Everything you need to know to preorder an iPhone 6S

The wait is almost over.

The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus won't hit shelves until Sept. 25 but you'll be able to reserve one soon. Apple will open up preorders for the handsets in the early hours of Saturday morning, at 12:01 a.m PT

Whether you want to buy from Apple or go through your carrier, we've broken down everything you need to know about preordering the new iPhones.

Start early and be prepared

Preorders through Apple's website are set to open at exactly 12:01 a.m PT to people in the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the UK. But there are a few steps you can take before then to ensure the preorder process goes as smoothly as possible — and that you'll have a phone in your hand on launch day Read more...