Wont be pre-ordering as I am on the upgrade plan, if it's a **** show like the 7 Plus was last year I'm just going to wait a month or 2 before I do it. I'm more interested in the new Apple TV at this point.
For the past five years, Apple's September iPhone-centric events have followed the same general formula. An event during the first week or two of the month, pre-orders shortly after, and then an official launch date approximately 10 days later. Apple's September schedule for 2012 to 2016 is below:
- iPhone 5 (2012) - Sept. 12 event, Sept.14 pre-orders, Sept. 21 launch.
- iPhone 5s (2013) - Sept. 10 event, no pre-orders, Sept. 10 launch.
- iPhone 6/6 Plus (2014) - Sept. 9 event, Sept. 12 pre-orders, Sept. 19 launch.
- iPhone 6s/6s Plus (2015) - Sept. 9 event, Sept. 12 pre-orders, Sept. 25 launch.
- iPhone 7/7 Plus (2016) - Sept. 7 event, Sept. 9 pre-orders, Sept. 16 launch.
If Apple plans to follow this same formula -- and it looks like that's what's happening -- pre-orders for the new "iPhone 8" and its companion devices the iPhone 7s and the iPhone 7s Plus will take place on Friday, September 15 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
Following pre-orders, the new devices will most likely see an official launch on Friday, September 22, with pre-order shipments going out to customers and in-store stock available.
For those of us who got a launch iPhone 7 Plus with the Upgrade program how does this work? Can we even preorder? Do we have to go to a store?
you can order anywhere you have a data connection, it doesn't matter whereQuestion?
I live in the US but will be traveling out of the country and I will be on the island of Ibiza in Spain. Can I still order through the Apple Store app even though I am out of the country of residence?
Any body know?
TIA
By now, everyone who's going to buy the next iPhone already has a perfectly good iPhone. I don't understand this frenetic compulsion to get the next model the second it becomes available. It seems weird to me.
Question for you guys, I can't find any data online: Do pre-orders allow in-store pickup? I am traveling by chance to the states from 26 to 29 and I don't trust mail to be so specific.
I'm going to enjoy seeing people staying awake until 5 AM to preorder their new iPhone, as well as people setting up a tent in their local Apple Store a week before launch just to get it first.
Question for you guys, I can't find any data online: Do pre-orders allow in-store pickup? I am traveling by chance to the states from 26 to 29 and I don't trust mail to be so specific.
I just hope my country, the Netherlands, is part of the first wave again...
There's little doubt I am in a very small minority, but over the years I bought plenty of Apple hardware and software for me and my family (including a couple of iPhone 3Gs), but never an iPhone for myself and I'm just going to buy the "8"By now, everyone who's going to buy the next iPhone already has a perfectly good iPhone. I don't understand this frenetic compulsion to get the next model the second it becomes available. It seems weird to me.
if iphone 8 is heavily supply constrained, will they limit wave one countries to try and satisfy them better, or still do a wide launch and just let everyone fight for one?
It is a lot of fun. I've been enjoying that time of year here every since the iPhone 5. Which, by the way, was the last phone I ordered the night of the pre-orders and actually got on launch day. Ever since then if you didn't get it done the first half hour you were three weeks out. Minimum.It’s almost that time of the year again. Tracking planes out of China, figuring out which distribution center our phones are at, blaming Apple or carriers, refreshing status page, and best of all, trying to dissect what the hell does “preparing to ship” means. I can’t wait![]()
Give me iPhone 8 with 4" and take my ****in money!
A word of advice to pre-orderers: only order your iPhone! I know a few years back people were ordering extras (I think it was bumper cases) with their phones which weren't available on launch day - and Apple didn't split deliveries so these unlucky people had to wait for the cases to become available before their phones were shipped.
Not sure if that's still the case, but I wouldn't risk it, I always just order the phone and then once that order's confirmed I go back and order any extras, also does away with the risk of phone stock running out while you're faffing around adding other stuff to your basket.