Apple will maintain its annual fall iPhone-centric occasion on Monday, September 9 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. There are a number of new gadgets on the horizon, together with new iPhone 16 fashions, refreshes for all the Apple Watches, new AirPods 4, and maybe another surprises.

This information highlights all the things that we’d see at Apple’s “It is Glowtime” occasion based mostly on present rumors.

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus

The ‌iPhone 16‌ and 16 Plus will look virtually an identical to the iPhone 15 and ‌iPhone 15‌ Plus, with few design modifications deliberate, however there are new capabilities to sit up for.

Apple plans to convey the Motion Button to the ‌iPhone 16‌ and ‌iPhone 16‌ Plus, so it will not be a Professional-exclusive function anymore and shall be out there on all ‌iPhone 16‌ fashions. The Motion Button might be set to activate a Focus mode, activate a Shortcut, open the Digital camera, activate the Flashlight, and extra. With iOS 18, it may well do much more as a result of it’s also possible to assign Management Middle controls to the Motion Button, and third-party builders can now make Management Middle choices.

Dummy fashions that includes the rumored ‌iPhone 16‌ colours

Together with the Motion Button, all ‌iPhone 16‌ fashions might have a Seize Button, positioned on the fitting aspect of the iPhone under the Energy Button. On U.S. iPhones, it will likely be positioned the place the mmWave antenna is on the ‌iPhone 15‌ fashions, with the antenna shifting to the left with the ‌iPhone 16‌ lineup. Whereas most rumors have urged it is coming to all fashions, there’s a probability that it might be restricted to the Professional fashions.

The Seize Button shall be used to take pictures and video, and it’ll reply to strain and contact for further gesture help. A light-weight press will autofocus, whereas a tougher press will take the shot. Swiping left and proper will zoom in or out, and there can also be an choice for swapping between picture and video modes.

Fairly than the diagonal digital camera that Apple has used for the final a number of ‌iPhone‌ fashions, the ‌iPhone 16‌ and 16 Plus can have a vertical digital camera association for the dual-lens digital camera system. The vertical association might permit for the iPhones to seize spatial video for the Imaginative and prescient Professional.

The Important digital camera is not anticipated to get an improve, however Apple may enhance the aperture of the Extremely Broad digital camera to enhance low-light efficiency and add help for macro mode for the primary time.

There shall be new colours for the ‌iPhone 16‌ fashions, with some rumors suggesting we’ll see black, inexperienced, mild pink, blue, and white for 5 complete colour choices, and different rumors pointing towards inexperienced, white, pink, and blue. In each of those situations, the white replaces the yellow Apple used for the ‌iPhone 15‌ fashions. Apple is rumored to be utilizing the color-infused again glass that it used for the ‌iPhone 15‌, however with a frosted impact for the glass that contrasts with the body colour.

Apple might go for a extra energy environment friendly OLED show which may enhance battery life whereas additionally rising general brightness.

A18 chips shall be in all of the ‌iPhone 16‌ fashions, which suggests the usual ‌iPhone 16‌ and ‌iPhone 16‌ Plus will help the Apple Intelligence options which might be coming in ‌iOS 18‌. There is also some iPhone-specific Apple Intelligence performance that hasn’t but been introduced.

The A18 chips shall be constructed on TSMC’s 3-nanometer course of, with Apple anticipated to incorporate Neural Engine enhancements for Apple Intelligence. Each ‌iPhone 16‌ fashions will get 8GB RAM, up from 6GB within the prior-generation fashions with a view to help AI. Apple can also be planning for a brand new thermal design that may fight overheating and enhance efficiency.

There might be some minor will increase to battery life for the usual ‌iPhone 16‌ mannequin, as it’s rumored to be getting a minor capability enhance. Relying on the chip effectivity, we might see some small enhancements for each fashions, however that may depend upon how a lot battery the brand new options eat up.

