It is virtually time: Subsequent week, Apple will exhibit its new lineup of the iPhone 16 models at its iPhone event on Monday, Sept. 9. And when 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 in the stores but.
Apple is fairly constant in terms of releasing their new merchandise and we do not count on that to alter this 12 months. We’ll let you know once we count on Apple to launch the iPhone 16 after its occasion. We’ll additionally let you understand 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. At the moment, the iPhone 15 fashions begin at $799 and vary as excessive as $1,599 for the 15 Professional with 1TB of storage. Will probably be fascinating to see if Apple holds the road on pricing, or performs round with totally different storage capacities and worth factors, because it typically does.
Need to observe together with us throughout Apple’s large occasion? Here 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 can’t have a set date for when the iPhone 16 will develop into obtainable till the iPhone occasion on Monday, we will predict the date based mostly 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 obtainable for obtain
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Friday, Sept. 20: New iPhones and different units in shops
Once more, except for the confirmed announcement occasion, these dates are solely hypothesis based mostly 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 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 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 collection? Usually, additionally they observe the identical dates, however there have been some delays previously. It’s solely attainable 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?
Should 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 will launch iOS 18 to the general public till its occasion, we will once more speculate based mostly on the previous. The most recent software program will probably be obtainable the week after the occasion – at earliest, that may be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is attainable it will not develop into obtainable till mid-week.
We’ll replace with the official dates for brand spanking new {hardware} and software program after Apple broadcasts them on Monday.
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