iPhone 6 Plus pre-order ship dates slip out to weeks
Apple unveiled both new iPhone models during a special media event earlier this week with the promise they'd be available for pre-order on Friday and available in stores next Friday, September 19. The company's online store was replaced with a “We'll be back” message before midnight, and was unavailable for several hours into Friday morning.
Most of the iPhone 6 Plus models sold were likely processed through the company's Apple Store app on the iPhone and iPad since it tended to successfully complete the order process even while the Web-based store was offline.
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were introduced earlier this week at a special media event. The iPhone 6 comes with a 4.7-inch display, and the iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5-inch display. Both include Apple's own A8 processor and M8 motion co-processor, better graphics performance, 802.11ac WiFi, NFC, 8MP camera with improved image sensor, thinner bodies compared to the iPhone 5S, improved battery life, and more.
Pricing for the iPhone 6 Plus starts at US$299 for the 16GB model. The 64GB version costs $399, and the 128GB version is $499.
Currently, the 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB iPhone 6 Plus in white/silver or space gray are showing as available in seven to ten days, while the white/gold version is showing a three to four week ship time for all capacites.