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LLL1424

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Its the most wonderful time of the year for iPhone users!

It’s September already and the iPhone 16 line-up was just announced. Yes, It’s that time of the year again. It’s time to place your orders for the new iPhone 16 this coming Friday.


Pre-Order Date:
Friday, September 13, 2024 at 08:00 AM (EST)

Official Launch Date:
Friday, September 20, 2024 (All Day)



The iPhone 16 Movement...​

Once our orders move to process we should start seeing some movement to 'Preparing For Shipment' over the weekend. This usually happens Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon (PST time).

Once this happens you should be able to get details on your phone and let the tracking begin!
Here are some notes to help track orders:
If your phone status has changed to "Shipped", you can view the invoice on the Apple site.
That invoice has the serial number on it.
Go to Apple.com, then pick the ORDERS page (the little "shopping bag" icon at the far right on the home page... go to your orders page). Now, login, find your iPhone order... and click on Print All Invoices to see your shiny new iPhone serial number.
Link to track your iPhone via UPS:
https://www.ups.com/track?loc=en_US&requester=ST/

Tracking | UPS - United States

Track one or multiple packages with UPS Tracking, use your tracking number to track the status of your package.
www.ups.com
Detailed Tracking
Another way to find it, enter your phone number + zip:
Track your UPS shipments here using your reference number
If your phone number isn’t working for UPS tracking, use your order number but subtract the last two numbers/letters. For example: Say your order number is: W123456789, You'd put in: W1234567 - make sure to use the tracking by reference feature.


Link to track your iPhone.

www.flightaware.com

Apple iPhone Tracker - FlightAware

FlightAware Tracks Your iPhone Delivery Flight
www.flightaware.com
www.flightaware.com



iPhone Inventory Checker - iPhone

How to Find the iPhone 16 in Stock? iPhone 16 inventory tracker. Apple inventory tracker. iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16 inventory checker
iphonechecker.herokuapp.com



Apple today announced the iPhone 16 Pro and ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ Max—its latest flagship smartphones—featuring larger displays, an all-new Camera Control button, and the A18 Pro chip.

16 pro

The ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ has a 6.3-inch display, while the ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ Max features a 6.9-inch display – the biggest iPhone display ever. The borders around the display are the thinnest of any Apple device. The titanium frame now features a new blasted finish and a refreshed selection of color options: a darker Black Titanium, brighter White Titanium, Natural Titanium, and a new Desert Titanium.

The new devices contain the A18 Pro chip with Apple Intelligence support. It is faster and more efficient than the A18 in the iPhone 16 and ‌iPhone 16‌ Plus. The A18 Pro is made using 2nd-generation 3nm technology and offers a new 16-core Neural Engine with 17% more memory bandwidth. Apple Intelligence tasks run up to 15% faster than on the A17 Pro. A new, faster 6-core GPU runs up to 20% faster than A17 Pro. A new 6-core CPU with two performance cores and four efficiency cores is 15% faster and 20% more efficient than A17 Pro, with next-generation machine learning accelerators. It also supports faster USB-C speeds and two-times data processing for video encoding.

A new "Fusion" 48-megapixel camera and refreshed camera interface offer a 2nd-generation quad-pixel sensor, with 0 shutter lag for 48MP ProRAW and HEIF photos. There is also a 48-megapixel ultra wide camera for the first time, with a quad-pixel sensor with autofocus. The 5x tetraprism telephoto camera is also now present on the ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌.

The Camera Control is a dedicated, flush sapphire crystal button with haptic feedback dedicated to camera app functions. Clicking the Camera Control launches the camera app. Clicking again takes a picture, while clicking to hold records video. The Camera Control also offers touch gestures, allowing it to distinguish between a click and a lighter press. A light press reveals a new clean preview to help users focus on framing the shot, while a new overlay allows for quick access to camera functions like zoom. Users can press lightly twice to see other controls and slide to the preferred one. The camera app also has intelligent audio treatment to reduce wind noise.

The Camera Control also gains Visual Intelligence, a new Apple Intelligence feature exclusive to the ‌iPhone 16‌ lineup. Visual Intelligence is invoked by the Camera Control, allowing users to point their ‌iPhone‌'s camera at something and pull up contextual details such as information about a restaurant, as well as take actions like filling out a calendar event.


Previous iPhone Pre-Order Events

iPhone 15 - Pre-Order Thread


iPhone 14 - Pre-Order Thread


iPhone 13 - Pre-Order Thread





Please share your thoughts on which iPhone model you plan on pre-ordering...
Which color, size, and storage?

Are you going to upgrade your iPhone 15 this year?
 
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Placehold5894

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Sep 9, 2022
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Hey folks, How does the trade in system work with Apple.com when you buy the phone online. Do they send you a shipping label and or a box, do you have to pay and provide your own label and or box, or can you bring the phone to an Apple store?
 

ant the ninja

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Nov 21, 2012
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Sticking with titanium color this year. Upgrading from my 15p 256gb to a 16p 256b!

Wife will probably go with desert titanium or white again.
 

David Knowles

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Oct 20, 2020
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Hey folks, How does the trade in system work with Apple.com when you buy the phone online. Do they send you a shipping label and or a box, do you have to pay and provide your own label and or box, or can you bring the phone to an Apple store?
Yes you will get a box a few days later or you can take it in to the store.

I’ve done both. I like going into the store then you can get the credit on another card which saves the cash back if you use an Apple card
 

MacAndMic

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I can’t decide if it’s worth going Pro for me this time around. I won’t use the advanced camera and mic features of the Pro and the “regular” is very much like my current 14 Pro….without the broken screen.…….Will I miss Pro Motion? I do not watch videos other than something someone may send me as a quick glance. Hmmmm. It is a business expense so a $200 difference means very little but I am trying to be reasonable and realistic. Any opinions?
 

Azygos85

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Yes you will get a box a few days later or you can take it in to the store.

I’ve done both. I like going into the store then you can get the credit on another card which saves the cash back if you use an Apple card
Is the Apple Card worth it? I'm debating whether or not to buy the phone on that and utilize the 3% cash back...
 

sppunk

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Nov 13, 2012
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I have a dumb question. I’ll be upgrading a 13 Pro to 16 Pro but am out of town launch day.

If you order for in-store pick up they give you a Friday time without the chance to alter. If I skip that and go to the store Saturday or Sunday my order will be available for pick up still, right?

I know on normal orders you have 7 days but am not sure if anything is different for launch day orders.
 
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