Nearly Half of MacRumors Readers Polled Say They'll Pre-Order the iPhone X on Friday

[MacRumors]

Just over six weeks after the iPhone X was unveiled, pre-orders for the highly-anticipated device will finally begin on Friday at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time.

Of the nearly 2,500 readers who responded to our Twitter poll, 45 percent said they plan to pre-order the iPhone X as soon as Apple flips the switch. The remaining 55 percent of users indicated they will not be pre-ordering at this time.

Will you pre-order the iPhone X tonight? 📱 - MacRumors.com (@MacRumors) October 26, 2017

iPhone X can be pre-ordered through Apple.com, but we recommend using the Apple Store app to complete the process as quickly as possible.

Apple's first batch of iPhone X inventory will likely sell out very quickly, so time is of the essence. Given consistent reports about the iPhone X being in tight supply due to production issues, waiting even five minutes to place your pre-order could result in your order being shipped several weeks or months later.

MacRumors has a live countdown on our front page that indicates exactly when iPhone X pre-orders begin around the world.

iPhone X will go on sale in more than 55 countries and territories on Friday, November 3. Apple confirmed that stores will have stock available for walk-in customers on launch day, but availability will likely be extremely limited. On the same day, the first pre-orders should begin arriving to customers.

In a separate Twitter poll earlier this week, the iPhone X in Space Gray with 256GB of storage proved to be the most popular pre-order choice among over 6,500 readers who voted. The least popular configuration was Silver/64GB.

Which iPhone X model do you plan to pre-order? - MacRumors.com (@MacRumors) October 24, 2017

iPhone X starts at $999 in the United States with 64GB of storage, while the 256GB model is available for $1,149.

Article Link: Nearly Half of MacRumors Readers Polled Say They'll Pre-Order the iPhone X on Friday

 

[JGIGS]

I didn't fill the the poll but I'm planning on it. I'm hoping the price scares off a lot of Canadians and I'll get it on time or within a couple weeks of launch at the latest.

If I wasn't still rocking a really slow 5S I would have waited though.

 

[44267547]

Macrumors, if there was a pole that was on the site itself To vote, I imagine you would see a lot more votes for those who don't visit or are unaware of the Twitter account.

 

[TimUSCA]

News Flash: People who read about the latest Apple rumors want the most advanced phone Apple has come out with.

 

[snebes]

Good luck to those wanting the 256GB Space Gray. I'm content with the 64GB.

 

[sniffies]

The horror of pre-ordering around Halloween. How timely of Apple.

 

[JGIGS]

News Flash: People who read about the latest Apple rumors want the most advanced phone Apple has come out with.

Well 55% don't seem to be in a rush though. I'm actually surprised such a high percentage of people who follow macrumors are not planning to preorder tonight.

 

[johnyslats]

Apple's first batch of iPhone X inventory will likely sell out very quickly, so time is of the essence. Given consistent reports about the iPhone X being in tight supply due to production issues, waiting even five minutes to place your pre-order could result in your order being shipped several weeks or months later.

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True so more than ever thanks to your ‘helpful’ tips article yesterday. Inevitably spurred on other outlets and ‘influencers’ to follow suit that has no doubt aided casuals and scalpers in their desire to profit from the short supply

 

[jdillings]

60% of the time, every MacRumors reader pre-orders the iPhone X

 

[kildraik]

This is it... I’m prepared. My animal instincts are raising their feelers, like during a solar eclipse. We are predators, and this bit of tech is our prey.

Grocery Shopping: Check.
Movie Playlist: Check.
Loaded Steamroller: Check.
Pre-Approval: Check.

See you in the flip side. Party begins in 6 hours, ends promptly at 2:02am CST.

 

[Dormammu]

And here I thought no one would be buying it because the notch is “utterly unacceptable.”

LOL

 

[b11051973]

Got my alarm set for 1:55 am central. Good luck to me on getting one.

 

[sfwalter]

I’m not so much worried about Apple servers. They will get pegged pretty hard but Apple knows what they are doing. I’m more concerned about the carriers authorization servers staying up.

I’ll say a prayer for AT&T and Verizon’s servers tonight

 

[JGIGS]

Good luck to those wanting the 256GB Space Gray. I'm content with the 64GB.

Same. 256 would be nice but I don't take a lot of video anyway and if I do I can transfer them to a drive. I'll put my the $210 of storage space savings to apple care because if that screen breaks or face id camera breaks it's going to be expensive to replace.

 

[ck2875]

"Will you pre-order the iPhone X tonight?" - MacRumors.com (@MacRumors) October 26, 2017

I wonder what percent simply said "no" due to the wording, since it doesn't technically go up for pre-order until tomorrow (assuming you aren't in Hawaii)?

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

I think most people would agree I'm a crazy person who's on MacRumors way more than is healthy, and I didn't know this poll existed until now.

So your poll is self-selected for people even more crazy than I am, who are both nuts about Twitter and MacRumors.

 

[sfwalter]

Got my alarm set for 1:55 am central. Good luck to me on getting one.

Might want to set it for 1:50 AM. Just in case the Apple servers go live a minute or two before hand

 

[cale508]

It's nearly not half of MacRumors readers, it's nearly half of people that voted.

 

[Adapsys]

or another way to look ok at it is “majority of users are not getting the iPhone X”

 

[tn-xyz]

News Flash: People who read about the latest Apple rumors want the most advanced phone Apple has come out with.

that's simply false.

 

[69Mustang]

News Flash: Some of the People who read about the latest Apple rumors want the most advanced phone Apple has come out with.

Fixed that for ya.

 

[autrefois]

Based on this poll, and given that people from all around the world read MacRumors, I think it's safe to assume that about half of the entire world's population will pre-order an iPhone X on Friday. It's the most successful product launch ever!

 

[Weaselboy]

It's nearly not half of MacRumors readers, it's nearly half of people that voted.

It seems like the headline and article both make that pretty clear.

"Nearly Half of MacRumors Readers Polled..."

"Of the nearly 2,500 readers who responded to our Twitter poll..."

 

[puckhead193]

Good luck to those wanting the 256GB Space Gray. I'm content with the 64GB.

good one less phone that can be mine
If I get it by Thanksgiving i'll be content.

 

[robeddie]

Well 55% don't seem to be in a rush though. I'm actually surprised such a high percentage of people who follow macrumors are not planning to preorder tonight.

Conversly, you could argue macrumors readers might be LESS likely than the average user to buy right away, since theyre savvy to the ‘first release bugs’ that apple can have. Plus they know theyre losing very reliable touch id for something unknown - as far as reliability/usability , face id.