Lines will be long? Last year there was NO product to wait in line for. I came to the mall early on Launch Day and there were NO iphone 7 Pluses available ANYWHERE.
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Latest Report Claims All New iPhone Models Facing Production Delays
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This is my position too.
My gut feel is that quite a few of the changing design choice and production delay rumours on the iPhone X have been true this year.
The thing is, even at this late stage, Apple has the cash to dig itself out of most problems and minimise or even eradicate delays. So you can't really compare Apple's ability to respond with other companies were they faced with a similar situation.
We've seen an indicator of this already with them making extra production equipment available on lease back for their suppliers.
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You're totally right, I have no idea why Apple is pushing the 7S still. Maybe just to say they're not moving away from their normal upgrade cycle, I don't know. I mean even if the 8 does cost $1200, no one is buying it outright. Even at $700, no one buys the current iPhone outright. People will finance it thru their phone carrier, and it'll be $40/ month instead of $25.
I agree, it's a waste of time, resources, and money. If the rumors of the 8 being delayed are true, than Apple should nix the 7S and use all the manpower and machinery to bump up initial supplies at launch, instead of wasting all that on a phone hardly anyone is going to buy, while restrict supplies of the phone everyone wants.
Lastly, you may actually be right in the S variant not happening. Up until today's rumor (which I don't believe) the 7S was believed to be on track, yet we had hardly any rumors and literally no parts leaks (and no one noticed bc all the hype is on the 8). I had attributed that to Apple's ability to finally double down on security, but what if the phone just doesn't exist. All the rumors pointed to one of the most marginally upgraded S variants to begin with...
The problem is even if Apple were to publicly state that these rumors are false many would not believe Apple. People WANT to believe negativity. People WANT to believe conspiracy theories. These rumors are so prevalent and coordinated that even if reality eventually contradicts them, reality itself will be questioned rather than the rumor. If the new iPhones are released and available on schedule the rumor mill will come up with something nefarious to explain reality, like “Apple did this on purpose to generate hype.”
I fear Apple are pushing the 7S so that they can introduce a new increased pricing tier for the 8.
Previously the 7 would've just moved down a tier, but with the 7S they can attempt the spin to keep it at the current top level price point.
The iPhone 8 is rumoured to be around $1000 not $500-$700, i get your point tho. I'd rather they delay it and iron out any problems than have a £1000 device that has issues. It's 1 of the the reason's why i buy Apple products, ever since i started using them years ago i've never had an issue.
Yet if there are THREE models of the '8' coming out, they could kill the 7s and just have cheaper, cheap, and mindbogglingly expensive.
I don't think it's as bad as they are making out. According to a Forbes article they seem to know about the final design and features, so Apple have got that down at least. https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welco...gle.co.uk/&referrer=https://www.google.co.uk/
I heard, from reliable sources, that there is...going to be a screen. I think I heard that right...
I partially agree in that I don't think they should've planned to release a 7S if they were going for a completely new design flagship this year.
iOS 11 will be delivered in September as usual.
Even if they won't launch iPhone 8 a lot of devices will benefit from iOS 11, especially iPads. There are no reasons to delay iOS 11.
I think you've summed up the situation very succinctly and it would definitely have a negative effect on Apple's anniversary launch were all or even some of these rumours to prove true.
At one point, in the past, didn't Apple actively offer three different generations of iPhone at the same time?
The duplicity, the muddled features, the crazy bugs. I mean, they all get in the way...
I have an iPhone 6s and I'm tempted to wait for the 2018 iPhone with the all the reports of delay, rumoured manufacturing issues and design compromises with touch id. Not saying there will problems but I'm a little concerned. Apple has had issues with complete redesigns with their phones; iPhone 4 with antennagate, iPhone 5 with black paint peeling and light leak and iPhone 6 with touch disease.
I'm also hoping that 2018 brings two size variants for the iPhone 8s or whatever it is called.
I'm also hoping that 2018 brings two size variants for the iPhone 8s or whatever it is called.
While i agree they are massively backlogged apparently, they seem to be really popular. I wonder if the HomePod will suffer the same fate tho.
I agree, but my point is, no one is taking $1200 or $700 out of their pocket at one time to buy an iPhone. They finance it thru their carrier, which will only amount to roughly a $15 or $20 increase per month. Not a whole lot of extra money to get the latest and greatest tech. Therefore, I still think no one is going to buy the 7S because the barrier to entry of the 8 isn't that much greater. This, combined with the fact that it's expected to be least upgraded S model ever and the 8 is expected to be completely revamped, results in the 7S failing/being a was of time and resources.
At what point did Apple announce "it" would be available in September? Hint: NEVER
Apple has not announced a new iPhone or iPhones. They have not announced names, specs, and definitely not shipping dates.
An unannounced device with no shipping date can't be late.
Not for us as customers, maybe, but it can definitely be late in terms of market expectations from shareholders and business analysts.
Many of whom are already reporting it as likely to be "late" - in their words, not mine.
True, it isn't later than an announced date, since there has not been one.
Yet it can still be later than management and investors had hoped, which is what these articles mean.
