Launch day supply of Apple’s iPhone X was exhausted mere minutes after the handset went up for sale early Friday, with a rabid demand driving delivery estimates out 4 to 5 weeks for all models, on all carriers. Apple refreshed its website at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time Friday morning to allow the world a chance to pre-order the new iPhone X but wait times are already on the rise.
Within two hours of going on sale, buyers in the United States now have to wait as long as five-to-six weeks for the high spec phone. Apple fans in the U.K. face a similar wait and it's reported that the online store in Hong Kong sold out in less than 30 minutes.
The iPhone X will be available for walk-in customers on November 3. Several reports had suggested Apple wouldn't have enough iPhone X units to meet demand.
Whatever the final tally, it is clear initial demand for iPhone X is far outstripping Apple's stockpile. The company and its suppliers are working to solve production issues, with Kuo estimating a rapid increase in availability starting in early 2018. For many customers eager to get their hands on Cupertino's latest gadget, that time can't come soon enough.
