Apple iPhone X Lives Up to the Hype With Pre-Order Demand 'Off the Charts'
If there was any doubt the iPhone X could be popular, it's been put to rest.
Apple on Friday started offering iPhone X pre-orders and in a few minutes, the company was made to push back shipments to late November and after that, December. Apple answered the news by stating that iPhone X demand is over charts,” though the business stopped less than saying whether supply will continue to be tight over the rest in the year, as several market analysts have suggested.
Needless to say, earlier times week was dominated by talk from the iPhone X. But there were also some discussions on iPhone 8 sales, and once again, Apple found itself embroiled inside a lawsuit with Samsung.
Read to learn more about all of this week's Apple news:
Apple (AAPL) ended the week in a big way by selling away from its initial stock of iPhone X units in just minutes after it started offering pre-orders on Friday morning. As of this writing, Apple is promising December ship dates on new iPhone X pre-orders.
Soon after pre-orders started, one particular who nabbed early units with promises of a November 3 ship date position the promised units on discount sales on eBay as much as $60,000. The sellers promised to ship the iPhone X to whomever placed the highest eBay (ebay) bid after the smartphone landed at their doors. Other sellers are hoping to obtain between $5,000 and $20,000 for the release-day iPhone X. But whether anyone will pay remains to appear.
While Apple hasn't said how much iPhone X supply it provides, GBH Insights analyst Daniel Ives said immediately that he expects total units accessible to ship worldwide will top 20 million units from the end of the year The problem, he said, is iPhone X pre-orders could reach 40 million units ahead of the smartphone's release on November 3. Ives doesn't believe Apple can address iPhone X supply problems until April or May of next season.
Not so fond in the iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus Apple released last month, They're worth $500 and $630 , respectively, for the trade-in market, according to Decluttr, an organization that buys and sells refurbished hardware. Once the iPhone X is released, however, Decluttr expects those trade-in values to fall by as up to 30%.
Apple soon acquired New Zealand-based wireless battery company PowerbyProxi on an undisclosed sum. Apple didn't say what it really might have planned for the business, but market analysts suggest the company's battery technology might be used to wirelessly charge from its iPad tablets to Macs at some point in the future.
A U.S. judge this week ordered a whole new trial more than a patent dispute between Apple and Samsung. The case will center on simply how much the Korean tech giant should pay Apple for allegedly copying its iPhone's design
Tech news site The Verge recently surveyed more than 1,500 visitors to see which technology company had services and products they enjoyed using most. Apple landed behind Amazon , Google , Facebook , and also Microsoft, according to the report.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said soon that he's working to prepare as many people” as you can to take his place as the corporation's top executive. In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Cook said that he won't pick his replacement, and definately will instead check out Apple's board decide.
One more thing…If you didn't get a chance to pre-order the iPhone X however want it on Friday, you will need to wait in line. Here's a survival guide from Fortune regarding how to make your time for the line easier.
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