Nope. I'm already expecting not to have it until at least Feb / March so not getting my hopes up.
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What delivery date will cause you to skip the iPhone X?
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Great question, I think if by the end of 2017 I don't have one I'll skip it. Hoping it doesn't happen.
Hopefully the absence of all the people claiming Apple are "dead to them" will clear up the wait times!
I feel you . . . I would like to get a launch day iPhone (which I haven't been lucky enough to snag in years). However I am prepared to wait if I don't get my pre order in on time. But, if it's not shipping any later than that (Jan. Feb of 2018) I'll just wait on the next iPhone and try again.
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That's a good question. I certainly hope so as I was planning on trading in my 6S Plus.
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Almost the same thing happened to me (with the Apple watch). Perhaps this one will be different.
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5 minutes after pre orders I expect the page to look like this
That just might be the case.
I will do my best to get on the preorder queue at a decent place but I'm bracing for a ship date some time in early March so I won't be too disappointed. I also hope to have the opportunity to see some good quality reviews while I am waiting. If I don't like what I'm hearing, that makes the 8 Plus a strong option.
But if the reviews are good and it runs past mid March, well that is a bit ridiculous for a 2017 phone. I'd have to get a sense of when Apple is planning to release its 2018 model. If we are getting within a few months of a release of a refined version, at these prices it would be just too painful to sink so much money into something about to be obsolete so soon and about to lose value just as you're getting it. I would just hang on to my 7 Plus which is serving me quite well.
But if the reviews are good and it runs past mid March, well that is a bit ridiculous for a 2017 phone. I'd have to get a sense of when Apple is planning to release its 2018 model. If we are getting within a few months of a release of a refined version, at these prices it would be just too painful to sink so much money into something about to be obsolete so soon and about to lose value just as you're getting it. I would just hang on to my 7 Plus which is serving me quite well.
I'm going to my local Verizon store. I'll have mine on launch day about 8:30 am EST. I'll just have to go a few hours earlier than I normally do.
Given Apple normally does new iPhone releases in September, anyone on a 12 month upgrade is already behind for September 2018 iPhone release if they opt for the X in November.
2 to 4 weeks tops. Otherwise I’d probably just pass altogether. That’s about as long as I was willing to wait for my JB7+.
2 to 4 weeks tops. Otherwise I’d probably just pass altogether. That’s about as long as I was willing to wait for my JB7+.
Really really well said, didn't occur to me to that before that now only has 2 colors in each form plus 2 storage sizes only. And yes 64GB must be too small for that media hungry phone. Why not 128GB & 256GB released instead of 64GB & 256GB is really strange to me?
If Apple can't fufill orders past March 2018, that's not a good launch and would be failing by some expectations of when iPhone customers should be receiving their orders for those who pre-ordered. I would assume production should have some substantial numbers for launch day. But we will find out come November 3.
That's the interesting part. I'm not sure Apple would care, which means I'm not sure if I'd still buy the iPhone X in February or March. I mean they have done this before. They released the redesigned MacBook Pro in November 2016 and its successor in June 2017.
Really curious what's gonna happen in October. I hope they've pushed the launch day far enough to have enough time to produce enough phones to serve the majority of buyers at launch day.
Sammy releases his phones in April so sammy might try make something better or same like X and will cost less purposely, March 2018 fulfillment would be a big mistake by apple.
Lets face it, Apple wants to sell as many as they can prior to year end. I am guessing that if you get orders in during the first 15 minutes you should get in 1st wave of shipments. After that, will slip to 4 weeks before going to 6-8. Year end is huge...
As some others have said, I believe the pushed back release of the X will give them time to build up supply.
As some others have said, I believe the pushed back release of the X will give them time to build up supply.
I agree with this sentiment, it sounds the most reasonable as to what may occur. With an already long delay to accumulate some decent readily available stock, it well sell fast just like it always does, but in no way could we assume Apple is gonna let such a hugely anticipated release slip anywhere near the middle of the cycle. They're gonna want you to have this early enough to where you feel you'd wanna upgrade it again in 2018, not feel like you just got it.
Delivery date will not cause me to skip the X. I will skip the X due to the notch, due to no 128gb being available, due to the cost, due to Apple having us have to pay extra to utilize fast charging.
Seriously. Due to iPhone being a much higher priority than a MP, the wait sure couldn’t be as long as a cto option. I think I waited nearly 6 months. You know, I actuallly had a lot of fun on the forums waiting for the MP oddly enough.
You all are being too optimistic. This is more like it:
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Nice one After LOL put Animoji too LOLYou all are being too optimistic. This is more like it:
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I guess 15 minutes will be too much to slip into 2nd wave. I guess after first 4-5 minutes shipping dates will slip to 4 weeks.
I think that since august, Apple have been ramping up production and hopefully will be producing millions each month by the time they release the X. It will all depend on how many units are available by late October.
Well i;m going through EE so hopefully they get more stock than expected but if they say nothing until early 2018 i will think long and hard about the note 8
I feel your frustration. I waited so long for my AirPods also. I've been wanting a dual lens on a smaller iPhone ever since I saw how amazing it was on a the big-ass iPhone plus. I'll seriously give up on ever buying an Apple product again if I don't receive my iPhone x within two weeks after pre-ordering on day one.
September 30th, 2018
At that point I order the iPhone 11 or Xs
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They got theirs already, had em for over six months now.
I haven't really thought about how long I'm willing to wait. I really want the phone, but after a certain point, it'll make more sense to wait until September 2018 to see what's in store for the next cycle. I plan on being up at 2:45 a.m. EDT and having the Apple Store app running on both my phone and iPad, with my configuration of choice already saved to favorites. Realistically, I expect to complete my preorder within seconds - if my ship date gets pushed out by more than 12 weeks, I'll probably end up holding on to my 6s Plus until next September.
In light of today's news that Apple hasn't even started producing the iPhone X (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/20/iphone-x-production-further-delays/), my question is one that every iPhone X buyer should start asking themselves.
