When does Apple launch the brand new iPhone 16? This is every little thing that you must know

It is virtually time: Subsequent week, Apple will showcase its new lineup of the iPhone 16 models at its iPhone event on Monday, Sept. 9. And if you happen to 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 that can be purchased but.

Apple is fairly constant in the case of releasing their new merchandise and we do not count on that to vary this 12 months. We’ll inform you 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 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 totally different storage capacities and worth factors, because it generally does.

Need to observe together with us throughout Apple’s massive occasion? This is how to 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 cannot have a set date for when the iPhone 16 will grow to be out there 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:

• Monday, Sept. 9: Apple’s official occasion (confirmed)

• Friday, Sept. 13: Preorders open

• Week of Sept. 16: iOS 18 out there for obtain

• Friday, Sept. 20: New iPhones and different units 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 example, 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 will 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, in addition they observe the identical dates, however there have been some delays prior to now. It’s totally doable that a number of of those anticipated merchandise might hit shops in later weeks – presumably whilst 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 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’s going to 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 shall be out there the week after the occasion – at earliest, that will be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is doable it will not grow to be 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.