awesome and would make a couch surfing iPad obsolete...

 

[nexesnex]

I ordered through Sprint website (long story, but after 2.5 hours of hassle, I finally got my order in at 5:30am EST.) Happily, I just received a tracking number for the phone. I ordered a space gray, 256gb.
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Next year the will be the Iphone 9, 10S and 10S Plus. That's why Apple is so eager to call the Iphone X the Iphone 10. I am sticking with my 7 plus and wait for the 10S Plus. The size is okay for me and a 6,4 inch screen would be awesome and would make a couch surfing iPad obsolete...

No, No. There will never be a nine... because 7,8,9.... (seven ate nine).... get it