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New iPhone 6 Plus pre-order shipments delayed by a month [Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)](Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) The smaller 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is still available for delivery on September 19, Apple's website showed. Many customers will have to wait three to four weeks to get their hands on Apple's larger screen iPhone 6 Plus after pre-orders for September 19 delivery were booked out within hours. The smaller 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is still available for delivery on September 19, Apple's website showed. Apple's iPhone 6 Plus, which has a 5.5-inch display, goes on sale in US stores on September 19. Websites of Apple's carrier partners, Verizon Wireless , AT&T and Sprint Corp, also showed delays of up to six weeks. Suppliers to Apple were scrambling to get enough screens ready for the new iPhones as the need to redesign a key component disrupted panel production, supply chain sources told Reuters last month. It was unclear whether the hiccup could limit the number of phones initially available to consumers, the sources said at the time. Apple's Chinese customers may also have to wait until the year-end before they can buy the iPhone 6. Apple is yet to set a release date for China, the world's biggest smartphone market. Apple unveiled its latest iPhones along with a watch and a mobile payments service on Tuesday. Apple unveiled last week the new smartphones with rounded edges, thinner frames, higher-resolution displays and a mobile payments service. They became available for pre-order starting at 3am New York time. Apple is selling out of its stock even after customers took to Twitter to complain of difficulties loading the website to place pre-orders on Friday morning. (c) 2014 Khaleej Times. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |