My experience, pre approval vs just trying pre order only is there is better chance but not perfect. Over all I find I have gotten on opening day maybe a little over half the time. Weather delays, being sold out before I can get dibs on first phones ect. It definately will not be earlier than 24th sometime during day at earliest so being on plane on 24th will be a problem for you. Someone will have to receive the phone at your mailing address. At least that is how it works here in US.I'll be a reluctant 13PM upgrader from an 11. I'm not wildly excited about the 13PM, but my 11 has too little storage, too little RAM (apps constantly closing in the background) and since I work a lot while I'm commuting, a bigger screen seems worth a try.
One question: since I've never preordered from Apple before, if I do it immediately on Friday at 2pm CEST, will it definitely be delivered by the 24th? And will it be on the 24th or even beforehand? Annoyingly I have an international flight on the early evening of the 24th.
Try dropping it in a deep fryer. That almost always works.Wish my iPhone X would die. I’m not a camera buff and just basic stuff. This iPhone X just keeps going. Battery health 95%. I mean i can get the battery replaced one day but the reset of it just keeps working. LOL