What's Coming in September: New iPhones, Apple Watches and More

Apple volition present astatine slightest 5 caller devices astatine its iPhone-centric lawsuit adjacent month, and it's besides imaginable we'll get devices waiting connected Siri AI similar the Apple TV.

iPhone 18 Pro

The iPhone 18 Pro is going to look similar the iPhone 17 Pro, but with a smaller Dynamic Island. It's getting immoderate interior updates, including a caller Wide camera with a adaptable aperture for much power implicit lighting and a faster A20 Pro spot built connected a caller 2nm process. Battery beingness could amended with the updated spot and an upgraded LTPO+ OLED display, positive Apple could see a much businesslike C2 modem and N2 networking chip. Dark Cherry is expected to beryllium this year's peculiar color, and determination volition besides beryllium a airy bluish color.

iPhone 18 Pro Max

The ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max volition person the aforesaid diagnostic acceptable arsenic the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌, but it volition person a larger artillery and a bigger screen. Multiple rumors bespeak the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max volition beryllium somewhat thicker than the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max and the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ due to the fact that it is slated to get a bigger artillery than Apple utilized past year.

Both the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ and the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max could beryllium up to $300 much costly than the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ and the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max. Apple raised prices connected Macs and iPads, but is waiting for the September refresh earlier upping iPhone prices.

Foldable iPhone

Apple's archetypal foldable iPhone is astir acceptable to launch. The "iPhone Ultra" is expected to person a ~5.5-inch show erstwhile closed and a ~7.8-inch show erstwhile open. It'll person a 4:3 facet ratio similar an iPad, truthful erstwhile unfolded, it volition beryllium akin to utilizing an iPad mini. Apple is supposedly utilizing a hinge plan that minimizes the visibility of the crease, and it'll get the aforesaid 2nm A20 spot Apple is utilizing successful the 18 Pro models.

The foldable iPhone is expected to person dual batteries with 1 connected each broadside of the device, but it volition beryllium constricted to a two-lens rear camera system. The iPhone is excessively bladed for the TrueDepth camera system, truthful it is rumored to usage Touch ID alternatively of Face ID. The foldable iPhone could outgo determination betwixt $2,000 and $2,500.

We've seen immoderate reports of foldable iPhone manufacturing issues, and rumors that it could motorboat aft the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max. Apple could present it successful September, and past motorboat it a spot later, which is what the institution did for the iPhone X backmost successful 2017.

Apple Watch Series 12

Apple volition refresh the Apple Watch this year, but it's going to beryllium a somewhat boring update. No plan changes are expected, but it could get a faster S-series chip, and the upgrade could adhd improvements to immoderate wellness and fittingness features. It could besides person a bigger artillery for longer artillery life.

Apple Watch Ultra 4

There's going to beryllium an Apple Watch Ultra 4, and it volition get the aforesaid spot upgrade arsenic the Series 12. DigiTimes claimed the Ultra 4 volition beryllium thinner with an upgrade to sensing functions, but the tract isn't ever close and nary different rumors person backed up the claim.

Other Possibilities

There are location products and Macs Apple could motorboat earlier the extremity of the year, but it's imaginable Apple volition clasp a 2nd lawsuit sometime successful October oregon November. There are rather a fewer location devices successful development, positive Apple is expected to present an all-new location hub, truthful a 2nd astute location lawsuit would marque sense.

• Home Hub - Apple is moving connected a location hub with a 7-inch quadrate display. It tin beryllium utilized to power astute location products, presumption photos, marque video calls, and show information. It volition person afloat ‌Siri‌ AI integration, and it volition tally Apple apps. The hub could travel arsenic soon arsenic 2026, but Apple mightiness besides clasp it until aboriginal 2027.


• Apple TV 4K - The ‌Apple TV‌ 4K is yet getting an update with a faster processor, much RAM, and a caller networking chip.


• HomePod mini - Apple volition refresh the HomePod mini this year, adding a faster spot and caller colour options.


• HomePod - The full-size HomePod could besides get a caller chip.


• Smart Home Camera - Apple has its ain information camera successful development, and it could motorboat alongside the location hub.

Other precocious 2026 possibilities see an ‌OLED‌ ‌iPad mini‌, a refreshed 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip, an iMac with an M6 chip, a high-end ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ with touchscreen, a caller Mac mini, and a caller Mac Studio, but it's precise doubtful these products would debut astatine the September iPhone event.

What's Not Launching

Apple isn't going to merchandise a modular iPhone 18 successful September 2026. The lineup volition alternatively absorption connected much costly iPhones. The ‌iPhone 18‌, iPhone 18e, and iPhone Air 2 volition travel retired successful outpouring 2027 instead. Apple does not program to refresh the Apple Watch SE this year.

Hello, Ternus. Goodbye, Cook

Tim Cook is stepping down from his relation arsenic CEO connected September 1 to go Apple's enforcement chairman, and John Ternus is taking over. Ternus volition pb Apple's September iPhone event, and it's apt we won't spot Cook during Apple's presentation.

Likely Event Dates

Given historical iPhone lawsuit dates, this year's presumption is astir apt going to hap connected Tuesday, September 8 oregon Wednesday, September 9. September 7 is Labor Day, and Apple whitethorn not privation to marque members of the media question connected a holiday.

Australia's ChannelNews said Apple's lawsuit volition take spot connected September 8, but it's not wide if that's close information.

If the lawsuit is connected September 8 oregon September 9, pre-orders would usually beryllium connected Friday, September 11. That day marks the 25th day of the 9/11 attacks, truthful Apple mightiness debar holding pre-orders connected that day. Instead, we could get pre-orders connected Saturday, September 12, which is what Apple did erstwhile the iPhone 6s pre-order day fell connected 9/11 successful 2015.
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