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OP, can you post another pic of the side of the phone? I'm curious to see what bands look like.

The stainless bands look black to me. That would be a big surprise.
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1 full day ahead of launch day? This is unheard of. Congratulations! Please take photos! Haven't seen as many of them.
Not unheard of. Their is always one or two who slip through.
 
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The phone looks fat to me. Not good.
[doublepost=1506028604][/doublepost]See if the speaker phone sucks like it does on the 7 Plus.
You mean thick? Well it's like 0,2mm thicker than the 7 so i dunno if it's thick. And did the speaker really suck on the 7?? Anyway it suppose to be better on the 8. But I guess it will still suck for you.
 
Sorry I uploaded it but it didn’t save

Nice... and it's great that they finally removed all of that governmental regulatory crap off the back of the phone... it's been in the Settings app for a couple of years... glad it's not cluttering up the device.


Btw, nice shot of the toilet... :D

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How? I checked the time for AUS...earliest place people will get these, it's 4:12am Friday 9/22

Whatever, it's beautiful. I'm psyched for mine.
UPS arrives usually 24, 25 hours from now.

Actually New Zealand is 2 hours ahead of Australia...
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1 full day ahead of launch day? This is unheard of. Congratulations! Please take photos! Haven't seen as many of them.

It IS launch day in New Zealand and Australia.
 
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May I ask … why does a person need / get congratulations for buying something & then receiving said purchase ?

I guess you could ask that question on many occasions we congratulate someone.

Why does a person need / get congratulations for buying a lottery ticket and receiving a winning piece of paper?

Why does a person need / get congratulations on a wedding for buying a $25,000 party for a piece of paper and a ring?

Why does a person need / get congratulations when their team wins a Super Bowl / World Series/ etc. when they weren’t on the field playing?

The guy is one of the very first to get his iPhone, this almost never happens, and it’s giving him a good feeling. Why does a person need / get the need or desire throw a rain cloud on someone’s parade when they are feeling good?

Perhaps you say congratulations when your happy for someone?

By the way....congrats OP
 
I ordered the 8+ this morning. I thought it turned out to be a no-brainer. It was exactly the same monthly price as I was paying on the 7+. Why not? I'll take a look at next years 10s, if that's what it is. Meanwhile, that space grey looks fantastic!
 
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The stainless bands look black to me. That would be a big surprise.
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Not unheard of. Their is always one or two who slip through.
its black. 8 has an aluminium frame anodised as the years before. just the X has stainless steel.
 
Nice! I also am waiting for a space grey 8 Plus. The first thing I'd like to know is how "grippy" it is. My 7+ is like a wet bar of soap. I have to keep it in a rubber case to keep from dropping it or losing my grip on it all the time.
 
True but not on the X, which is what I am getting. No reason to get an 8 if you own a 7.
There's actually quite a few reasons. True tone display, better speakers, much improved camera, faster CPU/GPU, bluetooth 5, wireless charging, etc. And the fact that i'm making payments on the phone and may as well have a new phone if i'm going to do that.
The X is ridiculously priced and aside from OLED and image stabilization on the telephoto lens and a goofy notch it is an iphone 8.
 
Y’all bicker over a phone???? It’s just a phone. Apparently I’m too poor to have the latest and greatest phone. Guess my SE will have to work till it dies
 
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