iPhone 16 Pro Max Launch: Sales, Speculation, and First Buyers

The latest iPhone 16 Pro Max has officially launched, and the sales situation on the first day was immediate, with a longer queue than previous years.

Sales Situation on the First Day

At the Apple Store on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, there were already 50 to 60 people queuing up early in the morning to make reservations to pick up the phones. There were also 20 to 30 people waiting for walk-in purchases. The queue at the Tsim Sha Tsui store this year was longer than in previous years, and it still didn’t subside until 8:43.

First Buyer: Mr. Lin from Shenzhen

Mr. Lin, the first buyer, took the high-speed rail from Shenzhen to Hong Kong to buy a phone and arrived at the Apple Store on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui at 7:10 a.m. He chose the iPhone 16 Pro Max with a capacity of 256GB and opted for the black color. Mr. Lin originally used an iPhone 13 and bought the iPhone 16 Pro Max for its new camera button and heat dissipation function.

Zhejiang “Fruit Fans” Attend First Sale Every Year

Thomas, from Zhejiang, has queued up at the Apple Store on the iPhone’s first sale day every year. This year, he bought an iPhone 16 Pro Max, a black Apple Watch Ultra 2, a black Apple Watch Series 10, and a Hermes strap. Thomas also attended the first sale day of iPhone 15 last year and bought an iPhone 15 Pro Max in original titanium color.

iPhone 16 Pro Max Speculation Price

The speculation market is mainly targeting the desert gold model of iPhone 16 Pro Max. The first door recycling price of 256GB and 512GB models is the original machine price + $2500.

Image: iPhone 16 Pro Max recycling price at the door +$2500

Image: Mr. Lin, the first buyer, took the high-speed rail from Shenzhen to Hong Kong to buy a phone

Image: Thomas, from Zhejiang, has queued up at the Apple Store on the iPhone’s first sale day every year