Was dead set on the iPhone 8 (regular) but I caved in and order the plus (space grey 256gb 1 week delivery) for the added battery and camera. I've been jealous of the 7 plus additional camera features ever since it was released, now I don't want to make the same mistake.
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iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Now Available for Pre-Order
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Unprecedented lack of demand it seems judging by availability.
Just waiting for my network now to call me in the next 24 hours desperately trying to sell me something, anything Apple.
Just waiting for my network now to call me in the next 24 hours desperately trying to sell me something, anything Apple.
Did you expect anything else? Design is boring, screens aren't anything special, enormous bezels, high price. Most of the consumers don't care about features like augmented reality.
You'll make it again. Plus is uncomfortably too large for majority of non-Neanderthal hands. And at 256 gigs, you're approaching the price point of the smaller but similarly-sized screen of the X...which incidentally has slightly better cameras than 8+.
Buy in haste, repent at leisure.
funny thing is, if the X didn't exist, these would have been sold out very fast.
i think the X will be sold out for months..
which sucks, because this will tell apple that the price is fine.
First year for a while I've not upgraded, then again from a 7 to an 8 (I cant hold the bigger plus phones I have Osteoporosis and rheumatoid Arthritis so that's a no go and my wrists are really weak now) and from 7-8 is not much of a jump for the price you pay. Then again I bought a top spec SSD 2017 iMac this year so I'm happy for now and next I need to look at replacing my iPad Air 2 after i see what iOS 11 does to it. Looking at fixes next year if the X is continued and any trickle down tech to the other iPhones. Also I want to see if there are any issues with the glass units this year, let alone bugs with the X and face recognition. Also screen reviews in real world use as OLED phones are generally harder to see in bright sunlight, well they are on the Samsung phones I've seen. Apple and new revisions always are worth the wait I think. In fact that goes for most vendors when on the bleeding edge.Keeping my 6S until the X features trickle down.
First year I've bought 0 Apple products
Launch of the 8/8+ was always going to tank due to the blanket coverage of the notchified animojificated X. It was a brief footnote at the end of most reports.
Now if they'd priced it appropriately, and got rid of the 7, 6S and SE (I mean, 4 generations, seriously FFS), maybe just maybe. But as it stands, this will be the iPad 3 of iPhones.
I think too many people have missed the fact that the 8+ has 95% of the X features, and is £200 less.
I'll wait til next year when the proper version, the XI comes out. The X feels like "The New iPad" and the iPhone 5
I'll wait til next year when the proper version, the XI comes out. The X feels like "The New iPad" and the iPhone 5
Got the 'basic' phone (iPhone 8 black, 64Gb). Yeah, it looks the same as the 3 preceding phones, I know I know, but
a) again, I've been super happy with my 6, and
b) better screen, MUCH faster, Qi charging, better camera, water resistance, and I could go on.
It doesn't have to be the phone of the century; as long as it's a solid upgrade from the 6 that I have (and it is), and it's reliable (and EVERY Apple device I've ever had is), I'm fine with that.
a) again, I've been super happy with my 6, and
b) better screen, MUCH faster, Qi charging, better camera, water resistance, and I could go on.
It doesn't have to be the phone of the century; as long as it's a solid upgrade from the 6 that I have (and it is), and it's reliable (and EVERY Apple device I've ever had is), I'm fine with that.
..there's reason the purchase process is so smooth (as it flaming well should be anyway for an organisation the size of Apple) .. the demand is MUCH less than a normal launch due to the staggered nature, and frankly limited appeal of the 8.
To be fair the X is about $300 more where I live than the 256.
Regarding plus and regular size, if it doesn't work out I'll just return it within two weeks.
Amazing. I went to the App Store to look at the 8 plus. And I found all of them are still available to ship next Friday. Not too many ppl seem to want the 8. How embarrassing for them...
Reluctant to order the 8 because of "Iphone 6 disease": 2GB memory when the other two phones have 3GB. It's fine now, but a couple of iOS releases down the line it will be sloooooow.
Amazing. I went to the App Store to look at the 8 plus. And I found all of them are still available to ship next Friday. Not too many ppl seem to want the 8. How embarrassing for them...
Or maybe they just had enough to go around this time. The spin some people take makes me laugh. That being said, the fact that there are more CHOICES may also determine who buys what. A lot of people I talked to said they don't want to upgrade yet because their phones are "perfectly fine".
Just because the process has been smooth doesn't mean people are uninterested. There are billions of people on this planet.
Ordered mine this morning at 08:01 via the App. no issues at all.
Got 8 plus 64gb [gold]. first time pre-ordering from apple, and found it to be easy a quick.
Got 8 plus 64gb [gold]. first time pre-ordering from apple, and found it to be easy a quick.
The 6S and the SE are basically the same generation as they have essentially the same inards and are separated by less than six months. The SE is also Apple’s Gateway drug into the iPhone/iOS ecosystem. Hell Walmart and Best Buy were selling them for $130/140 last weekend. I know because I got one to replace my old 5 as my “oh **** was that my phone?!” emergency backup.
Their current device is perfectly fine because the iPhone 8 isn't anything special.
With Verizon, you paid the tax on the phone, not the first month. That will be included in your next bill.
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Maybe to someone like you. I have a 7 Plus and I still hopped on the 8 Plus. The X does nothing for me at all.
The point is, we are a bunch of Apple and tech dorks on a website most people don't know about. To us it seems like a "failure" because they aren't doing what they did in years past. However, there are more choices now for a phone than ever before. Plus, I think a lot of people think the iPhone 8 is $1000 (confusing it with the X) and therefore saying "no thanks". I don't think this is a failure by any means.
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Wait. Wait wait wait. iPhone preorders have been a clusterf*ck since they started doing preorders at all, and you’re saying the reason it’s finally going smooth now is because Apple finally figured out how to make enough phones to go around BEFORE putting them on sale?
Yeah, no. Three hours later, and every model and color is still available for in store pickup on the 22nd. Last year when I preordered my 7, in store pickup slipped after ten minutes.
In a month you’ll be eating your words, and I’ll be here serving them up on a platter for you.