{"id":10878,"date":"2017-10-27T12:27:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T12:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/e-commerce\/we_were_right_missing_iphone_8_customers_are_buying_an_iphone_x.html"},"modified":"2022-10-14T18:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T22:30:16","slug":"we-were-right-missing-iphone-8-customers-are-buying-an-iphone-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/technology\/we-were-right-missing-iphone-8-customers-are-buying-an-iphone-x.html","title":{"rendered":"We Were Right: Missing iPhone 8 Customers are Buying an iPhone X"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiY2JzIiwidiI6IjM3MzQ2NzIiLCJhbnZhY2siOiJhbnZhdG9fY2JzbG9jYWxfYXBwX3dlYl9wcm9kXzU0N2YzZTQ5MjQxZWYwZTVkMzBjNzliMmVmYmNhNWQ5MmM2OThmNjciLCJwbHVnaW5zIjp7ImNvbXNjb3JlIjp7ImNsaWVudElkIjoiMzAwMDAyMyIsImMzIjoiTG9zQW5nZWxlcy5jYnNsb2NhbC5jb20ifSwiZGZwIjp7ImNsaWVudFNpZGUiOnsiYWRUYWdVcmwiOiJodHRwOi8vcHViYWRzLmcuZG91YmxlY2xpY2submV0L2dhbXBhZC9hZHM%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%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>We <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/apple\/why-iphone-x-sales-will-be-epic.html\">explained<\/a> quite clearly that the difference in pricing between an iPhone 8 and iPhone X &#8211; especially when looked at from a monthly perspective would be around $4.<\/p>\n<p>When other outlets claimed the sky was falling on Apple as there were few iPhone 8 lines and and the $1,000 price point for the iPhone X would be a deal-killer, we once again explained that people are not buying an 8, they are buying a X.<\/p>\n<p>We were right.<\/p>\n<p>Customers already have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2017\/10\/27\/iphone-x-pre-order-apple-store\/\">wait 4-5<\/a> weeks to get an iPhone X.<\/p>\n<p>We do want to point out that the iPhone X suppliers are reported to have problems with the FaceID yield and Apple was said to allow less accurate sensors in order to meet demand.<\/p>\n<p>We also know it is been difficult for the press and analysts to accurately predict the size of Apple&#8217;s phone inventory at launch.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line as we see it is the iPhone X will be an upgrade super-cycle device and once in the wild, the demand will only grow.<\/p>\n<p>This will likely be the most sought-after iPhone ever.<\/p>\n<p>Now, if the rumored iPhone X Plus &#8211; a 6.5 inch device ever becomes reality, we know we would be ecstatic. 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