The complete particulars on Apple’s new iPhones are lastly obtainable, and the dates align with our earlier predictions beneath. The brand new iPhone 16 collection will arrive in shops on September 20, beginning at $799. Pre-orders for the iPhone 16 will open on-line on Friday, September 13. The iPhone 16 Professional will begin at $999, with the bigger iPhone 16 Professional Max beginning at $1,199. The baseline storage on all of the 2024 iPhones is 128GB, and so they’ll all run iOS 18 with the complete vary of Apple Intelligence options as soon as they start changing into obtainable in October within the US.
It is a growing story. Whereas we replace the small print, try the sooner model of the story beneath, and compensate for all of the information from Apple’s iPhone 16 occasion!
Able to set your eyes on the iPhone 16 lineup? You may in only a few hours as a result of the Apple iPhone occasion is occurring at present, Sept. 9. You may watch the Apple video stream stay beginning at 1PM ET, and observe the Engadget iPhone occasion liveblog in real-time, too. And in case you plan to get your arms on one of many new gadgets 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 the case of 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 you understand when you may 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 price. Presently, 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 completely different storage capacities and worth factors, because it typically does.
Wish to observe together with us throughout Apple’s huge occasion? This is the 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 can’t have a set date for when the iPhone 16 will turn into obtainable till the iPhone occasion, 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 obtainable 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. 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 might 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 collection? Typically, in addition they observe the identical dates, however there have been some delays up to now. It’s completely potential 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 comparable with the newer fashions – assuming your iPhone is eligible for iOS 18. (Practically all fashions launched up 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 latest software program shall be obtainable the week after the occasion – at earliest, that might be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is potential it will not turn into obtainable till mid-week.
We’ll replace with the official dates for brand spanking new {hardware} and software program after Apple proclaims them on Monday.