It is nearly time: In simply two days, Apple will exhibit its new lineup of the iPhone 16 fashions at its iPhone occasion on Monday, Sept. 9. The livestream begins at 1PM ET. And if you happen to plan to get your palms 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 with regards to releasing new merchandise and we do not anticipate that to alter this yr. We’ll inform you once we anticipate Apple to launch the iPhone 16 after its occasion. We’ll additionally let when you possibly can anticipate to obtain iOS 18 – Apple’s newest software program – in your present iPhone.
We do not but understand how a lot the iPhone 16 lineup will value. At present, 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 the best way 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 will predict the date based mostly 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 out there for obtain
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Friday, Sept. 20: New iPhones and different gadgets 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’ll preorder an iPhone 16 on Friday, Sept. 13. Likewise, if Apple retains the identical schedule because the previous, that might 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 collection? Typically, additionally they observe the identical dates, however there have been some delays prior to now. It’s completely potential 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?
When 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. (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 based mostly on the previous. The most recent software program might be out there the week after the occasion – at earliest, that might be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is potential 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.
