But on Wednesday, Verizon, the largest wireless carrier in the USA, said iPhone 7 preorders are in the normal range for new Apple smartphones, Bloomberg reported.
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The all glass iPhone has been rumored for quite some time now and many believe Apple could release something like this for its tenth anniversary.
iPhone Upgrade Program members who felt jilted last Friday when pre-orders began and they couldn’t score a new iPhone 7 may have a chance to get in on this week’s launch day action. Just choose the storage and color variant that you’re interested in, and you can get your early hands-on the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus when it launches on October 7, but there’s a catch.
Here’s to hoping this case will hit stores in time for the iPhone 7’s official release. While the pre-order or pre-booking entails payment or at least part of full payment for the iPhone, the pre-registration is exclusively meant to invite interest from prospective buyers.
Next year marks the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone, and all rumors are pointing to a radical redesign.
Sprint said pre-orders were up almost four times, compared to a year ago.
Moderator: “Would you say this is a churn and margin impact for Verizon, or is it more a business as usual upgrade cycle for the iPhone?”
The devices will be available in silver, gold, rose gold and a new black finish in 32GB, 128GB and 256GB models starting from Dhs2,599 (for the iPhone 7) and Dhs3,099 (for the iPhone 7 Plus). The website displays an option to pre-register for an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus.
Unicorn is another Apple’s premium partner in the country, which has also started to accept pre-order for the two new iPhones.
Users can also reserve and iPhone to buy in store on the company’s website.
Apple’s shares were up 2.8 percent at $108.19 in morning trading.
The new iPhone 7 and larger iPhone 7 Plus were unveiled last week, alongside a new waterproof Apple Watch, at a press event in San Francisco.
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But you can take pleasure in knowing the wish list for iPhone 7’s features (wireless speakers/waterproof/better camera) all came true.
