Now that we all know all the small print concerning the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and the brand new iPhone Air, it is time to ask crucial query: when can we get them into our fingers?

Preorders for all of this year’s iPhone models start Friday at 5 a.m. PT. Then begins what looks like an limitless slog earlier than the brand new telephones lastly arrive (which, yearly, is punctuated by the arrival of iPhone cases a number of days beforehand, as if to taunt us). So when, precisely, can we anticipate to see our favourite supply particular person drive up with a phone-sized field? Or when can we choose up a brand new iPhone at a close-by Apple or carrier store?

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When will the iPhone 17 be launched?

For almost a decade, Apple has introduced its new iPhone lineup in early September. The one exception was in 2020 through the COVID-19 pandemic when the discharge was pushed again to Oct. 23 for the iPhone 12 and 12 Professional, and Nov. 13 for the iPhone 12 Mini and 12 Professional Max.

This yr has caught to the tried-and-true schedule. After asserting the telephones on Tuesday, preorders start on Friday, and the primary deliveries will arrive Sept. 19.

Here is a chart for the discharge dates of iPhone fashions by the iPhone 13 sequence; we have added the iPhone Air as its personal class, although it follows the identical schedule because the iPhone 17, as a result of Apple is not giving it a model quantity:

iPhone launch dates

iPhone sequence	Announcement	Preorder	Launch
iPhone Air	Sept. 9, 2025	Sept. 12, 2025	Sept. 19, 2025
iPhone 17 sequence	Sept. 9, 2025	Sept. 12, 2025	Sept. 19, 2025
iPhone 16E	Feb. 19, 2025	Feb. 21, 2025	Feb. 28, 2025
iPhone 16 sequence	Sept. 9, 2024	Sept. 13, 2024	Sept. 20, 2024
iPhone 15 sequence	Sept. 12, 2023	Sept. 15, 2023	Sept. 22, 2023
iPhone 14 sequence	Sept. 7, 2022	Sept. 9, 2022	Sept. 16, 2022
iPhone 14 Plus	Sept. 7, 2022	Sept. 9, 2022	Oct. 7, 2022
iPhone SE	March 8, 2022	March 11, 2022	March 18, 2022
iPhone 13 sequence	Sept. 14, 2021	Sept. 17, 2021	Sept. 24, 2021

Will all the new iPhones be launched in September?

Apple is on observe to launch the whole lot within the fall besides its least costly choice. The iPhone 16E was released in February, and continues to be accessible because the least costly iPhone mannequin. Apple is broadly anticipated to comply with the identical format for the rumored iPhone 17E in February 2026.

Apple’s future iPhone launch dates

Apple is predicted to alter its launch format with the rumored iPhone 18. Stories recommend that Apple will only release higher-end models in fall 2026 — iPhone 18 Professional, Professional Max, Air and a rumored new foldable iPhone — and launch the remainder of the road in winter 2027.

Why does Apple cut up iPhone launch dates?

By pushing its top-of-the-line Professional and Professional Max fashions in September, Apple can seize a lot of the holiday shopping season. Releasing the extra primary fashions within the winter permits a second crest of pleasure, however diehard followers and vacation buyers can have already spent their cash on the pricier fashions within the fall.