However iPhone fans may be able to find the newest generation device at non-Apple retailers, like Best Buy.
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He has been camping out in front of the Apple Store for the past nine years any time a new model comes out. He said his sister held his spot over the previous days so he could go to school and take exams. They also have improved water resistance. The new phone are set to be released to the public Friday morning. “Basically, I love Apple”.
Reuters noted that the gadgets, which only hit the shelves on Friday, can no longer purchase the phones from Apple Stores, but can still continue to place orders for their desired models as they wish, online.
Apple hasn’t released any preorder numbers for the latest pair of iPhones, but the company has let one nugget about sales slip out: If you want a jet-black iPhone, you may have to wait awhile.
In a stunning series of tech-nerd events, the iPhone 7 Plus has reportedly sold out in every corner of Planet Earth – it’s like Apple doesn’t even gotta try anymore.
Apple will often time store openings with device rollouts, looking to maximise sales opportunities while impressing shoppers.
But some on Wall Street fear that the world’s most valuable company is due for a disappointing year as the redesigned phone features largely incremental improvements, such as an enhanced camera and new headphone technology. Sprint, a smaller carrier, said preorders were “up more than 375 percent” from the first three days of iPhone sales a year ago.
The 5.5-inch iPhone model, known as the Plus, has sold out soon after launch since Apple introduced the size with the iPhone 6 in 2014.
Friday is the day that Apple fanatics finally get their hands on the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus – if they were one of the lucky ones, that is.
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Apple’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus have gone on sale, greeted as ever by queues out the door to pick them up. AppleInsider reader Ryan from Traced, Inc. noted large crowds were awaiting the the Fifth Avenue, New York City store opening at 8 a.m. Ryan also sent us a video of the first purchaser of the phone emerging triumphantly from the shop.
