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iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro Now Facing Extended Delivery Estimates

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iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air pre-orders began on Friday in the U.S. and many other countries. iPhone 17 Pro Max delivery estimates quickly slipped beyond the Friday, September 19 launch day for those who had yet to place an order, and now the rest of the new models have started to follow suit.

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As of shortly after 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time today, select iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone Air configurations on Apple's online store in the U.S. are facing an additional 1-3 week shipping delay beyond launch day, with delivery estimates pushing into late September to mid-October. However, for some configurations, delivery or in-store pickup at select Apple Store locations on launch day is still an option at the time of writing.

We do not know how much supply Apple has for each new iPhone configuration, but if extended delivery estimates generally align with strong demand, then Cosmic Orange for the Pro models and Cloud White for the iPhone Air are proving to be especially popular color options so far. For the regular iPhone 17, Sage and Black are in demand.

On a related note, there is some good news for customers who placed a pre-order as soon as possible on Friday, as some customers who initially received a September 25 delivery estimate have now seen their orders bumped up to September 19.

Need help with making your pre-order decision? Check out our helpful buyer's guide below:
Article Link: iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro Now Facing Extended Delivery Estimates
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/13/iphone-air-and-17-pro-delivery-slipping/
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People like new things – and Apple's new 'Air' products ALWAYS bring both the techies, the curious, and the wealthy to join in on the first gen fun. That's why they keep putting that name on things. Apple Watch Air will do the same when they strip out a lot of things people don't need like 5G, some sensors, etc, and make a version that's the thickness of a Swatch.
 
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I’m surprised no one has built a web page yet that shows the delivery estimates for all models at a glance.
 
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Ordered an Orange 1 TB Pro Max and originally got 9/25 shipping. Received an email yesterday saying I’ll be getting it on 9/19 now.
 
I had a weird experience with my pre-order. I checked out 4 minutes after they opened and my 1TB sky blue iPhone Air had a ship date of September 25. After seeing this article I checked my order status and it still said Sept 25. Then I got on the store and configured the same model, and when I go to check out it says September 19. I wonder if I should cancel the original order or assume mine will ship earlier than stated?
 
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Best Buy still has them all available for pick up or delivery on release day (9/19) except the cloud white air with 1TB
 
LordArchie said:
I ordered an Air for delivery this Friday at 10:03am this morning.

Maybe I'm lucky, or some are seeing different results
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Looking at UK site, only the white isn;t available on Friday, all other colours are. The white one looks clean, but I think the lack of battery life, and one camera for 1K is putting people off
 
robvalentine said:
Looking at UK site, only the white isn;t available on Friday, all other colours are. The white one looks clean, but I think the lack of battery life, and one camera for 1K is putting people off
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I think when they are out in the public, they will sell like hotcakes...
 
Oh please, this is Apple’s oldest magic trick. Oops, we ran out on launch day, yeah right. You’re a trillion-dollar company with the most sophisticated supply chain on Earth, and somehow you still can’t figure out how many phones people will buy? Give me a break. This isn’t incompetence, it’s manufactured scarcity. They’ve been running this same supply-and-demand con for nearly 20 years, and people still eat it up like it’s legit.
 
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