The start of the school year marks the usual return of Apple with a keynote. For the occasion, the apple company takes the time to present its new generation of iPhone and Apple Watch. New AirPods and sometimes iPads are also regularly part of this period. The question now is to know the launch date of this new Apple conference in 2024, where we will find the iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4.
Announcement date
In recent years, the back-to-school keynote has consistently been held in September. For the iPhone 13, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 was chosen, compared to Wednesday, September 7, 2022 for the iPhone 14 and Tuesday, September 12 for the iPhone 15. This is how renowned journalist Mark Gurman is leaning towards the date of Tuesday, September 10, 2024 for the iPhone 16.
A picture of the keynote invitation
The leaker Majin Bu has also corroborated this date via Twitter/X on Monday, August 19. He also added to his publication a visual of the supposed invitation to the event. The latter should be taken with a grain of salt, given that this type of visual has never leaked before the announcement of the events by Apple.
It should be noted, however, that the image seems to seek to corroborate two new features coming to the iPhone 16 Pro. Indeed, the Apple logo boasts a shade anticipated by some rumors, the desert titaniuma dark gold color tending towards bronze. For its part, the name of the conference, Ready. Set. Captureseems to refer to the long-awaited capture button.
Pre-orders open and availability
With this supposed announcement date of September 10, we can assume others around the marketing of the iPhone 16.
In fact, Apple generally opts for pre-orders to open on Friday of the same week and availability on Friday of the following week.
It would thus be possible to pre-order the products announced on September 13, 2024, and collect them in store or receive them at home from September 20.
Prix
For now, the price of the iPhone 16 has not been mentioned in the rumors. We could therefore expect prices similar to the iPhone 15:
- 969 euros for the standard model
- 1,119 euros for the Plus
- 1,229 euros for the Pro
- 1,479 euros for the Pro Max
The bill could still climb significantly given the cost of components. Some brands have also increased the bill on their latest high-end models. We are thinking in particular of Google with the Pixel 9 (+100 euros) or Samsung with the Galaxy S24 Ultra (+50 euros).
As a reminder, the Apple keynote for the start of the 2024 school year should also be an opportunity to discover the Apple Watch Series 10 and the AirPods 4. Regarding the headphones, Apple is said to be preparing two different pairs, including one taking advantage of the flagship functionality of the AirPods Pro.
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