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iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max Shipping Estimates Extending Into October
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What's the current treatment for psychotic behavior?
Interesting. I also ordered a 16 Pro Max 512GB in Desert for my wife and it will arrive on the 20th. Also paid in full
What you're saying is 2-3 minutes after you somehow that turned into 12 days later. I'm kinda over being upset, and the pay part was me being facetious more than anything else. It's literally never happed to me on launch to not get it on release day and until now I'd always done Apple Upgrade vs Paying it up front. I'm just bummed. I'll live of course.
3 and 4. Every. Single. Year. If Apple is 1% below ideal, it's "obviously" #3, and if they're 1% above ideal, it's obviously #4. And sometimes people work out contorted ways to combine both at the same time.
In reality, it would be impractical to build the manufacturing capacity to have every single order fulfilled on the first day, because a lot of that capacity would sit around unused (costing tens/hundreds of millions of dollars) for much of the year, just so that some impatient people could get their phones one day 1. So, they stockpile, running a 100% capacity for weeks beforehand and after, to satisfy as many orders as soon as possible, but there are always some delays. And, also, they can't predict with 100% accuracy which specific models / sizes / colors are going to be the breakout favorites.
I suspect that they look at the data for preorders (which is kinda brilliant - it massively streamlines the ordering process for a bunch of people, reduces load on Apple's servers on order day, and gives Apple a little data on what particular combinations might sell more/harder than others). But preorder data is also self-selected for people who are more passionate about getting their phone right away (as opposed to a month or two later, or elsewhere during the year). Data from preorders might give them a heads up to what will sell out on order day - which is good to know, and can affect what mix you build that week - but may be quite different to what is going to sell in quantity a month later.
They don't ship you a different kind of phone depending on how you pay. I got in at 5:00am PDT, had my order up at 5:01am, the order confirmation "thank you" screen at 5:03am, and the confirmation email arriving a few seconds later (this was with payment upfront via Apple Pay). And delivery date is Sept 20th. You were five minutes or so later, and it's possible the shipping logistics are slightly different, or we ordered phone models that are more/less available, but I highly doubt it has anything to do with how you paid.
The point being discussed wasn't first-hour order behavior though, it was overall demand for the iPhone 16 series - OP was suggesting demand would be low in general, this year, based on what they read "on Reddit, on MacRumors, everywhere".
#3 makes sense for reasons Steve Jobs outlined in 1999 Keynotes regarding days of inventory, and kinda what you touched on. Lots of wasted product if it isn’t popular so it is in Apple’s best interest to ramp production as needed.
#4 I strongly feel didn’t apply last year. Unlike last year, a couple hours after pre-ordering, and even now, In-Store pickup of most pro models is still highly available for day 1. Last year it was October + within about 90 minutes of preorder starting. USB-C addition (Finally) last year was a big deal and bigger upgrade for so called “pro” users.
My 15 Pro is intended to be a multi-year phone for me now that I can finally enjoy decent cabled IO.
I hope so.
Do you just walk in, or do you need to reserve online and then pick it up in store?
An iPhone 16 Pro Max with 1 TB.
Edit: Someone can't take a joke. But someone else can so balance is restored.
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I do miss those days in a way. Getting up early was not fun. Standing in the cold and in the dark was not fun. Worrying they may not have your color/storage combo was not fun.
But for me walking out with my new iPhone as the sun was coming up was definitely the start of a good day.
Or….Apple is conservative in their shipping estimates.
I never thought I’d hear anyone say getting their iPhone faster than expected was a trick.
Could you warn us before you state facts and draw a logical and rational point?
I, for one, was very startled. 🥳🥰
As of 8:02 EST (two min into launch) the 16 pro max 512gb in black had a 10/2 delivery date. I was refreshing from the jump accidentally refreshed the “waiting” screen as it looked like the oops screen. But still 2 min and extended date. I suppose as the color and config were popular. I
Im in no forums like these at all until today to say i got ext delivery times 2 min after launch not an hour 45 min. I have an XS max and know a ton of people like me. We keep a phone a long time. I also know tons of people buying this phone. The demand is real.
Under promise - over deliver. Great strategy.
Yeah just checked again. Other than for a couple Max sku’s all sizes and colors of the 16 and 16 Pro are still available for in store pickup on 9/20-9/21.
Wonder if Apple is paying attention to the fact a button and vague AI promises months away aren’t exactly the killer combo they were hoping for.
Wonder if Apple is paying attention to the fact a button and vague AI promises months away aren’t exactly the killer combo they were hoping for.
Did not mention the ultra. But the S24 and Pixel 9 do. Flat edges and flat displays and almost identical side by side.
in Germany now:
3-4 weeks for every 16 Pro Max
2-3 weeks for every 16 Pro
7-10 days for many 16 Plus and some still Sept. 20th and I also found some 2-3 weeks.
Sept. 20th for almost all 16, except many green and a few pink combinations, what have 7-10 days or 2-3 weeks.
Could be I overlooked something, I clicked through them very fast.
Preorder startet 2 pm, now it's soon 6 am.
3-4 weeks for every 16 Pro Max
2-3 weeks for every 16 Pro
7-10 days for many 16 Plus and some still Sept. 20th and I also found some 2-3 weeks.
Sept. 20th for almost all 16, except many green and a few pink combinations, what have 7-10 days or 2-3 weeks.
Could be I overlooked something, I clicked through them very fast.
Preorder startet 2 pm, now it's soon 6 am.
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You’re gonna have to define proof for them. To these people, motive + some chance of possibility = proof.
My preorder in Germany went really wrong. My apple gift card deposit didn’t show up in the payment process for the first time.
2 minutes after launch the delivery time was raised to 25-30th Sep. It was still possible to pick up my chosen 16PM in a store. I went through the process, chose my saved deposit and then got an error message that it can only be delivered, but not picked up anymore.
When I chose delivery again, the shipping time increased to 30th Sep-8th October. It makes me really upset.
2 minutes after launch the delivery time was raised to 25-30th Sep. It was still possible to pick up my chosen 16PM in a store. I went through the process, chose my saved deposit and then got an error message that it can only be delivered, but not picked up anymore.
When I chose delivery again, the shipping time increased to 30th Sep-8th October. It makes me really upset.
The demand for the pro models is there. Otherwise the delivery times wouldn’t have raised minutes after the preordering start
