Pre-orders for the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro are set to kick off on Friday, October 16 at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Apple will be making the new handsets simultaneously available around the globe.
Pre-orders will be available in over 35 countries and regions on October 16. However, some regions won’t get a chance to pre-order until October 23, so double check your country page to make sure your pre-orders are on October 16.
Pre-orders will begin as follows (thanks to MacRumors for the list):
- Honolulu, Hawaii — 2:00 a.m. HST
- Anchorage, Alaska — 4:00 a.m. AKDT
- Cupertino, California — 5:00 a.m. PDT
- Phoenix, Arizona — 5:00 a.m. MST
- Vancouver, Canada — 5:00 a.m. PDT
- Denver, Colorado — 6:00 a.m. MDT
- Dallas, Texas — 7:00 a.m. CDT
- New York, New York — 8:00 a.m. EDT
- Toronto, Canada — 8:00 a.m. EDT
- Halifax, Canada — 9:00 a.m. ADT
- London, United Kingdom — 1:00 p.m. BST
- Berlin, Germany — 2:00 p.m. CEST
- Paris, France — 2:00 p.m. CEST
- Moscow, Russia — 3:00 p.m. MSK
- Helsinki, Finland — 3:00 p.m. EEST
- Istanbul, Turkey — 3:00 p.m. TRT
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates — 4:00 p.m. GST
- Shanghai, China — 8:00 p.m.
- Singapore — 8:00 p.m.
- Perth, Australia — 8:00 p.m.
- Hong Kong — 8:00 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan — 9:00 p.m.
- Adelaide, Australia — 10:30 p.m.
- Sydney, Australia — 11:00 p.m.
- Auckland, New Zealand — 1:00 a.m. NZDT next day
The first iPhone 12 and 12 Pro shipments will begin arriving to customers on Friday, October 23, though in October 23 pre-order areas, the new iPhones will be available on Friday, October 30.
Pre-orders will only be available for the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 and the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro. The iPhone 12 Pro Max and the iPhone 12 mini will not be available for pre-order until Friday, November 6, and will hit shelves on Friday, November 13.
