I’ve been covering iPhone launches since the very first iPhone was launched back in 2007 and each year the excitement is there but the lines get a little shorter.
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Apple never reveals the breakdown of iPhone models ordered, but Slice Intelligence has a huge panel of USA shoppers who agree to allow the company to roboscan their emails for purchase receipts and report the data. “We were hoping for the 7 Plus in the jet black so we were devastated at the time [we heard it wasn’t available] but I’m personally happy to have a 7 matte black”.
Customers who haven’t pre-ordered the larger iPhone 7 Plus models will be unable to buy them in Apple stores Friday, the company said earlier this week. Luckily for those who’d rather not engage in that sort of silicon sadism, the firm typically publishes its findings for the world to review, and this year is no different: on Thursday, iFixit documented an exhaustive teardown of the iPhone 7 Plus and Apple Watch Series 2. It means all walk-in customers on Friday must expect only the Black, Gold, Silver and Rose Gold of iPhone 7 in the store. People around the globe waited in long lines to be among the first to purchase both the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus.
They’ll be available at Apple stores, carriers and retail partners.
Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said: “We sincerely appreciate our customers” patience as we work hard to get the new iPhone into the hands of everyone who wants one as quickly as possible’. The gadgets have improved cameras and also eliminated the traditional headphone jack favoring new technology.
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The decision sparked concerns among some on Wall Street, where many fear sales of the iPhone, a critical product for Apple, may be leveling off. Also, consider this: the jump in functionality from the iPhone 6 to the iPhone 7 is far greater than the jump we saw from the iPhone 5s to the iPhone 6s.
