New Report Suggests Apple Could Delay 'iPhone 8' Launch to October or November

[Mr. Skeleton]

Childish to expect a company to provide something they released
Many other manufacturers have figured out that if they build more product prior the release day then people don't have to wait two months for it

Apple does it, as an artificial means to show how much the iPhones are in demand.

You can do that. Meanwhile I'll stick with the "Release it when it's done" crowd.

I would rather not wait 2-3 months because someone else wants everyone to get the Iphone at the same time".

Put me down for the trickle down release.


Sounds to me like Apple creates a great product, then as soon as it's ready - has the task of mass producing in quantities no other manufacturer touches. They are the biggest.

Then you run in to expected yield problems. And by the time the pre-orders go live they will probably have many million ready to go, for many countries and carriers.

Unfortantly for us even if they make 10-20 million by pre-order time, there are still 30-40 more million waiting for their phones.


So either the demand is real because it is the most popular phone in the world, or we can go with the conspiracy theory that Apple is intentionally telling its supply chain to slow down because they want to fill this guise.

 

[Essaux]

Tim "Supply Chain" Cook not so solid on supply chain after all.

I'll probably get stick for saying this so many years after, but I do really miss Steve Jobs and his enthusiasm, his authority and his ability to truly come up with remarkable products.

Now it has become a clusterfeck of margins, supply chain, incremental changes and the only new product under Cook that has been launched is a fashion accessory: Apple Watch.

I really really hope they figure themselves out, because eventually even the most loyal Apple fans will turn their backs.

 

[usersince86]

I vote for a new processor and a slight price drop for the SE. Tired of spending huge many for minor bumps, and bigger and thinner devices

 

[recoil80]

Lol. EVERY year we hear this same report and the iPhone is released at the normal schedule.

It wouldn't be April without a rumour about the delay of the brand new iPhone. We got used to it

 

[Chupa Chupa]

Who cares. What matters is that it's a real launch with actual inventory, not the ball dropping has been going on where Apple has a slow or late ramp up leading people to either have to hunt or wait months.

Last year was particularly screwy with TMob phones being in stock one day in the NE and ATT the next day in the SW and some phone stock only available to people on lease plan and other phones only available to new customers or outright purchase. Also dumb: the fact the VZW was essentially an unlocked model with a SIM but Apple had to wait two months to start selling the official SIM-free model.

 

[rippley5150]

Maybe Samsung can be blamed. Apple ordered 70 million OLED screens. Maybe they can't keep up!!!! Someone please think of the children !!!!! lol

 

[Paul6s]

so basically pre order in september not get it till november

That's what happened to me last year with the Jet Black 7 Plus. I ordered it at 3:12 am pre-order day and it gave me an Oct 5 delivery date.

 

[The Game 161]

As long as the phone is great does it matter when it's out? My 7 plus is still a great phone in the meantime after all. Rather Apple wait and get it right

 

[one more]

Apple are just messing with their customers psyche:

a) announce a new flagship = expensive gadget
b) create an artificial scarcity & "limited quantities at launch"
c) watch people queue & sleep in tents
d) count the cash & announce a new sales record

 

[Paul6s]

What's odd is that we are now in April and we are yet to get news on any leaked schematics of the iPhone 8. I'm smelling an "S" variant year. As per usual. 7s 2017 and the 8 in 2018.

 

[dantroline]

it's because the new iMacs and Pros.

Yeah, Apple was never good at multitasking. (sarcasm)

 

[WatchFromAfar]

Well there goes all the "anniversary iPhone" connections, I mean the iPhone was originally announced at Macworld Expo on January 9 2007 and now it looks like we won't get it until the end of 2017. Also this screws with people's phone contracts. I know people who time their contracts to coincide with iPhone releases in September, now if they renew in November that means if Apple gets back on-track with September releases in the future they become out of sync with Apple.

 

[kazmac]

It would be great if the supply met the demand. Take your time to get it right. I would apply this to any Apple product going forward, take the time to ensure all is ready for prime time product and stock wise.

 

[62tele]

Apple dodged a bullet* last year with the Galaxy Note 7... given the iPhone 7 wasn't a giant leap over the 6/6S. The Galaxy S8 looks amazing and along with the Pixel etc Apple can not afford any "technical issues" or delays with this year's iPhone.

* or should that be shrapnel

Not really. Not many folks are fence sitters regarding iPhones vs Galaxy or Notes. Most folks aren't like the folks who visit Macrumors as if they were rooting for their favorite team. Pixel is selling in small numbers compared to the iPhone and that is not likely to change. There iPhone vs Android with the Android market being split among Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG, etc.. The iPhone is still iconic in the minds of the typical consumer.

Everything about Apple is delays, delays and some more delays. Except emojis, of course. Still waiting for my airpods and everything else. Frustration already became normal. So sad.

