Apple hosts its annual iPhone launch event almost every year in September, so we expect the iPhone 16 release date to remain the same. The Cupertino company has yet to announce a date for this year's iPhone launch event. Based on the date of Labor Day, the event is usually held on the Tuesday of the second week of September, which would mean that this year's iPhone 16 launch will take place on September 10th. (The iPhone 15 launch was held on Tuesday, September 7.)
There's only been two times where Apple held the event on a Wednesday, the most recent was the iPhone 14 event that was held on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
New iPhones typically get released shortly after the event, usually the Friday of the following week. That would mean the iPhone 16 would release on Friday Sept. 20. (For the iPhone 13, preorders began Sept. 17 and the phones went on sale Sept. 24.)
Again, all of this could change and we'll have to wait until Apple sends out the formal event invites to know for sure. Sometimes Apple will stagger release dates for specific models, especially when introducing a new design or size. So it's possible that the iPhone 16 lineup will have more than one release date.
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