What to anticipate from Apple’s September iPhone 14 occasion

Common as clockwork, Apple takes time within the fall to launch a swathe of recent merchandise supposed for shoppers to purchase throughout the next vacation purchasing interval. As a really profitable time of 12 months for the corporate, Apple places quite a lot of effort into its fall occasions, displaying off as many new gadgets as doable.

Whereas primarily centered on its iPhone product line, Apple does take time to have a look at different complementary services.

This is what you’ll be able to count on from Apple’s fall 2022 effort.

Apple’s ordinary cadence for its fall launches is to carry no less than one particular occasion, with no less than one happening within the September of that 12 months. You have to return to 2011 to come across a 12 months with no September occasion.

The September launch normally will not be the one one, as over the past ten years, there have been seven October occasions and one November occasion.

As Apple has held October occasions in 2020 and 2021 as a part of a slickly-produced pre-recorded video stream prompted by COVID-19, it appears possible that there will likely be no less than two occasions within the fall lineup.

Whereas different fall occasions cowl many various Apple merchandise, with later occasions usually dealing with Mac-related topics, the iPhone normally dominates the September occasion. The exception for the final decade was 2020, when the September occasion centered on the Apple Watch and iPad traces, whereas October handled iPhones and HomePod mini, and November was the Mac month.

As for when in September that occasion will happen, Apple usually holds the occasion round two weeks into the month, skewing nearer to mid-month through the years.

Claims that Apple began recording its September occasion video in early August matches the development, with an August 7 report additionally indicating an October occasion will be a part of it.

Apple is unlikely to disclose the date of its September occasion till the week prior. All earlier occasions thought of, we should always get a affirmation of an occasion roughly every week into September.

There are rumors that allege the occasion will likely be taking place loads earlier. In line with Max Winebach in an August 7 tweet, the occasion might occur on September 6, although admits “not 100% certain, however round there appears proper.”

Provided that labor day is on September 5, the day earlier than the claimed date, and that Apple’s final 5 September occasions occurred nearer to the center of the month, a September 6 or 7 occasion may be very unlikely.

The most important story every year is that of recent iPhone fashions. Nonetheless, the story for 2022 could also be one speaking a few lack of updates, slightly than of ground-breaking modifications.

For the iPhone 14, Apple is predicted to carry out two fashions as ordinary, however with a giant shift in dimension. As an alternative of an iPhone and iPhone mini, there’ll as a substitute be the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max.

Rumors and supposedly leaked diagrams level to fashions having 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch shows, echoing the sizes of the iPhone 13 and the iPhone 13 Professional Max. Regardless of the bigger dimension, the Max mannequin will share the specs of its non-Professional stablemate.

What’s going to change on the surface might be the digicam bump, which might be made to be smaller.

Internally, it appears that evidently Apple might be sticking to the identical A15 chip for its non-Professional lineup as a substitute of upgrading to an A16, however it might nonetheless have some processing enchancment. In line with analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the RAM of the usual fashions might leap from 4GB to 6GB.

Different options that will keep the identical can embody a scarcity of ProMotion, the return of the notch, the Lightning port, and the identical 12MP digicam system. That stated, there might nonetheless be some enhancements.

For instance, the iPhone might achieve Heart Stage assist for video calls. The Macro mode from the iPhone 13 Professional lineup can also make the leap for 2022.

There has additionally been hypothesis that one different change might be the value. In July, it was speculated that offer chain price will increase will likely be handed onto shoppers, which might enhance the bottom price of fashions by as a lot as $100.

Whereas the September occasion will nearly definitely contain iPhones, it appears that evidently most eyes will likely be watching the modifications within the Professional fashions, not the iPhone 14.

The Professional lineup of iPhones get essentially the most important upgrades every year, and for 2022, that most likely stays the case.

As soon as once more, rumors level to 2 fashions, consisting of the iPhone 14 Professional and iPhone 14 Professional Max, full with 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch shows. Leaked diagrams point out they need to be virtually the identical dimension and form because the year-ago fashions.

The primary noticeable change from the iPhone 13 lineup is the show, as rumors point out Apple will swap to an always-on model. Such a characteristic will present at-a-glance particulars for customers with out waking and illuminating your complete display screen, saving battery.

That show will even apparently swap out the notch for a pill-and-hole cutout, considerably decreasing how a lot of the show is wasted by the onboard TrueDepth digicam array.

