Apple confirmed today that it will hold its fall iPhone event on September 7.
The meeting, which will likely include the launch of the next-generation iPhone 14 and Apple Watch, is scheduled for 10 am PT / 1 pm ET on Wednesday, September 7. It will be streamed live on Apple.com and on Apple TV, but the company will also host a select few at its Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino.
The theme of this year’s event is “Far out”, so take your bets on what that means. Camera zoom? The long-rumored satellite connectivity? We’ll have to wait until next month to find out.
The event is being held a little earlier than usual; Last year’s iPhone 13 event was held on September 14. Last year, the pandemic pushed the iPhone 12 reveal to October. But as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman points out, announcing the phone on September 7 and launching it on September 16 gives Apple “an extra week of iPhone 14 sales in its fiscal fourth quarter.”
Q4 2021 sales were up 21% from 2020, which may be hard to beat this year, Gurman says, so “another week of iPhone 14 sales should help the company easily surpassing last year’s $83 billion mark.”
As for what the new iPhones will include, here’s a full rundown of rumors. On the Apple Watch 8 front, reports indicate more color options for the Apple Watch 8, an all-new design, and more.
We’ll probably also get a date for the release of iOS 16, although iPadOS 16 has reportedly been delayed to fix some bugs.