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The total particulars on Apple’s new iPhones are lastly accessible, 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 accessible 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 make amends for all of the information from Apple’s iPhone 16 occasion!
Able to set your eyes on the iPhone 16 lineup? You’ll be able to in just some hours as a result of the Apple iPhone occasion is occurring at the moment, Sept. 9. You’ll be able to watch the Apple video stream stay beginning at 1PM ET, and comply with the Engadget iPhone occasion liveblog in real-time, too. And when you plan to get your palms 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 that can be purchased but.
Apple is fairly constant in relation to releasing new merchandise and we do not anticipate that to vary this 12 months. 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 possibly can 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 value. 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 typically does.
Need to comply with together with us throughout Apple’s large occasion? Here is the right 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 out to be accessible till the iPhone occasion, we will predict the date primarily based 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 primarily based on Apple’s earlier iPhone launch historical past. As an illustration, Apple usually opens preorders the Friday following the iPhone occasion. So if Apple follows its earlier cadence, you’ll 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 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 collection? Usually, additionally they comply with the identical dates, however there have been some delays prior to now. It’s totally attainable that a number of of those anticipated merchandise may hit shops in later weeks – presumably at the same time as late as October.
When can I obtain the brand new iOS 18?
For those who’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 might be accessible the week after the occasion – at earliest, that might be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is attainable it will not turn out to be accessible till mid-week.
We’ll replace with the official dates for brand spanking new {hardware} and software program after Apple broadcasts them on Monday.
