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'It's Glowtime': Apple Finally Confirms Date for Its Biggest Launch in Years — Here's When the iPhone 16 Will Arrive The new iPhones will have Apple Intelligence, Apple's version of AI.

By Sherin Shibu Edited by Jessica Thomas

Key Takeaways

  • Apple will launch its next generation of iPhones on September 9.
  • The event is called "It's Glowtime" and will happen at 1 p.m. ET.
  • Since last year's iPhone 15 launch, Apple has brought AI to its products.

The newest iPhones could go on sale in less than a month.

Apple announced Monday the date of its new release event, "It's Glowtime," for Monday, September 9, at 1 p.m. ET. Traditionally, new iPhones will go on sale Friday of the following week, so in this case around September 20.

The key difference between the iPhone 15 introduced last year and the new generation expected in September is Apple Intelligence, a host of AI tools that upgrade Siri, allow the voice assistant to directly access third-party AI like ChatGPT, and add AI-generated emojis, among other features.

Related: Morgan Stanley Analysts Named Apple a Top Pick Stock and Doubled Their iPhone Expectations — Here's Why

Apple introduced its specially branded AI in June. The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will get Apple Intelligence in the fall, and the iPhone 16 lineup is expected to follow suit.

The latest iPhones will also have bigger screens for Pro models and enhanced camera features, per the Bloomberg report. Apple will also upgrade AirPods and Apple Watches at the event.

Analysts have predicted that this fall could be a lucrative upgrade cycle for Apple — it could be even bigger than when the iPhone 12 came out in 2020 with 5G as a selling point. iPhone 12 sales reached 100 million within seven months.

AI is "more compelling than anything we've seen since," analyst Gil Luria of D.A. Davidson told Reuters.

Morgan Stanley analysts named Apple a top-pick stock in July, calling Apple Intelligence a "clear catalyst" for current iPhone users to upgrade.

Related: Apple's AI Has a Catch — And It Could Help Boost Sale

Sherin Shibu

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Sherin Shibu is a business news reporter at Entrepreneur.com. She previously worked for PCMag, Business Insider, The Messenger, and ZDNET as a reporter and copyeditor. Her areas of coverage encompass tech, business, strategy, finance, and even space. She is a Columbia University graduate.

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