The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are now available to pre-order directly from Apple as well as various Canadian carriers.
Depending on what model you select, the base price for the iPhone 7 will run you $899 unlocked for 32GB of storage to $1,309 for the iPhone 7 Plus 256GB version. Canadian carriers have the iPhone 7 starting at $379.95 on a 2-year contract all the way up to $800 for the top model of the iPhone 7 Plus.
Apple stated last week it will not disclose opening weekend sales numbers for the new smartphone. This number is typically indicative of the iPhone 7’s demand.
“As we have expanded our distribution through carriers and resellers to hundreds of thousands of locations around the world, we are now at a point where we know before taking the first customer pre-order that we will sell out of iPhone 7,” said Apple spokesperson Kristin Huguet. “These initial sales will be governed by supply, not demand, and we have decided that it is no longer a representative metric for our investors and customers.”
The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are widely available across Canada from most carriers, including Telus, Bell, Rogers, Fido, Virgin, Eastlink, MTS, Videotron, Koodo, and SaskTel.
We reached out for comment on specific details of iPhone pre-order numbers. As expected, the numbers were not revealed, but various carriers have indicated that interest in the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus has been strong
Telus:
“As you know, we’re not able to share specific sales figures, however, we can tell you that we’re pleased with the positive feedback we’ve received from many of our customers regarding our efficient pre-order system and Premium Plus rate plan options.”
MTS:
“MTS is proud to offer our customers the amazing iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus with a range of flexible and attractive data plans. Pre-orders at MTS have launched and we look forward to our customers’ response.”
Rogers/Fido:
“There’s no question, our customers are iPhone fans and that’s reflected in our pre-orders for both Rogers & Fido.”
Eastlink:
“We are pleased with pre-order results so far.”
SaskTel:
“The pre-sale was very successful and we are working to fulfill the orders as quickly as possible!”
Bell:
“Pre-orders have been very good – Canadians are clearly excited to have iPhone 7”
