3 Reasons to Pre-Order the iPhone 13 & 4 Reasons to Wait

Pre-Order to Avoid Stores

If you pass on a pre-order, but still want an iPhone 13 in your hands on or around September 24th, you'll need to head into a physical store when the phones land on shelves.

We probably won't see lines wrap around entire city blocks, but we could see a lot of foot traffic at some locations if the devices sell out ahead of time.

If you want to avoid crowds of people due to the pandemic and/or you don't want to stand outside out in the cold/heat , you'll want to buy your phone online.

There's also no way of knowing what kind of stock Apple and retail partners will have available on hand on release day.

While some stores could have a a lot of stock available, others might have uneven stock or very little stock. In other words, there's a chance you'll walk away from the store with your backup plan or nothing at all.

If you don't want to take a chance, buy your iPhone 13 online.