The decision will make it more hard for the market to gauge the early success of the company’s new flagship device, launched at a time when the emergence of ‘peak smartphone’ is being debated. Lately it has inflated those sales by adding in those from China and pre-orders.
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Here’s a round up of all the ways you can pre-order the new device from today.
There’s inherent inconvenience – a word not usually associated with Apple – for customers in all of this, from having to buy new headphones to using an adapter to changing the very way we can interact with our phones.
You probably would not be able to tell the iPhone 7 and iPhone 6S apart if you just glanced. The 128GB version costs £699 and the 256GB version will set you back a whopping £799.
As predicted, the new black colors are the most appealing for the iPhone 7. The 256GB variant costing an astonishing £919 in the UK.
If you haven’t already pre-ordered and are hoping to get an iPhone 7 on launch day, it looks like your best bet now will be heading to a physical Apple Store next Friday and waiting in line. It’s offering the iPhone 7 (32GB) with unlimited calls and texts and 3GB of data for £42 per month on Vodafone, after an initial payment of £79.99. The black versions of the iPhone 7 are starting to get delayed with some models showing delivery in 2 to 3 weeks.
But arguably the biggest problem for office workers around the country will be that the Lightning socket is the sole power source for charging the battery of the iPhone 7. Apart from those looking to upgrade to the new device, there are others who have been waiting for a price drop on the older devices, including the 2 year old iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
The Yearly Upgrade Programme is available on O2 Refresh tariffs with at least 20GB of data.
Last but not least, Vodafone’s offering the iPhone 7 (32GB) with unlimited United Kingdom minutes and texts, 20GB of United Kingdom data and 4GB of roaming data for £53 per month after a £30 upfront fee.
The new iPhone does not have a revolutionary new design.
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The stakes for the iPhone 7 are high after sales of the gadget dropped during two straight quarters this year, the first declines in its history.
