Almost everything is known about Apple’s new iPhone 12 range: both the good and, more recently, the bad. And now Apple has confirmed their release as well.

Speaking on an earnings call following the publication of Apple’s (stratospheric) third-quarter earnings, company CFO Luca Maestri revealed the iPhone 12 line up will be delayed.

This is something of a surprise given a) the iPhone 12 launch event is understood to be the earliest in years, and b) retail stock was expected to be in small supply initially, rather than specifically delayed. That said, Maesrti had good news saying supply will be “available a few weeks later [than usual].”

For context, Apple launched the iPhone 11 range on September 20. By this measure, and given Apple is a big fan of Friday retail dates, that would peg the release of the iPhone 12 line-up for October 2 or October 9. Considering Apple’s love of under promising and over delivering, October 2 would be my bet. 

But perhaps the biggest question is whether the iPhone 12 models are worth waiting for? Certainly, they get a lot of the big details right but Apple also appears set to controversially downgrade their battery capacities and increase prices while also scrapping popular catch-up screen tech. 

It’s a gamble. But at least you now have an extra “few weeks” to make up your mind.