Following “off the charts” demand for the iPhone X yesterday when pre-orders began in 55 countries around the world, some customers are reporting that their delivery date has been improved by Apple, with a handful of customers who were assigned the delivery timeframe of 1-2 weeks now being told their devices will arrive next week when the iPhone X is officially released.
It’s unclear why Apple is improving delivery estimates for the handset, it’s possible that Apple has received new units directly from production in China, or that the devices have been made available due to cancelled or field pre-orders.
Yesterday only a handful of lucky iPhone X customers were able to grab their desired devices with a shipping date of next Friday (November 3rd), with Apple quickly adjusting the delivery estimates to 2-3 weeks, followed by 4-5 and now 5-6.
It’s possible that customers who have a 2-3 week wait may also see their shipping estimate improve over the next couple of days.
iPhone X
The iPhone X, pronounced “iPhone Ten”, features a 5.8-inch Super Retina OLED edge-to-edge display with 2436 x 1125 resolution and 458ppi, HDR support, Dolby Vision, HDR10, and True Tone. The Home Button has been removed from the iPhone X, with Apple adding a new Tap to Wake feature which works alongside Raise to Wake.
iPhone X features the new A11 Bionic chip with a special neural engine that helps power Face ID which unlocks the device by taking a 3D scan of the users face. Apple says Face ID can’t be spoofed by photographs, masks, and makeup, and changing your actual appearance with a hat or beard or makeup won’t prevent Face ID from working.