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New iPhone 12 Pre-Order Date Announced

The new iPhone 12 was released by Apple recently but there hasn’t been any announcement of a local launch date yet. I figured it might be related to logistics and production issues due to the pandemic so I checked with a contact of mine who told me that the telecoms, Apple Premium (Gait) and Apple Authorized Resellers (Digits, Xcite, etc.) hadn’t received their unit allocations yet.

But, looks like they finally did because yesterday some resellers started announcing a pre-order date. Starting this Friday, November 13th pre-orders for the new iPhone 12 will begin. Previously you’d have super long lines outside Apple resellers on launch day but with the pandemic right now that wouldn’t be the best idea which is why most likely the only way to get your hands on the new iPhone 12 on launch day would be by pre-ordering online. If it’s going to be anything like the iPhone X launch then there will also be a very limited number of units at launch.

Oddly, there still isn’t an official launch date for the devices, maybe that will be revealed on Friday as well. I’m personally going to be trying to get my hands on the iPhone 12 Pro to replace my 11 Pro. I always loved the way the iPhone 4 looked like and the new phones look basically the same.

36 replies on “New iPhone 12 Pre-Order Date Announced”

Xcite peeps informed me that on the 13th of Nov the pre-orders will commence and then begin delivering it 7-10 days later.

I am also wondering if it’s cheaper in apple UK, could probably order it, anyone did the homework on how the prices differ abroad?

I believe iPhones tend to be cheaper in Kuwait when compared to the UK and slightly more expensive when compared to the States after factoring in tax and shipping. I’m sure I’ve done the maths in an old post of mine but too lazy to look for it now.

5G speeds are so mediocre here now. Makes the new iPhone 12 so underwhelming. I remember when LTE first came out I was getting 80-120 megabytes per second. I can’t even get that now with 5G most of the time. The telecoms really need to up their game.

well mine drop in speed by half but i still get around 350Mbps. I had a post about this a couple of weeks back, depending on the area you’re in 5G speeds vary greatly.

Smaller battery, no 120hz, similar cameras.

Smart bet would be wait for 13 if you are already on 11.

Spend the cash on the sweet new M1 macs instead.

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND DONT INVEST ON IPHONE THIS YEAR 😃 U GOT BETTER OPTION … If you see the Unbiased comparison of Note 20 ultra vs iphone pro Max ON YOUTUBE.. u can clearly see both are almost on the same level in photography but then again SAMSUNG have edge for the zoom (50x) .. optical 5x … 108 MP camera… S pen …120hz screen … the max screen brightness in outdoor and more PPI .. plus more bigger screen at 6.9… less weight and properly distributed … no finger prints/ smudges along the shiny aluminium frame … reverse wireless charging … shows 5G icons when 5G is available not displaying 5G everytime even if its on LTE (in iphone it wil show 5G regardless)… super fast charging and not to mention .. No ugly notch …under screen finger print scanner … Separate App sound .. Bixby Routines … lastly CHARGER INSIDE THE BOX 🤣

1) Phone is never an investment
2) Samsung doesn’t run iOS
3) I think you’re confused about the 5G icon on iPhone 12. It doesn’t show if you don’t have 5G. If you have “Smart Data Mode” turned on the iPhone randomly throttles between 5G and LTE in the background to save battery but always shows 5G as the icon even if it’s using LTE in the background. If you don’t have 5G though you’ll only see the LTE icon. If you’re on 5G and you turn Smart Data Mode off you’ll always see 5G and you’ll always use only 5G when available.

Mobile2000 is selling grey market iPhones so that’s not the official price or the correct region phones (I think there is difference in 5G frequency)

Mark,
So you’re saying that if I resort to U.S based i-phones I would risk not utilizing the same 5G frequencies in Kuwait, or probably won’t be able to use 5G altogether?

Those new M1 Macs look superb but I need the bigger screen……

I did however order two HomePod minis from the UK. I have proper HomePods in the living room, these will be for the bedroom.

Mark have you tried ordering the iphone from the apple US store, and have it shipped to kuwait via DHL or MyBox? I heard they dont charge customs (jamarik) taxes on phones.
Should I order it online or get it from here

I did yearssss ago but haven’t done it recently. Not worth it anymore because we have authorized sellers and the US iPhone 12 supposedly has different 5G frequencies anyway.

I order my iPhone 12 from the USA and shipped it to my Stackry account

I paid 296 KD for the 256 GB iPhone 12, shipped it to Kuwait for about 25 KD, and did not pay any customs fees

The 5G in the USA model works perfectly in Kuwait, however they have an additional mmwave 5G antenna that only works in places that have this type of 5G, which seems to be in VERY limited places

I am getting about 350 MBPS download speeds on the iPhone 12 in Kuwait City

Thanks for the info! I’m waiting for a few more sellers to announce their prices and it seems like it’ll be KWD 400+ for a 12 Pro which seems insane amount to me to pay for a phone.

I may go the US route as well especially if the 5G antennas work here

Might order mine from Hong Kong or Macau… physical dual SIMs ftw! How does one order from their Apple Store? Through Shop and Ship?

there are dozens of similar services but they don’t offer anything new or different over the likes of Shop & Ship and MyUS. No advantage = nothing to review

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