Apple has set September 7 because the date for the launch of its rumored iPhone 14. There are not any particulars past time and place: The “Far Out” occasion will happen at 1 PM PST on the Steve Jobs Theater on its Apple Park Campus and can stream on-line at Apple Occasions (opens in new tab).

The announcement a minimum of ends one little bit of Apple world hypothesis however leaves the door open for simply what we must always count on to see and listen to on September 7. By the way in which, it is price noting that the latest iPhone is getting a reasonably uncommon first-Wednesday-in September launch date. Sometimes, Apple unveils merchandise on a Tuesday and, with the iPhone, it is typically been within the second week of the month. However September begins late within the week after which there’s Labor Day weekend within the U.S., which principally cuts out Monday as a journey day for assorted analysts and press (like us!) who will likely be in attendance.

When Apple CEO Tim Prepare dinner walks out on stage on that Wednesday, he’ll be carrying – properly – nothing. Prepare dinner will first discuss concerning the state of the corporate and the way Apple has overcome the challenges of the pandemic and ensuing provide constraints. He’ll laud new retailer openings around the globe and, we guess, butter up Apple’s “wonderful workforce” in an effort to get everybody on board (opens in new tab) with coming again to Apple Park and different Apple places of work a minimum of three days per week.

Prepare dinner can also tease new Apple TV exhibits as a approach of displaying the power of its companies – and reminding buyers that Apple’s fortunes should not solely tied to its nonetheless extremely worthwhile iPhone line.

In some unspecified time in the future, Prepare dinner will begin introducing the iPhone 14, which is able to truly be as many as 4 iPhone 14 fashions:

• iPhone 14
• iPhone 14 Professional
• iPhone 14 Max
• iPhone 14 Professional Max

Most rumors level to the iPhone 13 mini being the final in a short-lived line of pint-sized iPhones.

In the meantime, the brand new cellphone on the block, the iPhone 14 Max, will provide the scale of the Professional Max however the options and affordability of the iPhone 14. There may even be a forking of the Max and Professional traces in that the previous will retain the display screen appear and feel of the earlier era iPhone 13, whereas the Professional line ought to see the tip of the full-scale notch.

Whereas there’s loads that most likely will not change between the iPhone 13 and anticipated iPhone 14 fashions (suppose fundamental design, display screen know-how), the cameras may very well be due for an enormous improve. Most rumors level to the Professional line getting 48MP cameras. That is an enormous bounce from the 12MP cameras on the 13 line and, once more, will assist differentiate between the iPhone 14 and 14 Max and the iPhone 14 Professional and 14 Professional Max. It is price noting that most individuals will most likely find yourself shooing in some type of “pixel binning” mode, which is able to mix 4 pixels at a time into an excellent higher 12MP picture.

We’re nonetheless hoping for one thing approximating 5X optical (or above) zoom on a minimum of one of many iPhone 14 fashions.

Sure, a brand new Apple silicon A16 Bionic chip ought to be in all the iPhone 14 fashions, although other than a possible battery-saving 3nm course of, nobody is anticipating a serious improve from the A15 Bionic. Apple might not really feel it wants it since, in most checks, the A15 Bionic remains to be beating Qualcomm’s  Snapdragon Eight Gen 1 cellular CPUs.

We would be mendacity if we stated we weren’t greater than just a little excited concerning the rumored purple iPhone 14.

The anticipated iPhone 14 launch would additionally begin the countdown for the total launch of iOS 16, which is presently in public beta. The up to date cellular platform and its new lock display screen, notifications, and third-party widgets will not launch, although, till the brand new iPhones do, which ought to be earlier than the tip of September, although iPhone  14 preorders may occur as quickly because the Friday after launch.

Extra than simply iPhones

There is a stable likelihood that Apple will makes use of this September seventh occasion as a launchpad not only for a passel of iPhone 14 gadgets, however for a number of different residence and wearable devices, as properly. 

We’d see the rumored HomePod 2, one which hews extra intently to the unique HomePod design. This implies it may very well be bigger than the HomePod mini however most likely nonetheless smaller than the unique design. Extra essential, it may have some severe audio energy. 

Many count on the brand new Apple Watch 8 (or Collection 8) to reach together with the iPhone 14. Few predict a full-scale redesign, although Apple would possibly flatten the perimeters and face to present it a extra, nearly, iPhone-style look. The massive information in Apple wearables will likely be, um, larger. There ought to be an Apple Watch Eight Professional, a bigger and extra rugged model of the Apple Watch designed for excessive sports activities and/or intensive out of doors use.

We’d additionally see the brand new AirPods four or AirPods Professional 2, since they’re each good companions for the rumored iPhone 14. There’s an opportunity that simply the subsequent AirPods four present up. What’s not anticipated is that both model’s cost instances will include USB-C charging ports. We might have to attend till subsequent yr for that replace.

One thing extra

With every  Apple launch occasion comes the hope (name it a determined want) that there will be “yet one more factor.” It is a custom Apple Co-Founder, the late Steve Jobs, began greater than a decade in the past, and that present CEO Prepare dinner has honored solely sporadically.

If it comes, nevertheless, we might lastly get our first glimpse of Apple AR glasses. Possibly. Possibly not.

You may preserve up-to-date with all the most recent Apple iPhone 14 rumors right here and don’t forget to maintain tabs on TechRadar. We’ll be on the bottom at Apple Park, providing a play-by-play of the occasion and first impressions of all the brand new devices.