We’ve extra on the options coming to the iPhone 16 in our roundup.

iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max

Just like the ‌iPhone 16‌ fashions, the iPhone 16 Professional and Professional Max will get the all-new Seize Button, and in these gadgets, it will likely be accompanied by some digital camera enhancements.

Apple is planning for a 48-megapixel Extremely Broad lens that makes use of pixel binning right down to 12-megapixels, and the top result’s mainly significantly better efficiency in low-light on your wide-angle photographs and your macro pictures. The 5x Telephoto lens that was restricted to the 15 Professional Max shall be coming to the 16 Professional, so each Professional fashions can have it this time round.

The ‌iPhone 16 Professional‌ fashions could possibly file 4K video at as much as 120 frames per second, a rise over the present 60 frames per second restrict when filming in 4K. Apple has additionally examined 8K recording, however it isn’t clear if that made it into the launch model of the gadget. Apple additionally plans so as to add a function for pausing and resuming a video recording.

Show measurement is getting larger, and it is the primary time we have seen a rise in show measurement for the reason that ‌iPhone‌ 12. The ‌iPhone 16‌ show will measure in at 6.3 inches, up from 6.1, whereas the ‌iPhone 16 Professional‌ Max can have a 6.9-inch show, up from 6.7 inches. The change just isn’t drastic, however it will likely be noticeable you probably have an ‌iPhone 16 Professional‌ subsequent to an iPhone 15 Professional.

There might be some enhancements to the Important digital camera, and there is a probability the ‌iPhone 16 Professional‌ Max can have a brand new Sony sensor that provides higher-quality pictures with higher dynamic vary and noise management.

We’re additionally anticipating the bezels across the fringe of the show to be slimmed down, and Apple is rumored to be adopting extra environment friendly OLED show know-how, so we might see some enhancements to brightness and distinction. In line with Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, the bezels might be a couple of third smaller.

All the ‌iPhone 16‌ fashions will get an A18 chip, however there might be variants. Apple might use a higher-end A18 chip with an additional GPU core within the Professional fashions, which might let all ‌iPhone 16‌ gadgets run Apple Intelligence, however would nonetheless present for some differentiation between the Professional and non-Professional fashions. A brand new thermal structure with a graphene heatsink and steel battery casing is anticipated, and whereas the heatsink can also be coming to the ‌iPhone 16‌, the opposite thermal modifications might be Professional solely.

Apple is anticipated to undertake Qualcomm’s X75 5G modem within the Professional fashions for quicker 5G speeds via service aggregation. The X75 has a mixed mmWave and sub-6GHz transceiver relatively than utilizing separate {hardware}, so it is smaller and makes use of up much less energy.

We might see enhancements in battery life with the X75 chip and the A18 processor, plus Apple is utilizing barely larger batteries with a 5 to 9 p.c soar in capability. There have been rumors that the ‌iPhone 16 Professional‌ fashions will help Wi-Fi 7, however that is additionally a function Apple may maintain till subsequent yr. As for storage, each Professional fashions might begin with 256GB.

Early on, there have been a couple of rumors about 20W MagSafe charging speeds and 40W wired charging speeds, however that is sounding like a protracted shot now. The microphone can have higher water resistance and higher sound because of AI. There can also be some ‌iPhone 16‌ Professional-specific Apple Intelligence options that we do not find out about but.

As with each new ‌iPhone‌ launch, there are up to date colours. We’re anticipating the usual black, white, and pure titanium choices, however this yr’s particular colour is a shade of gold. Some rumors have described it as a bronze shade, and a few dummy leaks have urged that it is a darker brown colour than Apple’s prior gold choices, however colour is so depending on lighting that it is laborious to say for positive. Bloomberg‘s ‌Mark Gurman‌ says the shade “seems to be spectacular and never horrible just like the early renders.”

Extra element on the ‌iPhone 16 Professional‌’s anticipated options might be discovered within the iPhone 16 Professional roundup.

