It is virtually time: In simply two days, Apple will exhibit its new lineup of the iPhone 16 models at its iPhone event on Monday, Sept. 9. The livestream begins at 1PM ET. And when you plan to get your fingers 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 relating to releasing new merchandise and we do not count on that to alter this yr. We’ll inform you after we count on Apple to launch the iPhone 16 after its occasion. We’ll additionally let you recognize when you’ll be able to 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 price. 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. 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 typically does.
Wish to comply with together with us throughout Apple’s huge occasion? Here is how to 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 on Monday, we are able to 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 out there 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 based mostly on Apple’s earlier iPhone launch historical past. For example, 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 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? Typically, in addition they comply with the identical dates, however there have been some delays up to now. It’s solely 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?
For those who’re not planning to purchase the brand new iPhone 16, you may nonetheless have the choice to make your older iPhone related with the newer fashions – assuming your iPhone is eligible for iOS 18. (Almost all fashions launched up 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 based mostly on the previous. The most recent software program shall be out there the week after the occasion – at earliest, that may 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 new {hardware} and software program after Apple declares them on Monday.
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