Here’s everything you need to know about preordering the new iPhone 16

The particulate is inactive settling from Apple’s latest iPhone event, which introduced america to the Apple Watch Series 10, a new acceptable of AirPods, and a suite of smartphones that are owed to get aboriginal this month. And portion we’ve lone had immoderate archetypal hands-on clip with the caller iPhone 16 models, preorders officially unfastened up tomorrow, September 13th.

Apple’s latest phones — specifically the iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, and 16 Pro Max — are acceptable to get connected September 20th. They present caller processors and a slick caller Camera Control button, but nary of them look to beryllium a drastic overhaul of past year’s iPhone 15 series. That being said, possibly things volition get absorbing erstwhile Apple Intelligence comes to the caller models with the merchandise of iOS 18.1 beta successful October.

We’re presently putting the caller iPhones done their paces; however, we cognize immoderate of you are the aboriginal adopter types who can’t hold to get ahold of the latest thing. (We’re blameworthy of this, too, truthful nary judgement here.) To help, we’ve enactment unneurotic a small guidance connected what you’re getting with each caller iPhone 16 model, arsenic good arsenic which retailers are presently offering preorder incentives.

Where to preorder the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus

The champion word I’d usage to picture the basal iPhone 16 and 16 Plus is “trickle-down.” Many of their champion features are taken from past year’s Pro line, including the Action Button, a short-telephoto 2x harvest mode, and an autofocusing ultra-wide camera with macro mode. Some different features are successful parity (or adjacent to parity) with the pricier iPhone 16 Pro, similar the caller Camera Control fastener and Apple’s caller A18 spot — though, the Pros get the fancier A18 Pro. However, 1 sticking constituent for immoderate whitethorn beryllium that the modular iPhone 16 doesn’t inherit the 120Hz refresh complaint recovered connected the Pros, arsenic it’s inactive moving astatine a middling 60Hz.

Refresh complaint aside, the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus mightiness beryllium immoderate of the most well-rounded mainline iPhones successful a portion — if not the astir vibrant — and that’s without the forthcoming, much-hyped Apple Intelligence features.

The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus commencement astatine $799 and $899, respectively, and are acceptable to motorboat connected September 20th, with preorders opening astatine 8AM ET / 5AM PT connected September 13th. We expect Best Buy and different retailers to unfastened preorders astir the aforesaid clip arsenic Apple, but if you’re looking to prevention time, Apple is presently letting you prime your telephone and get portion of the process done up of clip — a benignant of pre-preorder.

Where to preorder the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max

Apple made the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max bigger than ever astatine 6.3 and 6.9 inches, respectively. That means each telephone is somewhat taller and wider than the iPhone 15 Pro generation, with smaller bezels, though they support the titanium framework construction. The marque hardware diagnostic this twelvemonth is the Camera Control button, which allows you to instrumentality snaps and run the assorted camera functions with pat and swipe gestures. There’s besides a 48MP ultra-wide camera (up from past year’s 12MP shooter), a caller A18 Pro processor, and a “desert titanium” decorativeness that is fundamentally a darker shadiness of gold.

The iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max motorboat alongside the non-pro models connected September 20th. The smaller Pro starts astatine $999 portion the jumbo Pro Max starts astatine $1,199, with preorders for some opening astatine 8AM ET / 5AM PT connected September 13th. If you privation to beryllium the earliest of adopters, Apple is allowing you to take your telephone configuration now, making it easier to preorder your instrumentality travel Friday.

Carrier promotions and “deals”

You’re astir apt acquainted with the drill erstwhile it comes to “deals” from the 3 large US carriers. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile each program connected offering incentives for the caller iPhones successful the signifier of trade-in promos and measure credits. Here’s a little summary of what’s to beryllium had erstwhile preorders unfastened up connected September 13th.