Able to set your eyes on the iPhone 16 lineup? You may in just some hours as a result of the Apple iPhone occasion is going on at the moment, Sept. 9. You may watch the Apple video stream stay beginning at 1PM ET, and comply with the Engadget iPhone occasion liveblog in real-time, too. And in case you plan to get your fingers on one of many new gadgets after the occasion, we’re right here to avoid wasting you time as a result of the brand new iPhones will not be available for purchase but.
Apple is fairly constant in the case of releasing new merchandise and we do not count on that to vary this yr. We’ll inform you once we count on Apple to launch the iPhone 16 after its occasion. We’ll additionally let you recognize when you may count on 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 value. Presently, the iPhone 15 fashions begin at $799 and vary as excessive as $1,599 for the 15 Professional with 1TB of storage. It is going to be attention-grabbing to see if Apple holds the road on pricing, or performs round with completely different storage capacities and value factors, because it generally does.
Need to comply with together with us throughout Apple’s huge occasion? Here is how you can watch the iPhone 16 announcement. (We’ll publish our liveblog hyperlink nearer to the occasion begin time.)
When can I purchase the brand new iPhone 16?
Whereas we cannot have a set date for when the iPhone 16 will develop into out there till the iPhone occasion, we will predict the date primarily based on Apple’s previous consistency. Right here’s what we count on:
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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 out there for obtain
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Friday, Sept. 20: New iPhones and different gadgets in shops
Once more, apart from the confirmed announcement occasion, these dates are solely hypothesis primarily based on Apple’s earlier iPhone launch historical past. As an illustration, Apple usually 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 will imply the iPhone 16 will formally be available for purchase on Friday, Sept. 20.
How about new Apple Watch and AirPods merchandise anticipated to be introduced alongside the presumed new iPhone 16 sequence? Typically, additionally they comply with the identical dates, however there have been some delays prior to now. It’s completely attainable that a number of of those anticipated merchandise might hit shops in later weeks – presumably whilst late as October.
When can I obtain the brand new iOS 18?
When you’re not planning to purchase the brand new iPhone 16, you will nonetheless have the choice to make your older iPhone comparable with the newer fashions – assuming your iPhone is eligible for iOS 18. (Almost all fashions launched prior to now six years are.)
Whereas Apple will not announce when it’s going to launch iOS 18 to the general public till its occasion, we will once more speculate primarily based on the previous. The most recent software program will likely be out there the week after the occasion – at earliest, that will be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is attainable it will not develop into out there till mid-week.
We’ll replace with the official dates for brand spanking new {hardware} and software program after Apple broadcasts them on Monday.
