iPhone X shipping delay may dampen Apple’s holiday quarter


An iPhone X is seen on display during a media event at Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino, California on September 12, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Josh Edelson

Apple Inc's highly anticipated iPhone X features a slew of innovations but delayed availability could hurt holiday-quarter sales. 

The much-hyped event on Tuesday unveiled three new phones, an advanced watch that can take calls and a new Apple TV, but die-hard fans will not be able to get their hands on the iPhone X until Nov 3 – much later than iPhone 8's shipping date of Sept 22. 

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