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Apple Store Down Ahead of iPhone 16 Pre-Orders

Apple's online store is down ahead of iPhone 16 and ‌iPhone 16‌ Pro pre-orders, which are expected to be available at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time in the United States.

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"We love that early energy," reads the Apple Store's message when visiting the U.S. website. "Almost ready for you. Pre-order begins at 5:00 a.m. PDT. See you soon." Apple has been doing 5:00 a.m. pre-orders for the last several years instead of the 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time pre-orders that it used to have.

Customers in more than 40 countries and regions, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, the UAE, the U.K., and the U.S., will be able to pre-order ‌‌iPhone 16‌‌ models when the store comes back online.

The ‌‌iPhone 16‌‌ and ‌‌iPhone 16‌‌ Plus will be available in black, white, pink, teal, and ultramarine in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage capacities, while the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max will be available in black titanium, natural titanium, white titanium, and desert titanium, in 128GB (smaller Pro only), 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage capacities.

The ‌‌‌iPhone 16‌‌‌ is priced starting at $799, while the ‌‌‌iPhone 16‌‌‌ Plus is priced starting at $899. The ‌‌‌iPhone 16‌ Pro‌‌ is priced starting at $999, and the ‌‌‌iPhone 16‌ Pro‌‌ Max is priced starting at $1,199. After pre-orders take place, a launch will follow on Friday, September 20.

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Top Rated Comments

F23 Avatar
28 months ago
can't wait to repeatedly open & force quit the apple store app for 10 minutes and feel roller coaster levels of adrenaline as I rush to place my order before other plebs doing the same
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TechieTaco Avatar
28 months ago
Up bright and early on my day off, ready to go!




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Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
28 months ago

Is there anyone who is genuinely excited about this?
Been excited every year since 2007. One of the few things that bring me joy is the pre-order and delivery/tracking of a new iPhone. Don’t think it’ll ever change for me.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Chrjy Avatar
28 months ago

Been excited every year since 2007. One of the few things that bring me joy is the pre-order and delivery/tracking of a new iPhone. Don’t think it’ll ever change for me.
This is so refreshing. Instead of reading, what another pointless upgrade, Apple are doomed, Apple have no innovation, most boring release ever, no one will buy this....it makes such a change to see someone happy and excited. Enjoy your new iPhone buddy.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Chrjy Avatar
28 months ago
Done.

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Liquid Galaxy Avatar
28 months ago

Is there anyone who is genuinely excited about this?
I get excited over any piece of new tech to be honest - Cameras, tablets, phones, consoles...theres just something about getting your order in, the anticipation of it arriving, the unboxing experience etc. The job that I despise is just about bearable thanks to it allowing me to enjoy things like this.
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