iPhone '8' OLED model backorder is gonna get ugly

I fear you are right and I think some will not have their new 8, even by Christmas.

It will be in great demand.

 

Which is why it's been rumoured for early production

 

This is a given, I've been saying this since the earliest reports last year. It would be foolish for Apple not to start production early this time around, granted they've used the same iPhone design for the past 4 years.

Then again, Apple is good at creating demand and I'm pretty sure these phones will be backordered within hours of orders opening up. If you thought the other iPhone releases were bad..... just wait.

 

If there is a frenzy...won't include me. The phone is probably too big for me though I'll be sure to read the reviews.

Hopefully, come 2018...Apple will do the OLED on the 4.7" model.

 

I certainly hope this is true. Per the reason for early production, would likely be to do the constraint with parts suppliers and the manufacture. If the rumors are true, then hopefully that would open up for at least a wider availability of iPhones for availability.

 

It's a bit early for me personally to get upset about wait times and prices for unannounced products. So far I never had to wait long to have the latest iPhone delivered, but YMMV.

 

I bit the bullet and bought a 7 Plus last week for this very reason. It looks good in media reports, but to the consumer, having to wait months for a phone is pretty annoying. I'll hold out and get the 8 or whatever it's actually called once it has wide availability in stores.

That may be months after the initial launch, but so be it. Hell, in my area it's still rare to see jet black 7 pluses in stock, and the 256GB ones are still essentially unicorns.

 

If the people at MacRumors will stay off the internet long enough for me to order my new phone, things won't have to get physical.




I plan on ordering day one. If I don't get it, I will keep trying.

 

Not sure how Apple fails to meet launch demand every year. It must be intentional at this point with a company this big, with this many resources.

 

It does make you wonder what the heck is going on year after year with the same shortages.

 

You. I like you. You're a basic great guy.

 

It's fabricated shortages to build hype. They've done it all along with the lines at stores and rushes on launch days.

 

If I decide to purchase it, I'll order it online from Apple on day 1 whenever I happen to wake up (probably around 6am EST), and when I get it, I get it. Anyone's who's really worried about the supply or lack thereof just needs to wake up early (or stay up late) and order online as soon as it goes on sale. I doubt you'll be waiting until Christmas if you manage to order within the first couple of hours.

 

Then there are these youtubers that get iPhones just to do torture tests on them

 

Even if it's around $1,000 for the base model, I think Apple will do it to see how much people are willing to pay and adjust accordingly for the following year.

In their eyes, they can always fall-back on the iPhone 7s they will simultaneously release.

 

You would think they could get on top of this, but then again, there seems to always be issues.

Let's just hope there's no supply chain weakness.

 

?? The iPhone 7Plus with 256gb is alreday $970, I don't think an extra 30 bucks is going to make a huge splash.

 

Not a MacBook Pro, he he

 

The prices are definitely pretty expensive across the board. There's no doubt in that. I just don't think a $1000 iPhone is that big of news considering we already have an iPhone out that after tax is +$1000. And we don't know the price hierarchy for the new phones so its not fair to assume the base phone will cost $1000. I just think we should hold any complaints or gloom until the keynote lol.

 

I am hoping rumors are true where they will be increasing the screen size into a smaller form factor just about the same size as the current 4.7" model by getting rid of bezels, touch id, etc. If not, Im in the same boat as you.