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You Can Now 'Get Ready' for iPhone 16 Launch With Pre-Order Setup
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Still not able to pre-pre-order from the Veterans & Military store. So annoying. Totally worth the discount to wait, though, and since we pay outright shouldn't be too big of a problem.
Checked out of the apple ecosystem and this lackluster presentation proves that I was right. Sold all iPads, Both apple watch ultras, and iPhones two months ago.
I feel like this gives people a chance to research and compare what’s coming and decide what they want. Then when preorders go live they can get a better chance at getting what they want asap.
Apple Card Monthly Installments give you the flexibility of choosing AppleCare+ or not (always baked into the price with iPhone Upgrade Program) and you get 3% Daily Cash Back on your payments. However, you’re responsible for the whole remaining used-credit-line you take out whether you want to keep the phone or not. iPhone Upgrade Program has the convenience of just cancelling the remainder of the current loan if you choose to upgrade.
In terms of upgrading when already a part of one of the options, with Apple Card Monthly Installments I guess it’s your responsibility to sell your current phone to pay off the remaining balance of the used-credit-line without the convenience of it just being cancelled. Or, you trade in the old phone toward the new one, which acts a de facto payment toward the remaining obligation toward the original Apple Card Monthly Installments (Which you’ll continue to pay monthly, or pay off early).
Personally, I would choose the Apple Card Monthly Installments. The Daily Cash is nice, and also it doesn’t require a new credit check (you’re already approved for the credit line because you already have the credit card). You just have to make sure you have enough available credit to cover the entire purchase (though you’ll only be responsible for the monthly payments for the life of the program).
Did you get tired of the Natural Titanium? I am looking at getting a 16 Pro Max but torn between Black and Natural..
They made it way too easy to set up a preorder. Well, it seems this is the last year I'll get any trade-in value for a 12 Pro, so what the heck. The battery life improvement alone compared to mine at 83%, well, it's going to be very very nice.
Hard pass for me with my iPhone 14 PM. First time I’ve ever gone 3 years since I started using iPhone in 2007.
The one to Pre Pre Order is next Years.
iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Ultra ,
&& 2026 iPhone Flip
Great Minds Think Alike. I’m getting mines in February && then the iPhone 17 Air & IPhone 17 Ultra next year.
I think it also gives Apple a short advanced heads-up regarding what models and colors of iPhone manufacturing need to be prioritized.
An OLED display will be pretty sweet, too. Along with the other improvements.
I will be upgrading from my iPhone 15 Pro Max. I simply like having the most up-to-date phone. I also like the idea of it running cooler and the extended battery life.
I have to say the desert titanium looks much nicer in videos than it does on apples official photos.
Good luck to those pre-ordering the new iPhones. Expecting delivery dates to slip immediately after pre orders open.
Pre-order setup done for the teal iPhone 16 Plus. I do the Apple upgrade program — it’s easy and I get an annual upgrade, or downgrade since I’ll be trading in my 15 Pro Max. It’s a nice phone, but tech that I didn’t need and use, and the monthly is lower. My spouse decided to downgrade to the Plus, too.
In the UK...
I had recently returned my old iPhone to an Apple Store and now have physical Apple Store gift cards worth £600.
I have now setup the pre-order for a 16PM, base 256GB model, Desert Titanium.
Question:
Will I be able to utilise my Apple Store gift cards (worth £600) and pay the remaining via a credit card on 13 Sept, once the online orders open?
Anyone done this before and how?
I am specifically asking about doing this online (in the Apple Store app or Apple website) as soon as the ordering webitse/app opens and not physically in store?
Any help on clarifying this would be much appreciated...
I had recently returned my old iPhone to an Apple Store and now have physical Apple Store gift cards worth £600.
I have now setup the pre-order for a 16PM, base 256GB model, Desert Titanium.
Question:
Will I be able to utilise my Apple Store gift cards (worth £600) and pay the remaining via a credit card on 13 Sept, once the online orders open?
Anyone done this before and how?
I am specifically asking about doing this online (in the Apple Store app or Apple website) as soon as the ordering webitse/app opens and not physically in store?
Any help on clarifying this would be much appreciated...
