We are getting closer to the launch of the iPhone 16 series. The new handsets will be announced during Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event on September 9, 2024, and they will succeed the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models.
The iPhone 16 is expected to have more significant changes than the iPhone 15 and should be an exciting release indeed. We’ve gathered all the biggest news, leaks, and reports for you here. Let’s dive in.
iPhone 16: release date
Historically, preorders for the new phones will open up early Friday morning, with the phones released the following Friday. The September 9 announcement date potentially means September 13 for preorders and September 20 for general availability.
Apple is expecting big things from the iPhone 16. After seeing iPhone sales slide 10% earlier this year, it’s hoping to see a rebound for the rest of 2024. The reason? Each new phone will likely ship with some of the announced Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.
iPhone 16: possible price
Though it was expected that the iPhone 15 lineup would have a price increase, that didn’t happen aside from the iPhone 15 Pro Max model, which now starts at $1,200 for the 256GB version (there is no longer a 128GB variant). That was the only one in the iPhone 15 lineup that saw a “price increase,” if you want to call it that.
Apple’s iPhone 15 component prices were the highest, though it absorbed those increased production costs. However, that may not happen in 2024, so we may see a slight increase for all iPhone 16 models.
How much of a possible increase has yet to be seen.
iPhone 16: design
There will be some big changes coming for the iPhone 16 lineup, most notably the standard iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus.
Earlier reports from MacRumors suggested three different prototype designs for the iPhone 16, but the most recent leak seems to confirm which one we are getting.
For the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, Apple is departing from the diagonal camera layout that it has been using for the past few years. Instead, it’s going with the vertical pill-shaped camera island, similar to what we first saw on the iPhone X, except a bit bigger due to the lenses and sensors.
