Able to set your eyes on the iPhone 16 lineup? You possibly can in just some hours as a result of the Apple iPhone event is going on at the moment, Sept. 9. You possibly can watch the Apple video stream live beginning at 1PM ET, and observe the Engadget iPhone event liveblog in real-time, too. And should you plan to get your palms on one of many new units after the occasion, we’re right here to avoid wasting you time as a result of the brand new iPhones will not be that can be purchased but.
Apple is fairly constant in the case of releasing new merchandise and we do not anticipate that to vary this 12 months. We’ll let you know after we anticipate Apple to launch the iPhone 16 after its occasion. We’ll additionally let you already know when you may 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 fascinating to see if Apple holds the road on pricing, or performs round with totally different storage capacities and value factors, because it typically does.
Need to observe together with us throughout Apple’s huge occasion? This is how to watch the iPhone 16 announcement. (We’ll put up 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 grow to be accessible till the iPhone occasion, 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 example, Apple typically opens preorders the Friday following the iPhone occasion. So if Apple follows its earlier cadence, you can 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 that can be purchased 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 observe the identical dates, however there have been some delays prior to now. It’s totally attainable that a number of of those anticipated merchandise may hit shops in later weeks – probably at the same time as late as October.
When can I obtain the brand new iOS 18?
In case 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 prior to now six years are.)
Whereas Apple will not announce when it will 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 will likely be accessible the week after the occasion – at earliest, that may be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is attainable it will not grow to be accessible till mid-week.
We’ll replace with the official dates for brand spanking new {hardware} and software program after Apple proclaims them on Monday.
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