Iphone 7 ?

[robsa]

malks222 said:

they didn't sell anywhere near 200million on opening weekend- it was 10million as per the apple press release at the time

https://www.apple.com/uk/pr/library/2014/09/22Firs...

Yep, talking our my arse there. I stand corrected

[Blown2CV]

Efbe said:

Blown2CV said:

maybe they don't want to build a fkload for day 1 in case this is the time people decide not to buy it. Especially as they are well aware (internally) that the 7 is a minor update. It's not so hard to gauge. The barely negative impact of customers having to wait versus the massive, massive share price impact of having stloads of unshifted units. Plus you can't just scale up production and scale it back down again to match these huge spikes. What the hell would be the point in building a factory ten times bigger when it only gets close to capacity for one month a year? The sheer fact you are frustrated means you likely haven't given up on the idea of waiting for one. Otherwise it wouldn't matter, right? Apple only have to give a st if you decide you're not going to buy one, because they know fine well you'll be all please and placated when it finally arrives.

Not sure if thick or purposefully missing the point of how many they are seemingly able to produce per day.

These are not sausages, they take time to build, at a guess at least 15 hours of labour per device, at a conservative estimate of 4 million devices per day, with a working day of 10 hours would mean they have 6 million factory workers making iphone 7s, not to mention the billions spent on machinery to support this.

still sound right to you?

well exactly... it's not like they can just scale up to the volumes required even if it made business sense to have a model which supports it

[Halb]

ANyone who checks this stuff at 6am, has anyone seen if the 128gb jet black ever becomes available?

[johnwilliams77]

Blown2CV said:

they don't fking drip-feed them you melodramatic tool. Y.

Yes, they do. HTH.

[Zoon]

Regardless of stock issues, the battery on the 7 is really good IMO.

[jamoor]

Blown2CV said:

well exactly... it's not like they can just scale up to the volumes required even if it made business sense to have a model which supports it

Indeed, their suppliers would have to scale up, which may not be possible.

[sly fox]

I've got a Jet black 7 256gb on eBay at the moment.

Buying frenzy comes to mind. Never ever had so many people send messages and make offers on any item i've ever sold on eBay - and i've been a member for 12 years or so.

I'm keeping the 7 plus - loving it so far. Really notice the speed difference opening and using apps. Camera is superb too.

[rat840771]

Yes for about 1 mimute

Halb said:

ANyone who checks this stuff at 6am, has anyone seen if the 128gb jet black ever becomes available?

[rat840771]

Yeah nearly 2 days on one charge and a lot of use

Zoon said:

Regardless of stock issues, the battery on the 7 is really good IMO.

[Butter Face]

rat840771 said:

Yeah nearly 2 days on one charge and a lot of use

Zoon said:

Regardless of stock issues, the battery on the 7 is really good IMO.

It is good. I was quite shocked as to how good it is!!

[Brilad]

I've got a matte black 256Gb 7+ on order. I wouldn't want the shiny one as looks like it will scratch up and look crap eventually.

I had the first and second iphone then never really bothered, just sticking to ipads and a 'non smart' mobile, but my son has now nicked my ipad mini for Minecraft and YouTube.

Everyone in the family and my main work colleagues are now on iMessage so this makes sense I suppose, and I am looking forward to getting it but I am not going to jump up and down in an Apple Store like a spoilt kid - those stories make me cringe. Crazy. But I am not above fighting people in Tesco to get a Polariod TV for 200 notes.

B.

[cg360]

leglessAlex said:

I was very impressed with the home button though, it really does feel like you're clicking it.

Does it work like the touchpad on a MacBook Pro?

It's quite hard to believe there's no actual switch underneath it.

[leglessAlex]

cg360 said:

leglessAlex said:

I was very impressed with the home button though, it really does feel like you're clicking it.

Does it work like the touchpad on a MacBook Pro?

It's quite hard to believe there's no actual switch underneath it.

Yeah, it uses their taptic engine. I mean, if you think about what you're feeling you know you're not actually pushing the button down, but I was impressed by how positive it is and how 'clicky' it is, for want of a better word. Feels better than the feedback you get from the Macbooks.

[p1stonhead]

leglessAlex said:

cg360 said:

leglessAlex said:

I was very impressed with the home button though, it really does feel like you're clicking it.

Does it work like the touchpad on a MacBook Pro?

It's quite hard to believe there's no actual switch underneath it.

Yeah, it uses their taptic engine. I mean, if you think about what you're feeling you know you're not actually pushing the button down, but I was impressed by how positive it is and how 'clicky' it is, for want of a better word. Feels better than the feedback you get from the Macbooks.

Does it work using gloves? I have heard it needs skin to work which (albeit a very minor issue) means you cant check for texts or even the time if you live somewhere cold without taking your gloves off.

[leglessAlex]

p1stonhead said:

Does it work using gloves? I have heard it needs skin to work which (albeit a very minor issue) means you cant check for texts or even the time if you live somewhere cold without taking your gloves off.

I'm not sure, but if it doesn't would you not just use the power button to wake the phone up?

[sjg]

It works with capacitive gloves (ones that work with touchscreens) to wake up the phone, obviously not for touchID but you can put in the PIN.

[Blown2CV]

johnwilliams77 said:

Blown2CV said:

they don't fking drip-feed them you melodramatic tool. Y.

Yes, they do. HTH.

just pack it in. You have no proof and this is one of the most in-demand consumer products ever, it is not a fking conspiracy.

[HorneyMX5]

leglessAlex said:

p1stonhead said:

Does it work using gloves? I have heard it needs skin to work which (albeit a very minor issue) means you cant check for texts or even the time if you live somewhere cold without taking your gloves off.

I'm not sure, but if it doesn't would you not just use the power button to wake the phone up?

It wakes up when you lift it now anyway. No need to press any buttons.

[Efbe]

Blown2CV said:

johnwilliams77 said:

Blown2CV said:

they don't fking drip-feed them you melodramatic tool. Y.

Yes, they do. HTH.

just pack it in. You have no proof and this is one of the most in-demand consumer products ever, it is not a fking conspiracy.

They do, the proof is in the numbers provided, it is not a conspiracy because no-one is denying it, it is a common practice and it is fairly obvious. It matters for the people on here because it tells you more stock will be arriving regularly, but in small numbers.

So it will be best to log in each day at 6am to try and get the phone you want rather than waiting for a massive bulk to come in.

[Blown2CV]

Efbe said:

Blown2CV said:

johnwilliams77 said:

Blown2CV said:

they don't fking drip-feed them you melodramatic tool. Y.

Yes, they do. HTH.

just pack it in. You have no proof and this is one of the most in-demand consumer products ever, it is not a fking conspiracy.

They do, the proof is in the numbers provided, it is not a conspiracy because no-one is denying it, it is a common practice and it is fairly obvious. It matters for the people on here because it tells you more stock will be arriving regularly, but in small numbers.

So it will be best to log in each day at 6am to try and get the phone you want rather than waiting for a massive bulk to come in.

ffs the proof is not in the numbers. The numbers are the result. You are arguing for a particular cause, not the result. A cause which I believe to be bks.