With just two full months to go until the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are officially unveiled, a Chinese gadget blog has allegedly revealed the launch dates of both the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus — courtesy of sources inside the Foxconn supply chain.
As per Micgadget, Apple’s iPhone 6s keynote is scheduled for Friday, September 11, while the devices will land in stores one week later on Friday, September 18.
The dates (particularly the latter one) makes a certain amount of sense, given that Apple is all but certain to pick a launch day as close as possible to existing iPhone early adopters’ yearly contracts running out. With that said, I’d be surprised if this is any more than a guess, since it seems questionable if Apple would share this kind of information with Foxconn, who Micgadget claims to have heard it from.
As one of our readers points out, it’s also worth noting that last year’s iPhone announcement keynote was on September 9, a Tuesday. If Apple was to unveil the iPhone on a Friday and then make it available for sale one week later, that would mean opening it up for pre-order immediately following the keynote.
Apple is also unlikely to want to hold a keynote on 9/11, although this is likely secondary to the other points.
Either way, I’m excited about the iPhone 6s, which is rumored to be the biggest incremental “s” release in iPhone history. Features are expected to include a RAM upgrade, faster processor, new color option, possible sapphire display for the iPhone 6s Plus, strengthened shell, improved Touch ID, Force Touch, and major camera upgrades both front and back.
Ten weeks to go, provided today’s report is accurate!
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
10 responses to “Possible iPhone 6s keynote and launch date revealed”
I doubt those dates. Last year the keynote was on 9/9 Tuesday, ordering was on Friday 9/12 and pickup/delivery/in store was 9/19. How can the keynote be a week before delivery? Same day ordering? Not the usual thing!
In the leaked document the chinese engineer(?) actually mentioned the pink color won’t be “rose-gold”, but rather a hot pink-ish color. If the photo is legit and they actually decide to go with that for the final production, I honestly think the color is kinda ugly…
I don’t think Apple would announce new products on 9/11… It wouldn’t be right to take away time from the news coverage on memorial services happening that day.
Yeah, there’s no way they would pick 9/11 for the keynote. This leak is BS.
the announcement will either be the 8th or the 15th. Guessing the September keynote is not exactly rocket science.
i would also think its on a tuesday, as usual, 8th or 15th sounds realistic…
Won’t be on 9/11, guaranteed the leak is wrong.
And so it begins…
who cares, it’s a just a very expensive gadget that you probably don’t need. but as an apple stock holder, i encourage you to buy as many as you can!
definitely won’t be on 9/11. That’s 100% sure that it won’t be on 9/11