The iPhone X is the flagship phone that takes Apple's 10-year-old smartphone design in a bold new direction. It also leaves behind the familiar physical home button and tried-and-tested fingerprint sensor.
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The iPhone X release date was today, Friday, November 3, and pre-orders began last week Friday, October 27, seven days in advance.
All of this is later than the usual September launch date for new iPhones. Estimates have put two to three million available for launch, meaning some people may chose the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus out of necessity.
The release date delay is being attributed to the Samsung-made OLED screens being in short supply, and recent reports suggest Face ID components may be causing even further delays and stock shortages. Apple denies this, and has only officially stated that the iPhone X was originally slated for 2018.
iPhone X was instantly out of stock on pre-order day, and in some parts of the world will be hard to find going into next year. Expect retailers to lure you to their stores with a chance of getting an iPhone X on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
For those living in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait or Qatar, iPhone X pre-orders also started on October 27, though the handset will arrive in stores a day later, on November 4.
iPhone X price
- More expensive than any other iPhone
- 64GB iPhone X: $999, £999, and AU$1,579
- 256GB iPhone X: $1,149, £1,149, AU$1,829
- US carriers are charging $42 a month
The iPhone X price starts at $999 / £999 / AU$1,579, which makes it the most expensive iPhone ever made. And that's for the iPhone X with 64GB of storage.
Regardless of how you're paying for it, the iPhone X is expensive.
