Apple has introduced that its subsequent main product showcase will happen on September 9, with an official reveal of the iPhone 16 lineup nearly assured.
Those trying to get their palms on the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, or iPhone 16 Pro Max will little doubt be occupied with preorders – and helpfully we are able to look to earlier years for an estimate of when iPhone 16 preorders might go browsing.
For context, the earlier three iPhone generations have been introduced mid-week, often on a Tuesday, with preorders going stay on the Friday of the identical week.
With this yr’s occasion going down on Monday, September 9, we are able to pretty safely predict that preorders for the iPhone 16 lineup will probably be accessible on Friday, September 13.
We also can moderately count on that Apple received’t stagger iPhone preorders, as this has solely lately occurred within the distinctive local weather of 2020 in the course of the pandemic. Our prediction due to this fact stands regardless of which mannequin you’re after.
An identical sample follows for iPhone launch dates, which we’ve lined in our roundup of the newest iPhone 16 launch date predictions.
iPhone 16 preorder rumors
As established above, we imagine that iPhone 16 preorders will go stay on Friday, September 13 – and related reviews from The Independent, Forbes, and Tom’s Guide corroborate this prediction.
However, some rumors suggest a barely totally different date, comparable to a obscure rumor stemming from German weblog Macerkopf which suggests a preorder date of Thursday, September 12.
We don’t assume this rumor holds any weight although – as MacRumors notes, the weblog didn’t present a supply or any cause for the change from Friday to Thursday.
And whereas it’s uncommon for Apple to host an occasion on a Monday, it’s not the primary time the corporate has strayed from internet hosting its September occasion on a Tuesday. The iPhone 14 was revealed on a Wednesday, with preorders accessible on the next Friday as normal.
As for the way a lot the brand new lineup will price, we predict that costs will stay secure from final yr, with the base-model iPhone 16 beginning at $799 / £799 / AU$1,499 – although reviews from final yr of elevated manufacturing prices for the iPhone 16 recommend a value rise isn’t out of the query.
Apple is prone to formally verify the preorder date on the time the iPhone 16 household is introduced, so we don’t have to attend lengthy to see if our prediction holds up.
As the Apple ‘It’s Glowtime’ occasion approaches, we’ll have all the newest protection of the iPhone 16 and different anticipated merchandise just like the Apple Watch 10, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and iOS 18.
