When does Apple launch the brand new iPhone 16? This is all the things you’ll want to know

It is nearly time: In simply two days, Apple will showcase its new lineup of the iPhone 16 models at its iPhone event on Monday, Sept. 9. The livestream begins at 1PM ET. And should you plan to get your fingers on one of many new units after the occasion, we’re right here to save lots of you time as a result of the brand new iPhones will not be in the stores but.

Apple is fairly constant in terms of releasing new merchandise and we do not count on that to vary this yr. We’ll inform you once we count on Apple to launch the iPhone 16 after its occasion. We’ll additionally let you recognize when you possibly can 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 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. Will probably 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 typically does.

Wish to observe together with us throughout Apple’s massive occasion? This is how to watch the iPhone 16 announcement. (We’ll put up 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 obtainable till the iPhone occasion on Monday, we are able to 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 obtainable 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. For 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 will 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 observe the identical dates, however there have been some delays previously. It’s fully attainable that a number of of those anticipated merchandise may 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 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 previously six years are.)

Whereas Apple will not announce when it’s going to launch iOS 18 to the general public till its occasion, we are able to once more speculate primarily based on the previous. The most recent software program will likely be obtainable the week after the occasion – at earliest, that will be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is attainable it will not grow to be obtainable till mid-week.

We’ll replace with the official dates for brand new {hardware} and software program after Apple pronounces them on Monday.