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 should you 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 on the subject of releasing their new merchandise and we do not count on that to vary this yr. We’ll let you know after 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 understand how a lot the iPhone 16 lineup will value. Presently, 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 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.
Need to observe together with us throughout Apple’s massive occasion? Here is easy methods 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 turn into obtainable till the iPhone occasion on Monday, we will predict the date primarily based 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 gadgets in shops
Once more, apart from the confirmed announcement occasion, these dates are solely hypothesis primarily based 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 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 sequence? Usually, in addition they observe the identical dates, however there have been some delays prior to now. It’s fully attainable that a number of of those anticipated merchandise might hit shops in later weeks – probably whilst late as October.
When can I obtain the brand new iOS 18?
If you happen to’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. (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 will once more speculate primarily based on the previous. The most recent software program can be obtainable the week after the occasion – at earliest, that may be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is attainable it will not turn into obtainable till mid-week.
We’ll replace with the official dates for brand new {hardware} and software program after Apple publicizes them on Monday.
