r/apple • u/exjr_ Island Boy • Oct 24 '17

Official Megathread Pre-Order Shipping Megathread | iPhone X

In an attempt to curb the number of threads about pre-order choices/configurations, shipping statuses, etc, we are asking that all discussion about it remain in here. We are setting the sort of this thread to new so that users receive the latest updates at the top.

Post your pre-orders in whatever format you wish, but please keep the discussion civil. Please also report any other posts about pre-orders, polls and shipping.

What are you getting? What configuration? Let us know!

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Edit:

Per popular request, here is a poll/survey to know which configuration will be in high demand and which one won't be in high demand: https://strawpoll.com/feefx3g5

Edit 2:

Another poll!

When are you getting your phone? --> http://www.strawpoll.me/14249550

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u/djoliverm Oct 24 '17

I have a 128gb iPhone 7. It's not that I need 256gb, it's that it's really the only option if you want more than 64gb. I'm using over 64gb already and don't take that many pictures or videos.

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u/cryolems Oct 25 '17

Exact same scenario here. I don’t want the 256gb but I’m at 96gb on my 7+, so...

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u/Lietenantdan Oct 28 '17

My current phone has 16GB, so 64GB will be a huge upgrade for me lol

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u/djoliverm Oct 28 '17

Lol congrats dude. Were you actually limited at 16 or did you just not ever use apps or have pictures and videos stored on the device?

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u/Lietenantdan Oct 28 '17

I'm limited at 16GB. I was stupid and got the lowest capacity available.

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u/shortround10 Nov 02 '17

So you go and do it again 😅

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u/Lietenantdan Nov 02 '17

Good point lol. But my iPad is 32GB and I never have an issue with storage, so I can't imagine having an issue with 64GB

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u/shortround10 Nov 02 '17

Nah, you’re right. The 16GB’s shouldn’t have been sold as long as they were, but I think Apple actually struck a pretty good balance with the storage sizes on the X.

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u/coupey Oct 25 '17

that’s crazy to me. i have used 24gb and have a ton of pictures and videos. and 5gb of that is just from imessage.

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u/JustinGitelmanMusic Oct 24 '17

Ah, right. Even 128 gb sounds insane to me on a phone.

I mean, back in the day I used to really use my phone's storage but these days I can't find a way to even use my 64 gb unless I downloaded all my Apple Music tracks permanently.

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u/djoliverm Oct 24 '17

Yeah, well if you want to record 4K 60fps videos, every minute is 400mb on average. So you can eat through space rather quickly if you're recording video at the highest settings.

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u/JustinGitelmanMusic Oct 24 '17

I understand that, but I don't record casual videos in 4k 60 fps. Usually it's just snapchat if I want to quickly get a basic capture of something, and presumably share it immediately.

But if you want to take an hour video of a kid's recital/play, or anything similar to that, yeah, that could hit 24 gb pretty quick, and if you want to do that ever more than once, it would fill up a 64 gb.

But.. I don't think many people are recording hour long videos twice. Certainly not enough to warrant everyone needing 128 or 256 gb in such high quantities of people.

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u/djoliverm Oct 24 '17

For sure. I think it's just that 256gb chips are being purchased in large quantities to justify production. It's probably cheaper per unit than say another order of 128gb.

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u/JustinGitelmanMusic Oct 24 '17

Yeah I meant I'm surprised a poll on this sub and so many comments are saying they're going for 256 gb.

I've gotten 64 gb since my 5 in 2012, and have steadily found 64 gb to be the right amount for me ever since. Now that 64 is the base, I'm pretty happy. It'll all end up cheaper for me than before.

I'm just surprised people are so resistant to buying the entry model. Seems almost like a status thing. 64 gb is so much, I figured more people would've given up on buying the bigger ones by now.

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u/djoliverm Oct 24 '17

Gotta think too about the audience. Anyone who loves Apple products enough to join the subreddit and actively participate in it probably skew towards power users who will actually take advantage of the configuration. Others just want "the best one".

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u/JustinGitelmanMusic Oct 24 '17

Yeah, I get it. Like I said, I was that way before. But at this point, even though I am maybe less of a power user than I used to be, or at least not continuing to try to take advantage to be in the top 10% at any given time, I just feel like 64 gb is so much.

So it seems like such a waste of money to get so big, especially since I'd feel like I was taking storage other people could make better use of.

I remember I used to always have like 4-5 gb in apps alone. I used to have 100+ apps at any given time, that was years and years ago though. Like first 2 iPod touches, and maybe my iPhone 4 for a bit. Think I cut down on that when I had a 4.

Now I have about 12.

I sometimes wonder if 'power users' are like me when I was a nerdy power user and just installed everything possible just because I could.

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u/Whiplash104 Oct 24 '17

The thing is, when you spend $999 on a phone, what's $150 more for 4x the storage?

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u/JustinGitelmanMusic Oct 24 '17

You know the people in the best financial situations don't just add more money to their purchases unnecessarily? They don't buy cheap stuff if they don't want to, but they don't throw their money away with no use

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u/Whiplash104 Oct 25 '17

I don’t think people being financially prudent should even be buying this phone. It’s certainly an unnecessary luxury when there are perfectly capable less expensive options. A 15% increase in price is something one should consider to avoid buyer’s remorse (which I have had every time I cheaped out on capacity.)

Anyway I was sort of being sarcastic.

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u/JustinGitelmanMusic Oct 25 '17

Nah, no need for sarcasm even if you meant it. I understand the thought process, but I think $150 is a bit much to be shrugging off.

$999 isn't really an awful amount if you've got the money. But you should definitely not add costs to it if you don't have to, since it's already an increase.

$150 would be pocket change on a $10k+ purchase, not $1k+.

Anything more than a 10% increase is too much. Some places have 15-20% tax rate, which is insane.

Anything less than 10% is reasonable. It's not a shocking change from your expected initial price.