Data from SellCell shows that interest in iPhone 16 preorders exceeds the iPhone 15, revealing a surprise type of buyer.
The iPhone 16 will go on preorder on Friday in dozens of markets around the world, and it’ll be interesting to see how well the new iPhone does. Apple has the difficult task of selling AI iPhones that have no AI features on board at launch. Apple Intelligence will arrive in October, but it will not be complete even then.
That said, the iPhone 16 phones and iOS 18 have plenty of exciting features that have nothing to do with generative AI. Many iPhone owners who are due an update won’t be wrong to preorder an iPhone. You wouldn’t be wrong to upgrade this year to a regular iPhone 16 or 16 Plus instead of the iPhone 16 Pros. That’s how good the base models will be.
A last-minute report from SellCell suggests the iPhone 16 is generating quite a buzz among iPhone owners looking to upgrade. The iPhone 16 has sparked a higher wave of trade-ins than the iPhone 15 series. What’s more surprising is the kind of buyer who wants to ditch their current iPhone in favor of a new model.
