If you order the iPhone X right now, you'll get it by Friday
If you just can't wait for the iPhone X, today's your lucky day.
After iPhone X pre-orders began in October, Apple estimated that units would take five to six weeks to ship. Such pessimistic prospects are now a thing of the past: iPhone X orders will now ship in two to four business days.
The new estimate applies to AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and unlocked iPhone X models sold in the U.S, Australia, Germany, and the U.K. Models from T-Mobile, and other countries where iPhones are sold, should ship within six business days. This means that if you order an iPhone X today, it will arrive between Wednesday and Friday -- well in time for the holidays. Get those wallets ready!
An analyst from KGI Securities told Macrumors that the expedited shipping can be attributed to better-than-expected production since shipping began.
According to the analyst, Foxconn has addressed several bottlenecks in its supply chain that were leading to shortages in LTE antenna components and the dot projector module of the TrueDepth camera. As a result, iPhone X production has increased by 27%.
Secret Santa gift, anyone? (Please buy me one.)
Monica wrote for Mashable's Tech section with a focus on retail, internet of things, and the intersections of technology and social justice. She holds a degree in creative writing from Brown University, and has previously written for Dow Jones Media, the New York Post, Yahoo Finance, and others. In her free time, she can be found attempting to cook Asian food, buying board games, and looking for new hobbies.
