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The iPhone X pre-orders begin just a few hours from now and Apple has taken its Online Store down. The pre-orders will kick off at 12:01 AP PT/3:01 AM ET. If you’re looking to pre-order the iPhone X through the Apple Online Store, you can expect it to return a little while before that. As for the time being, you can prepare to pre-order your iPhone. So let’s dive in to see some more details on the subject and how else you can order the iPhone X.

The iPhone X will also be available in the Apple Stores on the launch day. So if you miss out on the pre-orders, you can get the device through there, however, you have to arrive early as a lot of users would be doing the same. In addition to this, Tim Cook himself quoted to arrive early. You can pick up the new iPhone in the Apple Store on the launch day, November 3rd.