Apple iPhone 11 Models in Short Supply in New York
We found high demand for the iPhone 11 Saturday, in canvassing stores. At the West 14th Street Apple store, we could play with demonstration models of the three series 11 iPhones but were told we would have to join a…
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line of more than 30 customers hoping to score one from dwindling inventory. A screen shot of other Apple Store locations in the New York area showed the model we were looking for -- a 256 GB iPhone Pro in midnight green was sold out in six locations -- while supplies were in low single-digit in three more. The salesperson cautioned that a yellow icon with an exclamation point next to stores likely meant “by the time you’d get there, they’d be gone.” At a Verizon Wireless authorized retailer, the only 11s were waiting for customer pickup. We were told there we could order the 11 Pro and pick it up in six days. We called a Verizon company store and were told the green version of the 11 Pro would be back in stock in November. That store had only the base 11 model in stock, opposite of what larger trends showed. Shortages in New York focused on the higher-end models, we found. Apple didn’t respond Monday to questions. Before Apple's Thursday launch of the iPhone 11 trio, analysts predicted little customer interest in the latest series because the handsets aren't 5G-capable (see 1909100068).