Shipping estimates for the iPhone X have improved to 1 to 2 weeks in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, suggesting Apple's efforts to ramp up production have successfully resulted in greater supply.
The 1 to 2 week shipping estimates are an improvement over the previous
2 to 3 week shipping estimates that have been available since November 15. iPhone X models ordered today in the United States and Canada will now arrive by early December, well ahead of the holidays.
For Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, iPhone X shipping estimates are still at 2 to 3 weeks, but those estimates should also improve over the course of the next few days.
In addition to improving shipping estimates for devices purchased now from the online Apple Store, Apple has also been sending out iPhone X pre-orders more quickly than expected. Many
MacRumors readers who had late November and December shipping estimates after ordering have already received their devices or are expecting them soon.
Apple retail stores are also receiving regular shipments and customers who check stock on
Apple.com early in the morning and use stock-tracking tools
like iStockNow have been able to make purchases with no wait time.
Back in early November, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple was working to
ramp up iPhone X production week by week, with the aim of getting the new smartphone out to customers "as soon as possible."
Ahead of the iPhone X launch, rumors suggested the device would be heavily constrained and in short supply until well into 2018, but given the improvements we're already seeing, supply/demand balance will likely be reached earlier than originally expected.
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(View all)1) Shipping has improved = iPhone is a flop. Price is too high is the reason it's flopping.
2) iPhone X shipping is 3-5 months = I thought Tim Cook was supposed to be the supply chain leader; Apple should have known demand would be high.
I swear you can't please anyone around here.
..or that demand is not as good as expected.
Apple does make enough phones = Its a flop
Hmmm seems like all those rumors of low supply may have been manufactured?
Or maybe demand wasn't as strong as predicted.
from a customer point of view it would be great to see it flopping considering the price. vote with the wallet may be a great idea
I have encountered 2 people with iPhone X. Both said it was more of the same, not this huge deal change the way iphone updates were years ago (i.e. iphone 3, 4, 6), and not exciting change compared to other gadgets they've purchased this year.
Smart phones IMHO have become just an appliance and the prices have gotten silly.
Or maybe demand wasn't as strong as predicted.
I am an Apple nut and change my iPhone almost every year. I didn’t this year as I thought it was too expensive for the feature and benefits it brought. I also am yet to meet anyone in my circle of friends, family or work colleagues who have bought the iPhone X which is unheard of. This tells me that demand wasn’t what they expected. But here in the UK it was just over priced.Hmmm seems like all those rumors of low supply may have been manufactured?
I think the low supply thing was true but they didn't consider low demand. $999+ is a lot to swallow for a phone.
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