As predicted, it started that morning, at 4 am in the morning at Braslia, the pre-sale of iPhones XS / XS Max It's from Apple Watch Series 4 in the first batch of countries that will receive these new products.
The XS / XS Max iPhones are available for pre-purchase in more than 30 countries and territories: Germany, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Spain, United States, Finland, France, Guernsey, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, US Virgin Islands, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Portugal, United Kingdom, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan.
The Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS + Cellular) is already on sale at these locations: Germany, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Spain, United States, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom United, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland. Its GPS-only version is in all of these, plus: Saudi Arabia, Austria, Finland, Guernsey, Netherlands, US Virgin Islands, Ireland, Jersey, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico and Portugal.
In general, the pre-sale this time started very smoothly. In the case of the iPhone XS in reverse SIM-free in the USA, basically all models are still available for delivery next Friday (9/21). In the case of the XS Max, most are already scheduled for September 28 to October 5, except for some 64GB models.
Competition for the Apple Watch Series 4, on the other hand, was much tougher. Several models are already scheduled for delivery on 12-19 October, with a few variations still on 5-12 October.
Obviously, this is all looking at the American scenario, which is usually where Apple concentrates the largest number of units of the new products for these launches. In other countries, inventories can vary widely and lead times extend for many weeks.
Upcoming international expansions
The second wave of iPhones XS / XS Max is scheduled for September 28 and will include the following countries / territories: South Africa, Andorra, Armenia, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Cyprus, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, India, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Oman, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Russia.
On the same day (9/28), the Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS) also reach the following countries / territories: South Africa, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Croatia, Slovakia, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Iceland, Kuwait, Macau, Monaco, Oman, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Russia.
J the initial pre-sale iPhone XR Beginning on October 19, in more than 50 countries and territories: South Africa, Germany, Andorra, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Qatar, China, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Emirates United Arab Emirates, Spain, United States, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Hungary, Isle of Man, US Virgin Islands, India, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Jersey , Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan.
At the Brazil, there is still no information on when the new products will be launched. This is most likely to happen in November, but if we are lucky, they may arrive in October.
