Want to get the new iPhone 17? You could be waiting a while! Apple quietly delays its delivery dates by up to 4 WEEKS in the UK
After months of anticipation, Apple finally unveiled its 2025 iPhone range to the world this month.
The tech giant launched four brand new iPhones – the iPhone Air, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max – alongside three new Apple Watches and AirPods Pro 3.
Many fans have rushed to purchase the gadgets, which went on sale on Friday.
However, if you want to get your hands on the more premium models, expect a hefty wait.
Apple has quietly extended the wait times for the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max in the UK.
If it's the iPhone 17 or iPhone 17 Pro you're after, you'll be waiting until 7–14 October for delivery.
But if you want to splash out on the most expensive model – the £1,199 iPhone 17 Pro Max – you could be waiting almost a month.
The news comes days after a fight broke out outside an Apple Store in Mumbai as fans raced to try to be the first to purchase one of Apple's new devices.
Apple has quietly extended the wait times for the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max in the UK
If you want to splash out on the most expensive model – the £1,199 iPhone 17 Pro Max – you could be waiting almost a month
The trillion–dollar tech giant revealed the four models in the iPhone 17 family at an event at its California HQ earlier this month.
As well as the standard iPhone 17 option, there's the more advanced iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone Pro Max, which bigger screens and more processing power.
iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone Pro Max have a rear camera bump that takes up the entire top third of the phone, considered by some as 'ugly'.
iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are available in three colours: Silver, Deep Blue, and a bold new colour called Cosmic Orange.
But in previous years, Apple has opted for a more muted, neutral set of tones for its Pro lineup, so the bright new colours did not go down well with some fans.
Surely the most–anticipated new device in the family is the iPhone Air, a new ultra–slim and light option that ties in with Apple's 'Air' MacBook computers.
With a depth of 0.22 inches (5.6 mm), it is the thinnest iPhone ever produced, even thinner than the 0.27–inch (6.9 mm) iPhone 6.
However, the new devices don't come cheap – the standard baseline iPhone 17 model starts at £799/$799, while the iPhone 17 Pro starts at £1,099/$1,099.
Starting at $999/£999, the iPhone Air's price positions it between the basic iPhone 17 and the more expensive iPhone 17 Pro Max.
And the most expensive option, the iPhone 17 Pro Max – which has bigger battery, display and storage capacity – goes from £1,199/$1,199.
While some excited fans pre–ordered their iPhones, others are only attempting to get their hands on them now.
The Daily Mail discovered hefty wait times for several models on the Apple Store.
The iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro have an expected delivery of 7–14 October, while the iPhone 17 Pro Max is set to be delivered between 14–21 October.
However, there's good news if you've been eyeing up the iPhone Air.
This model – Apple's thinnest yet – has an expected delivery date of 24 September.
Many shoppers queued through the night to be near the front of the Apple Store when the doors opened on Friday.
A video clip showed tempers boiling over outside the Apple Store at the BKC Jio Centre in Mumbai, India, as many fans tried to be among the first owners.
The footage showed a congested mass of would–be buyers, predominantly men, who swung punches and threw objects, as authorities were forced to intervene.
THE TRILLION DOLLAR RISE OF APPLE
1976: Founders Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne created the company on April 1 1976 as they set about selling computer kits to hobbyists, each of which was built by Wozniak.
The first product was the Apple I.
1977: Apple released the Apple II in June, which was the first PC made for the mass market.
Steve Jobs unveils Apple Computer Corporation's new Macintosh February 6, 1984 in California.
1981: Jobs became chairman.
1984: The Macintosh was introduced during an ad break for the Super Bowl and later officially unveiled during a launch event. It was discontinued a year later and Jobs left the firm.
1987: Apple released the Macintosh II, the first colour Mac.
1997: Apple announces it will acquire NeXT software in a $400 million deal that involves Jobs returning to Apple as interim CEO. He officially took the role in 2000.
The then Chief Executive Officer of Apple, Steve Jobs, with the iPhone
2001: Apple introduced iTunes, OS X and the first-generation iPod.
The first iPod MP3 music player was released on October 23, 2001, at an event in Cupertino and was able to hold up to 1,000 songs.
2007: Apple unveils the iPhone.
2010: The first iPad was unveiled.
2011: Jobs resigned in 2011 due to illness, handing the CEO title to Tim Cook. Jobs died in October from pancreatic cancer.
2014: Apple unveiled the Apple Watch. It also unveiled its first larger iPhones - the 6 and 6 Plus.
2015: After purchasing Beats from Dr Dre, Apple launched Apple Music to compete with Spotify and other music streaming services.
2016: Apple returned to its roots and announced the 4-inch iPhone SE. Meanwhile, the firm is embroiled in a legal battle with the FBI, involving the agency demanding access to the locked phone used by Syed Farook, who died in a shootout after carrying out a deadly December attack in San Bernardino, California with his wife. The court order was dropped on March 28 after the FBI said a third party was able to unlock the device.
2017: Apple introduces the iPhone X, which removes the home button to make way for a futuristic edge-to-edge screen design and a new FaceID system that uses advanced sensors and lasers to unlock phones with just the owner's face.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks at an Apple event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.
2018: In a first for the company, Apple introduces new features in its latest operating system, iOS 12, that encourage users to manage and spend less time on their devices. The move was spawned by a strongly worded letter from shareholders that urged the firm to address the growing problem of smartphone addiction among kids and teenagers.
2019: In January, Apple reports its first decline in revenues and profits in a decade. CEO Tim Cook partly blamed steep declines in revenue from China.
2020: In March, Apple closes all its bricks and mortar retail stores outside of China in response to coronavirus.
2021: In an online virtual event in April CEO Tim Cook declared Apple's goal of becoming carbon neutral for Earth Day. Later in the year the iPhone 13 was announced.
2022: In September the iPhone 14 was announced. One of the new features included a new sensor to detect if a user had been in a car crash as well as an improved camera system.
2023: Apple brought back its 'Home Pod' after the first generation was discontinued. The 'Home Pod' can be seen as an alternative to Amazon's Alexa or Google Home as it is powered by voice commands.
2024: Apple makes its first steps into artificial intelligence with the release of Apple Intelligence. The features are not all released at once with many delayed until the following year.
