“I’m hoping I get lucky and they have enough (phones); I suspect that won’t be an issue”. Men outside the Convent Garden store were seen exchanging wads of cash to buy handsets from somebody who had ordered ahead. The main difference of the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7-Plus is the dual camera lenses the larger phone offers.
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The iPhone 7 seems to reversed the gap. Even in Sydney, the iPhone apple store has handed AUS$100 gift card to everyone in the waiting line as an apology because the store was unable to avail them with an iPhone 7 plus.
Have you picked up an iPhone 7 or 7 plus today? Almost 70% of iPhone 7 buyers chose models in black shades, according to a report on purchase data released Thursday morning by market researcher Slice Intelligence. But the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have a few distinctive new features, including waterproof cases, a touch-sensitive home “button” that’s not a mechanical button anymore, and a single port that’s now used for connecting power, headphones, or anything else. This is probably the reason why both Black and Jet Black were scarce in stock volume.
In Japan, the addition of a contactless transit-card feature and better waterproofing are proving to be a draw for some shoppers.
“I couldn’t wait another year”, he said. Bigger picture, we believe that pre-order commentary from Apple and U.S. carrier partners suggests iPhone 7 demand is strong and we remain comfortable with our thinking for slight growth in the iPhone 7 cycle compared to the iPhone 6 cycle. “I’ve been putting my iPhone in a Ziploc bag until now”. “I like it a lot, and I haven’t even set it up yet”. Otherwise, maybe consider buying something like a normal Galaxy 7 or (non-jet black) iPhone 7.
The lack of sizable crowds this year is a far cry from previous product launches.
Earlier this week, Apple said in a statement that iPhone 7s in all types are already sold out and that the popular jet black iPhone 7 is now out of stock. 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.
Apple deviated from its usual course when the company announced that it would not report the sales volume of the new iPhone on its first weekend. Carrier pre-orders were strong this year, especially at Sprint where reservations were up earlier by 375% year-over-year.
Many customers said their expectations have been met.
According to 9to5Mac, Apple has moved up the estimated date of shipping date by a week to September 20 to 22 for some orders that were previously expected to arrive between September 27 and 29.
The big question, whose answer could take time to become clear, is whether these fans’ launch-day zeal will ultimately stem declining sales of the company’s flagship smartphone.
“They’re possibly keeping supply artificially low, or at least lower than demand, so as to avoid having the oversupply of previous years”.
An Apple spokesman declined to comment Thursday.
But without explicitly saying so, Apple this spring started selling a mass market iPhone model. Compared to the 2,750 mAh power cell found in the iPhone 6s Plus, the iPhone 7 has a 2,900 mAh power cell.
Apple expects to sell 44 million iPhones over the next three months, Bloomberg reported.
Early statements from major US carriers, however, indicate that preorders are on pace with past years or better.
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Dylan McManus activates his new iPhone at the Apple Store in Union Square on Friday morning.
