The iPhone 8 (left) and eight Plus (proper).
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Fall is approaching quickly. That means Apple is anticipated to announce its next series of iPhones, which incorporates followups to the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X. And whereas we now have no affirmation or information of when the precise unveiling and launch dates will happen (Apple didn’t reply for a request to remark), analyzing the dates that Apple picked over the previous few years gives a quite constant schedule to extrapolate some robust prospects for the 2018 dates.
For the final six years, Apple held its iPhone bulletins on both a Tuesday or Wednesday, and often no later than the second full week of September. For 2018, this provides us 4 potential dates: Tuesday, Sept. 4; Wednesday, Sept. 5; Tuesday Sept. 11; and Wednesday, Sept. 12.
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In the US, the Labor Day vacation falls on the primary Monday in September. Looking on the previous six years, when Labor Day landed on the third or earlier, Apple introduced its iPhone the next week. When Labor Day occurred on the fifth or later, it introduced the iPhone the next Wednesday (two days after Labor Day), because it did in 2015 and 2016.
For 2018, Labor Day falls on Monday, September 3. So, if Apple follows its current sample, the corporate would announce its new iPhones the next Tuesday or Wednesday: Sept. 11 and Sept. 12. These dates match effectively with the anticipated iPhone in-store launch dates too, that are often a week-and-a-half after Apple makes its bulletins (save for specialty iPhones just like the iPhone X and iPhone SE). For the final six years, you might start buying the newest iPhone on a Friday, across the third week of September. Check out the chart under:
Apple iPhone launch and announcement dates (2012-2017)
| iPhone mannequin and 12 months | Announcement date | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 8/8 Plus (2017) | Tuesday, Sept. 12 | Friday, Sept. 22 |
| iPhone 7/7 Plus (2016) | Wednesday, Sept. 7 | Friday, Sept. 16 |
| iPhone 6S/6S Plus (2015) | Wednesday, Sept. 9 | Friday, Sept. 25 |
| iPhone 6/6 Plus (2014) | Tuesday, Sept. 9 | Friday, Sept. 19 |
| iPhone 5S (2013) | Tuesday, Sept. 10 | Friday, Sept. 20 |
| iPhone 5 (2012) | Wednesday, Sept. 12 | Friday, Sept. 21 |
If we anticipate Friday, Sept. 21 because the in-store launch, then Sept. 11 and 12 nonetheless work. And if I had to decide on between the 2 dates, I’d go along with Sept. 12. That’s as a result of it was on that actual date when Apple unveiled its iPhones in 2017 and its iPhone 5 in 2012. And the information cycle on Sept. 11 is greatest prevented for apparent causes.
So there you go — if I needed to put cash on it, I’d say the brand new 2018 iPhones will likely be introduced on Wednesday, Sept. 12 and launched on Friday, Sept. 21. If I find yourself being fallacious, so it goes. But if I’m proper, somebody owes me a can of Coke.
