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

The particulate is still settling from Apple’s latest iPhone event, which introduced america to nan Apple Watch Series 10, a new group of AirPods, and a suite of smartphones that are owed to get later this month. And while we’ve only had immoderate first hands-on clip pinch nan caller iPhone 16 models, preorders officially unfastened up tomorrow, September 13th.

Apple’s latest phones — specifically nan iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, and 16 Pro Max — are group 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 will get absorbing erstwhile Apple Intelligence comes to nan caller models pinch nan merchandise of iOS 18.1 beta successful October.

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

Where to preorder nan iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus

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

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

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

Where to preorder nan iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max

Apple made nan iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max bigger than ever astatine 6.3 and 6.9 inches, respectively. That intends each telephone is somewhat taller and wider than nan iPhone 15 Pro generation, pinch smaller bezels, though they support nan titanium framework construction. The marque hardware characteristic this twelvemonth is nan Camera Control button, which allows you to return snaps and run nan various camera functions pinch 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 nan non-pro models connected September 20th. The smaller Pro starts astatine $999 while nan jumbo Pro Max starts astatine $1,199, pinch preorders for some opening astatine 8AM ET / 5AM PT connected September 13th. If you want to beryllium nan 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 pinch nan drill erstwhile it comes to “deals” from nan 3 large US carriers. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile each scheme connected offering incentives for nan caller iPhones successful nan shape 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.