David Bridges
It is nearly time: Subsequent week, Apple will exhibit its new lineup of the iPhone 16 fashions at its iPhone occasion on Monday, Sept. 9. And for those who 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 that can be purchased but.
Apple is fairly constant relating to releasing their new merchandise and we do not anticipate that to vary this yr. We’ll let you know once we anticipate Apple to launch the iPhone 16 after its occasion. We’ll additionally let you recognize 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. 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 fascinating to see if Apple holds the road on pricing, or performs round with totally different storage capacities and worth factors, because it generally does.
Need to comply with together with us throughout Apple’s huge occasion? This is how one can watch the iPhone 16 announcement. (We’ll submit 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 turn into accessible 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 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 gadgets in shops
Once more, apart from the confirmed announcement occasion, these dates are solely hypothesis based mostly on Apple’s earlier iPhone launch historical past. As an example, Apple usually 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 comply with the identical dates, however there have been some delays up 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?
In the event you’re not planning to purchase the brand new iPhone 16, you will 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 will probably be accessible the week after the occasion – at earliest, that may be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is potential it will not turn into accessible till mid-week.
We’ll replace with the official dates for brand new {hardware} and software program after Apple proclaims them on Monday.
Daniel Mercer
