When Will We Be Able To See Apple Unveils The New iPhone 11?

With most of the company’s important dates done, all that’s left to do for Apple is their usual September’s iPhone event. News about the upcoming iPhone 11 is plentiful enough that even if you don’t like the controversial new design, people are still interested in hearing what Apple had to say about the matter.

So what are the key dates of the upcoming event?

What to Expect

Unlike some more obscure traditions in the company’s timeline, such as Mach or October when they sporadically hold their special events. The iPhone’s release event has always been in September.

During the event, aside from launching its new Apple Watch hardware, along with the latest software features, the iPhones will make appearances in their newest designs. So if you’re planning to be up and watch the entire thing unfold, do expect the appearance of the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Max, as well as the fifth series of Apple Watch and the successor of the budget iPhone XR.

When Will They Hold the Announcement?

Let’s take a look at the dates Apple had chosen in the past:

- Wednesday, 12th of September, 2018.

- Tuesday, 12th of September, 2017.

- Wednesday, 7th of September, 2016.

- Wednesday, 9th of September, 2015.

There is a repeating pattern in these dates: Apple loves to pick the second Tuesday or Wednesday of September to slide in their event. So looking at the calendar, we have a possible data of either 10th of September, or 11th. For political and public reasons, Apple has always avoided September 11th. Therefore, we are looking at a 10th of September launch this year.

Typically, official invites are sent to journalists and notable members of the public a week or two before the event. So you will have plenty of time when the invites started to be shared online until show-time, usually from the end of August.

Possible Release Date

Apple usually takes half a month to one month break between their products' announcement until they are shipped. But you can already start to pre-order new devices starting Friday after the announcement event. So if the announcement event were indeed hosted on 10th of September, then you would be able to pre-order the iPhone 11 or the Apple Watch Series 5 on Friday, 13th of September. And the first pre-order would probably arrive at customers’ doors by the following week, Friday, 20th September.

Here’s a quick reference, in case you’re looking for one:

iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max – 21st September, 2018.

iPhone XR – 26th October, 2018.

iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus – 22nd September, 2017.

iPhone X – 3rd November, 2017.

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus – 16th September, 2016.

So except in special cases like with the iPhone X and XR, the most probable release date would be Friday, 20th September 2019.