Apple iPhone 5s first availability wave hits, reported low supply

20 September, 2013
The new iPhone 5s officially launches on 9 markets today in reportedly, rather low supply numbers.

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  • 20 Sep 2013

Anthony, 20 Sep 2013I'm indifferent but honestly, who really cares about all th... moreIt's not all about the specs. It's the performance. Most companies just cramp up all specs just to make it look like a better phone but the performance is crap.

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    • 20 Sep 2013

    Anonymous, 20 Sep 2013and while you do that, the more sensible among us won't was... moreYou do realize that there are a lot of people worldwide (most people, I'd guess) that actually have a life outside phones, and instead of buying overpriced phones every year, would rather keep the same phone for 2-3 years and, yes, buy a battery if needed... Even if most people I know that own Droid phones use the same battery for, yes, 2-3 years...

    So, it's not being "sensible" buying a new phone every year, paying more than it's worth... It's a) now knowing where to spend your money; b) buying a phone for status; c) all of the above...

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      • 20 Sep 2013

      LamiaLove, 20 Sep 2013http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57599551-251/behold-th... moreThanks,Yes seen that but will it get near UK.Samsung need to launch it everywhere.I was going to buy Samsung w999 but they wanted 1000GBP and not paying that.

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        • 20 Sep 2013

        Anonymous, 20 Sep 2013I went to a AT&T retailers this morning was first in li... moreYour glad you waited the 5 hours? You are happy to wait for the same phone that will be in plenty supply in 10 days..I cant even believe they have low stock it was a marketing ploy to get folk to wait in line.


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          • moan
          • 054
          • 20 Sep 2013

          Got mine today in Paris Space Grey! Love it!

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            • LamiaLove
            • MSF
            • 20 Sep 2013

            AnonD-8044, 20 Sep 2013Absolute brilliant link I love these type of phones..I awai... morehttp://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57599551-251/behold-the-samsung-galaxy-golden-android-flip-phone/

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              • sXI
              • 20 Sep 2013

              EskeRahn, 20 Sep 2013All the hype made me think a bit about significantly differ... moreAbsolute brilliant link I love these type of phones..I await the day we return to proper mobile phones with clamshell design,real buttons with 2013 spe.

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                • vpH
                • 20 Sep 2013

                People don't really care about their families' future by risking their savings.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 20 Sep 2013

                  I went to a AT&T retailers this morning was first in line and was told all they had was grey, gold and silver were 3-5 days shipping. I went to the biggest at t store in my area and was told all they had were 5 16gb and majority was 32, I got a 32 and im glad I waited the 5 hours

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                    • LamiaLove
                    • MSF
                    • 20 Sep 2013

                    loldroid, 20 Sep 2013people dislike apple simply because they cant afford to buy... moreLooks like your case is just another case of being a fan of a band. Ever heard of a band called Hypocrisy? Sure you did. You are a great fan of them. Guess what! Not everyone is a fan of Hypocrisy, like you. Some are just full genuine hate. :))

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                      • Dilip
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                      • 20 Sep 2013

                      Can wait for even whole night in a queue for getting iPhone 5s. Apple rocks...

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                        • 20 Sep 2013

                        Anonymous, 20 Sep 2013nice...what u can do with that phone ?Outside Japan not as much as we would like to, I'm afraid. ;(
                        But I would love to see phones with hardware like that for the European market. :)

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                          • 20 Sep 2013

                          Anonymous, 20 Sep 2013One of my mates has just bought this phone and he is very d... moreThat's some really smart friend you have right there!
                          Good thing you had someone to give you a heads up, because that was not obvious at all.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 3iJ
                            • 20 Sep 2013

                            €800 phone to access facebook lol

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                              • Anonymous
                              • sXF
                              • 20 Sep 2013

                              Anonymous, 20 Sep 2013This phone not even got to the store yet and you say your m... moreU say phone not got to store yet lol it came out today doh lol my mate has taken it back got a full refund

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                                • 20 Sep 2013

                                Anonymous, 20 Sep 2013Why can't people afford? Most people are gonna sign a 2 yea... moreNo way is that true in UK they can charge the same as other phones on contract but what they do is actually make you pay upfront as well..Lets say Samsung S4 is free for 35GBP on 24 month contract,you can get iphone for the same 35GBP contract but have to pay 240GBP upfront.In fact the iphone is the only phone in NORMAL price contracts that often has to have you pay extra upfront.O2 in UK was first stupid operator to stock iphone 1 as an exclusive but this year its not even stocking it and only selling it online now hows that for turn around.

                                Have you seen how greedy apple are getting even more greedy by the article on gsmarena blog about BLOCKING third party cables in ios7 ,,so you then have to buy apple multi mega inflated priced cable..If they had used USB like every other smartfone on this planet complied too we wsould be ok..Apple got round this by SELLING us a USB adaptor..This company would steal the glass eye off a blind man.

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                                  • Anthony
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                                  • 20 Sep 2013

                                  I'm indifferent but honestly, who really cares about all this craziness. This might be a nice unit, yeah, truth is, there are some really terrific, highly attractive phones out there with genuinely better specs and battery life. As for this hype and hysteria. In the big scheme of things, it’s a little bit sad really. Just sayin

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • MkX
                                    • 20 Sep 2013

                                    Anonymous, 20 Sep 2013This phone not even got to the store yet and you say your m... morehahaha

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Kxu
                                      • 20 Sep 2013

                                      loldroid, 20 Sep 2013people dislike apple simply because they cant afford to buy... moreWhy can't people afford? Most people are gonna sign a 2 year contract anyway so its actually pretty cheap. The real reason people dislike iPhone is simply because its too restrictive, and doesn't have much innovation since iPhone 4. Its lacking the 'wow' factor since then too. I used to have 3GS, in case you're wondering. But after that I switched to Android, and never ever looked back since. Based on true story

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                                        • s3P
                                        • 20 Sep 2013

                                        Ok I'd just like to peak in my head and say that the Asus PadFone infinity 2 is rumoured to launch at a cost of 880$ (phone and pad aswell). Seems like an even greater deal now.

                                        http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_outs_new_padfone_infinity_snapdragon_800_inside-news-6811.php