Yes, the delays are the signs of success because demand is high and they work on getting it right as opposed to having to recall their flagship device because it was poorly designed/tested.

 

[iLLUMI]

So the iPhone 8 is going to be late? Typical of Apple of late! The late Steve Jobs would never have allowed this.
Apple, don't makes us wait, we don't want it late!!
LateGate!

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

I think it's a little childish that so many people expect Apple to have enough iPhones for everyone on launch day. They intentionally hold back millions and millions of phones from patrons so that people won't throw a tantrum about not getting their phone on day one, and yet there are still tantrums every year. It's not like they can make exactly the right number of phones they need all at once. Just because they're all not ready doesn't mean that nobody should have one until everyone can have one.

How do you feel about consumers who take time out of their day to defend a corporation by which they are probably not directly employed resorting to calling their fellow consumers "a little childish" for being frustrated at the annual "there will be shortages" game?

 

[BvizioN]

Apple dodged a bullet* last year with the Galaxy Note 7... given the iPhone 7 wasn't a giant leap over the 6/6S. The Galaxy S8 looks amazing and along with the Pixel etc Apple can not afford any "technical issues" or delays with this year's iPhone.

I honestly can't see many Samsung users wanted to move to iOS device because of Note 7. They had plenty of choices, even from Samsung itself. With Apple and iPhone is same thing every year. People here claiming NO ONE will buy it, then tons of it get sold and then people will try to justify why so many were sold.

As for Galaxy S8, it is a lovely looking device without a doubt. If Apple manages to make iPhone 8 similarly impressive, they have nothing to worry about. I don't mind waiting more, and I don't like changing platform since I am into Apple's ecosystem.

 

[thedeejay]

Childish to expect a company to provide something they released
Many other manufacturers have figured out that if they build more product prior the release day then people don't have to wait two months for it

Apple does it, as an artificial means to show how much the iPhones are in demand.

It's funny. I worked at Apple retail 5 years ago and I would've told you that you're crazy for suggesting that they're purposely doing that, but I believe that more and more recently. My AirPods ordered on day one is still not here weeks later. For the world's largest company to have delay with wireless AirPods or any product for that matter especially to the extent that they do - I'm starting to believe that artificial demand theory.

 

[BornAgainMac]

Oct / Nov is usually when I get my iPhone after I order it at 3:00am when they accept pre-orders.
This will mean it would arrive in 2018.

 

[Azzin]

Childish to expect a company to provide something they released
Many other manufacturers have figured out that if they build more product prior the release day then people don't have to wait two months for it

Apple does it, as an artificial means to show how much the iPhones are in demand.

Is there any other company, releasing a device like the iPhone that can build enough for launch (I doubt it)?

You're deluded if you think Apple holds back stock, as Apple has stockholders to answer to and all they are interested in is selling them as quickly as possible.

They couldn't care less about hype or anticipation, they just want as many sold as possible, so its nonsensical to suggest that Apple creates a shortage.

 

[8692574]

It would be a delay if a release date was set, but since no release date has been set, how can something possibly be delayed??

 

[McCool71]

It would arrive way after the next Galaxy Note then. Probably not a smart move.

 

[dan9700]

Honestly enough is enough who cares, every day another report about iphone all these rumours and reports are getting annoying like ios just let things happen when ready soon as next iphone drop everyone will start talking about next one its annoying we all just need to wait and see when apple do key notes, its getting annoying a whole year of rubbish from forums then when phones come out ppl will moan doesn't have what ppl thought it might

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

Apple are just messing with their customers psyche:

a) announce a new flagship = expensive gadget
b) create an artificial scarcity & "limited quantities at launch"
c) watch people queue & sleep in tents
d) count the cash & announce a new sales record

Right. You'd think by a "10th anniversary" we consumers would have learned by now and Apple would not continue to repeat this same sequence. But "if it ain't broke..." comes to mind. It's masterful marketing that Apple can basically execute the same pre-launch, hype-building plan every year and many of us consumers just fall right in line with our parts... even though we know exactly how EVERY launch goes (just like this one) and that the new phone will barely be able to do anything than the one we already have can't.

Wild predictions:

• iPhone 8s will a, b, c & d
• iPhone 9 will a, b, c & d
• iPhone 9s will a, b, c & d
• etc.

 

[maflynn]

You're deluded if you think Apple holds back stock, as Apple has stockholders to answer to and all they are interested in is selling them as quickly as possible.

Except this isn't surprising, they know what happens year in and year out, and they simply can build more phones in preparation. I can understand running out of stock on day 1, but having continually occur until November is a problem. Cook is supposed to be a supply chain genius yet he cannot figure out how to get supply sufficient stock? its by design.

I can see this happening for a one model, or one year but happening now for how many years?

They couldn't care less about hype or anticipation, they just want as many sold as possible, so its nonsensical to suggest that Apple creates a shortage.

You kidding me, they're eating this stuff up.