★ Estimated Arrival Dates for DF Readers’ Pre-Ordered iPhone Duos
No one should mistake my audience as representative of the general public in any poll, but I bet my audience is at least ballpark representative of the general public when it comes to something like pre-ordering, at the crack of dawn, a new iPhone form factor that costs $2000 to $3200.
Yesterday, I inquired on my social media platforms such as X, Threads, and Mastodon about the delivery or pickup dates for readers who had pre-ordered iPhone Duos. The responses were diverse, with some expecting deliveries in October, November, December, and even a few anticipating January shipments. Out of 1,382 responses, 36% of them anticipated October deliveries, followed by 35% expecting November, 39% thought December was the right month, and 37% predicted January.
Interestingly, the number of those expecting October shipments was higher than I had anticipated, and the numbers for November were quite even. The fewer December ship dates compared to January made me believe that Apple might only commit to December delivery if they are absolutely certain they can meet the Christmas deadline. It seemed plausible that many January orders might actually arrive in December, possibly even late.
Some configurations were estimated to be shipped as early as February 1, which surprised me as I hadn't included February as a possible delivery month in my poll.
MacRumors shared that some pre-order estimates were already shifting up, moving from early December to late November. Given that my audience is on social media, they might not represent the entire population when it comes to pre-ordering such an expensive iPhone model. Still, I thought it was fair to assume my audience is at least comparable to the average person when it comes to pre-ordering a new iPhone.
I didn't ask this question on Bluesky, as it lacks a poll feature, though there is a third-party poll service called poll.blue, which I didn't use.
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