Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple will hold its iPhone 16 series announcement event on September 10. The story states that the event will take place in the Steve Jobs Theatre at Apple Park, California, however Apple has not yet confirmed the date. The keynote is anticipated to be broadcast live for a worldwide audience on the company’s official website and YouTube page, just like in years past.
With its advances in artificial intelligence, the iPhone 16 series is expected to be the event’s focus. However, Apple is also expected to announce other ecosystem items, such as the Apple Watch Series 10 and new third-generation AirPods. What to anticipate from Apple’s September 10 launch event is as follows:
The 16th generation iPhone
New Apple Silicon: A new A18 series processor, which will be available in several combinations for both baseline and Pro models, is anticipated to power the iPhone 16 lineup. It is anticipated that the CPUs on the latter would have more GPU cores for better graphics processing.
Capture Button: The iPhone 16 series is expected to include a separate camera button that will let users to focus and zoom in on images.
Camera: The iPhone 16 Pro is probably going to include the same periscopic telephoto lens as the Pro Max variant, which offers a 5x zoom, even though significant upgrades to the camera hardware are not anticipated. It is anticipated that the camera module alignment of the basic versions will change, with sensors stacked vertically rather than diagonally.
Action Button: The Action Button is anticipated to be included in the base iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models, taking the place of the Mute Switch. The iPhone 15 Pro models introduced this feature in the previous year.
Series 10 Apple Watch
Design: The Apple Watch Series 10 is probably going to go bigger. The 41mm model will get bigger to 45mm, and the 45mm model will get bigger to 49mm. It is also anticipated that the upcoming Apple Watch will feature a more compact design.
Display: The Apple Watch Series 10 models will have larger displays as a result of their increased dimensions. Furthermore, it is anticipated that Apple would include low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) technology enabling dynamic refresh rate modifications in the OLED display.
Performance: A new S10 chip with a dedicated Neural Engine (Neural Processing Unit) for AI processing is probably going to be included in the Apple Watch Series 10.
Fourth-Generation AirPods
Lineup: Two models—a conventional model and a new entry-level model—are anticipated for the fourth generation of AirPods.
Active Noise Cancelling: It is expected that the fourth-generation AirPods will have Active Noise Cancelling (ANC), however the entry-level model might not.
USB-C: The fourth-generation AirPods are anticipated to support USB-C this year, in line with Apple’s strategy to replace the Lightning port on all of its products with USB-C.