It is virtually time: Subsequent week, Apple will exhibit its new lineup of the iPhone 16 fashions at its iPhone occasion on Monday, Sept. 9. And in case you plan to get your palms on one of many new units after the occasion, we’re right here to save lots of you time as a result of the brand new iPhones will not be in the stores but.
Apple is fairly constant with regards to releasing their new merchandise and we do not anticipate that to vary this yr. We’ll inform you after we anticipate Apple to launch the iPhone 16 after its occasion. We’ll additionally let you already know when you possibly can anticipate to obtain iOS 18 – Apple’s newest software program – in your present iPhone.
We do not but know the way a lot the iPhone 16 lineup will price. Presently, the iPhone 15 fashions begin at $799 and vary as excessive as $1,599 for the 15 Professional with 1TB of storage. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see if Apple holds the road on pricing, or performs round with completely different storage capacities and worth factors, because it generally does.
Wish to observe together with us throughout Apple’s massive occasion? Here is watch the iPhone 16 announcement. (We’ll submit our liveblog hyperlink nearer to the occasion begin time.)
When can I purchase the brand new iPhone 16?
Whereas we can’t have a set date for when the iPhone 16 will develop into accessible till the iPhone occasion on Monday, we are able to predict the date primarily based on Apple’s previous consistency. Right here’s what we anticipate:
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Monday, Sept. 9: Apple’s official occasion (confirmed)
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Friday, Sept. 13: Preorders open
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Week of Sept. 16: iOS 18 accessible for obtain
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Friday, Sept. 20: New iPhones and different units in shops
Once more, other than the confirmed announcement occasion, these dates are solely hypothesis primarily based on Apple’s earlier iPhone launch historical past. As an illustration, Apple typically opens preorders the Friday following the iPhone occasion. So if Apple follows its earlier cadence, you’ll preorder an iPhone 16 on Friday, Sept. 13. Likewise, if Apple retains the identical schedule because the previous, that may imply the iPhone 16 will formally be in the stores on Friday, Sept. 20.
How about new Apple Watch and AirPods merchandise anticipated to be introduced alongside the presumed new iPhone 16 sequence? Usually, in addition they observe the identical dates, however there have been some delays previously. It’s solely potential that a number of of those anticipated merchandise might hit shops in later weeks – presumably at the same time as late as October.
When can I obtain the brand new iOS 18?
In the event you’re not planning to purchase the brand new iPhone 16, you may nonetheless have the choice to make your older iPhone comparable with the newer fashions – assuming your iPhone is eligible for iOS 18. (Practically all fashions launched previously six years are.)
Whereas Apple will not announce when it’s going to launch iOS 18 to the general public till its occasion, we are able to once more speculate primarily based on the previous. The most recent software program can be accessible the week after the occasion – at earliest, that may be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is potential it will not develop into accessible till mid-week.
We’ll replace with the official dates for brand new {hardware} and software program after Apple publicizes them on Monday.
