When Do The New iPhones Come Out? Rumors, History Point To September Launch

Summer is winding down and, as usual, Apple has said nothing about its newest iPhone models that everyone knows will be released later this year. Rumors have heated up around what many assume to be three new iPhones coming this year, but when exactly will they be in consumers’ hands?

Fortunately for those who need to upgrade their iPhones soon, Apple’s history suggests it will not be long before an announcement, and the release, of this year’s iPhones. Almost every proper iPhone since 2012’s iPhone 5 has been announced and launched in September. The only two exceptions are the iPhone SE, which launched in March 2016, and the iPhone X, which launched in November 2017.

That means, as CNBC pointed out, anyone who needs a new iPhone should wait a few weeks. Apple is expected to announce its newest mobile products by then, as well as apply discounts to previous models. Buying a new iPhone before then could be a waste of money.

In 2017, Apple launched three new iPhone models instead of two, as it had in prior years. The two iPhone 8 models were joined by the premium, $1,000 iPhone X. The expectation is that Apple will do the same this year, with three phones that range from a top-of-the-line iPhone X successor to something more affordable to most consumers.

In December, trusted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted Apple would release two more expensive iPhone models with OLED screens alongside a cheaper model with a traditional LCD screen. All of them are expected to boast stronger battery life than previous iPhone models.

Rumors have also pointed to a rear camera with three lenses for increased depth sensing. Additionally, it sounds like Apple might stop including a headphone jack adapter, like it did after it dropped the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 onwards.

It is possible that all three models do not ship by the end of September. Last year, the more expensive iPhone X waited until November to make its debut. This year, rumors pointed to a possible delay for the cheapest of the three rumored phones due to minor hardware problems.

Finally, those who do not like the idea of Apple continuing to launch phones that cost $1,000 or more might be out of luck. Despite analyst doomsaying earlier this year, Apple reported strong iPhone X sales. The premium line of phones is likely here to stay.