The iPhone 14 Professional fashions might swap the notch for a pill-and-hole cutout as a substitute.

The cameras can also get a large improve, with using a 48-megapixel huge digicam sensor. The change might outcome within the skill to file 8K-resolution video and create extra detailed 12-megapixel photos utilizing a course of known as pixel binning.

Rumors suggest that the A16 might be reserved only for the Professional line, which is able to present a efficiency enhance over the A15 non-Professional fashions, regardless of having equivalent 6GB reminiscence allocations.

The proposed $100 enhance for the non-Professional fashions can also seem within the Professional vary, if just for consistency. Nonetheless, Apple should still search to keep away from the sticker shock related to a beginning value of $1,099.

A very good contender for launch alongside a brand new iPhone, the Apple Watch Sequence 8 can develop the Apple Watch vary into three variants, bringing out a Professional model alongside the usual and Apple Watch SE.

Leaks say the usual version is not going to get a lot in the way in which of a redesign and can look like much like the Apple Watch Sequence 7 in lots of respects. This consists of aluminum and chrome steel instances in 41mm and 45mm sizes.

Nonetheless, there have additionally been claims of a 3rd dimension, with a bigger show leading to an Apple Watch with a dimension of about 47mm. This third one stands out as the supposedly rumored “Professional” variant.

A render of the potential Apple Watch Sequence 8

Anticipated to be extra rugged than ordinary, the Professional mannequin will likely be extra able to use in sports activities and health, full with a extra sturdy casing, presumably titanium. The sturdiness might come at a value, with one report claiming the Professional mannequin might begin from round $900.

On the within of the usual and Professional fashions, Apple is considered introducing physique temperature measurements for the primary time, enabling fever detection. Whereas an replace to the S8 chip is deliberate, additionally it is believed that the chip replace will not be that a lot quicker than the current-gen S7.

The iPad usually seems throughout the September occasion, and relying on Apple’s launch plans, it might simply seem in September or an occasion later within the season.

The tenth-generation iPad is rumored to sport an all-new design for as soon as, as its entry-level nature means it hasn’t been the topic of modifications general. For the tenth model, renders and leaks level to using an all-new design.

Flat iPad Professional-like sides might level to Apple Pencil 2 assist, in addition to bringing the pill extra consistent with Apple’s fashionable aesthetic. The casing might introduce slimmer bezels across the show, in addition to a brand new rear digicam module, however the Contact ID House button might proceed to outlive for one more 12 months.

Inside, it might use the A14 chip, with assist for 5G networks, Bluetooth 5.0, and Wi-Fi 6.

The Tenth-gen iPad might get a facelift, and a brand new digicam module.

Together with the iPad replace, modifications might even be afoot for the iPad Professional, albeit not as seismic in nature.

For a begin, the M1-equipped pill lineup might see a change over to utilizing M2. This could be a pure development for the product line, including enhanced video options.

With AirPods on its third technology, it is about time that the AirPods Professional get an replace. Fortunately sufficient, rumors level in that route as nicely.

In Might, it was reckoned that an replace to the non-public audio units would happen within the second half of 2022, most probably by way of a fall occasion.

Among the many supposed modifications to the mannequin is the inclusion of a stemless design, departing wildly from the present AirPods aesthetic.

Renders of AirPods Professional with out stems.

There have additionally been older claims that there will likely be some type of health monitoring performance, however later assessments have doubted their inclusion. Rumors have additionally steered using a microphone within the charging case, a type of listening to assist performance, and a case speaker to help with Discover My restoration.

The modifications for the AirPods Max might not essentially be as important. Rumors say there are modifications on the way in which, however restricted extra to new coloration choices than characteristic updates.

Apple launches many merchandise within the fall, far past this listing. For the needs of this text, we’ve got handled simply the merchandise we consider Apple will present throughout a September occasion.

Rumors do declare new Mac fashions are on the way in which, equivalent to a New Mac mini or extra M2 MacBook Professional releases. Nonetheless, Apple would not normally launch them in September however as a substitute waits for an occasion occurring at a later time.

There are additionally long-standing rumors in regards to the Apple mixed-reality headset, however such a ground-breaking launch would see Apple holding a totally separate launch occasion. It will have an excessive amount of floor to cowl if it sandwiched the headset alongside different launches.

There’s additionally hypothesis that the launch of the headset will not be till 2023.