Vendors offering iPhone 5 pre - sales online are rolling back estimated shipping times . Verizon is listing its delivery date as Friday , September 28 . Some stores , including Best Buy and Walmart , are offering in - store pre - sales . The iPhone starts shipping next Friday , September 1 , the same day it is available in stores .
Vendors offering iPhone 5 pre - sales online are rolling back estimated shipping times . Some stores , including Best Buy and Walmart , are offering in - store pre - sales . The iPhone starts shipping next Friday , September 1 , the same day it is available in stores .