Today at 2:00 p.m. the season has opened: reservations for the new iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max. Although the purchase cannot be made before next September 20 (Friday), Now you can secure your copy before it gets stolen. And if we take a look at X/Twitter, we will see that not everyone did as expected. Sometimes the page did not load, the application was closed, there were crashes or specific errors throughout the purchase process, and others were not able to complete their order on time.
If we wanted to place an order now, we would find both bad and curious news. The shipping date has been delayed from September 30 to October 7. The reason is obvious: the first shipment has already flown. The basic iPhones, at least, They guarantee that they will arrive between September 25 and 30.
Apple iPhone 16 (128 GB) – Black
*Some prices may have changed since last review
The higher the price, the greater the demand.
Just look at the website: the iPhone 16 Pro appears in front of the iPhone 16, forcing us to click before we click. scroll down and look for the option that suits us best. The funny thing about all this is that there is an interesting pattern in all this: The higher the price, the greater the demand.. Several analysts agree on this point: the iPhone 16 Pro Max will be the most popular model, with a 38% share of shipments.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro MAX (512GB) – Titanium Black
*Some prices may have changed since last review
It is possible that Apple did not expect something like this, and that is why the website suffered some crashes. We were able to access normally from the Spanish IP. It is also true that it is normal, in my experience of other years, that these times are reduced in practice, so if someone has an estimated delivery date in November, do not panic. You will not have it on September 22, but Maybe in early October it will be yours
Ming-Chi Kuo had already warned at the time that, according to his latest estimates regarding iPhone 16 shipments, About 89 million units would be distributed.slightly lower than the 91 million iPhone 15 units shipped during the same period last year, but higher than estimated baseline demand.
Apple iPhone 16 Plus (128 GB) – Pink
*Some prices may have changed since last review
iPhone 16 Pro Max is the favorite
Looking at social media, we see many people who bought the iPhone 16 Pro, and especially the Max, so the prediction seems true taking a small sample of buyers. However, we see few reservations compared to normal modelswhich have also improved a lot compared to last year. We will have to see after a while, when we know more precise data on what happened with sales. In the meantime, which model did you reserve? This editor opted for a 16 Pro in natural titanium color and 256 GB of storage.
In any case, the real battle is in China. JP Morgan analysts have said that “more attractive trade-in prices” are needed for iPhone 16 sales to see year-over-year growth. Having the same price as the previous model, growth in net worth means growth in sales volume. For Spanish users, this is good news: the iPhone 16 family has not been more expensive than the iPhone 15 family.
Apple iPhone 16 (128 GB) – Black
*Some prices may have changed since last review
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