Apple Watch Sequence 10

Apple is refreshing the Apple Watch this yr, however there are some ambiguities and questions on simply what we’ll see. 2024 marks the tenth anniversary of when the Apple Watch was launched in September 2014, and it will likely be the “Sequence 10,” however the Apple Watch launched in 2015. Whereas there have been rumors of a significant anniversary refresh, it has been unclear if that may occur this yr or subsequent yr.

The Apple Watch is anticipated to be slimmer than prior variations, and Apple is rising the scale. Fairly than 41mm and 45mm fashions, it is trying like we’ll get 45mm and 49mm choices. Measurement might enhance via a lower in bezels and by making the casing itself bigger. A 4mm soar shall be a noticeable however not monumental measurement enhance.

There had been CAD renders of a next-generation Apple Watch with a 2-inch show, which is simply barely larger than the 49mm Apple Watch Extremely show. That display screen might be destined for the 49mm Sequence 10. Apple might enhance water resistance with the design change, certifying the gadget for high-speed water sports activities as much as 20 meters deep. The brand new Sequence 10 fashions could get the Depth app, which was first launched for the Apple Watch Extremely.

Other than the rise in measurement and the thinner design, the up to date fashions are mentioned to seem like the present Apple Watch fashions with no radical modifications. Early on, Bloomberg‘s ‌Mark Gurman‌ mentioned that Apple was engaged on a brand new magnetic band attachment system, nevertheless it’s now not sounding like that is a function we will get this yr.

Apple will replace the OLED show to be extra vitality environment friendly, and with a much bigger casing, battery measurement could enhance too, main to raised battery life.

Apple is reportedly planning to incorporate an up to date coronary heart charge and ECG sensor within the Apple Watch Sequence 10 that may allow new options like sleep apnea detection. Sleep apnea detection has been lengthy rumored for the Sequence 10, nevertheless it was unclear if it will be carried out at launch due to an ongoing patent dispute that has seen Apple disable blood oxygen detection within the current-generation Apple watch fashions within the U.S.

Sleep apnea causes an individual to cease respiration whereas asleep, which might result in extreme tiredness. It’s normally recognized via a sleep examine, and fixing it requires a respiration equipment like a CPAP machine. The Apple Watch Sequence 10 and Extremely 2 will reportedly have the ability to detect sleep apnea utilizing Apple Watch sleep monitoring, offering a studying after amassing sleep information for a number of days.

Apple additionally wished to incorporate blood strain monitoring, however that function was not prepared for launch and won’t be included within the Sequence 10.

For the final a number of years, the Apple Watch has used an S-series chip that is modified little, however this yr’s S10 is anticipated to convey a notable improve in efficiency. Whereas the Apple Watch is not going to get “main” Apple Intelligence capabilities, there might maybe be AI options tied to a future well being coach service, in keeping with Bloomberg‘s ‌Mark Gurman‌.

We’ve extra particulars on what to anticipate for the Apple Watch in our roundup.

Apple Watch Extremely 3

If there are new well being options within the Apple Watch Sequence 10, Apple may also add them to the next-generation Apple Watch Extremely that is coming this fall. We aren’t anticipating a brand new design or some other bodily modifications to the gadget, however it should get the identical chip and well being options that Apple plans so as to add to the Apple Watch Sequence 10.

Apple Watch SE 3

The Apple Watch SE 3 might get a refresh this fall, and there are rumors that Apple will use a plastic casing relatively than an aluminum casing for the gadget.

A inflexible plastic materials would hold prices down, whereas additionally being extra sturdy than aluminum by way of scratches and drops. Such an Apple Watch is also made in an array of vibrant colours, which might attraction to youngsters.

Apple has been selling the Apple Watch as an choice for fogeys who need to give their children a tool for communication and security, and a lower-cost ‌Apple Watch SE‌ might assist and in addition differentiate the gadget from the aluminum Apple Watch fashions.

Apple has not used plastic for the casing of a tool for the reason that ‌iPhone‌ 5c, a telephone that got here in vibrant blue, yellow, pink, and inexperienced colours. Other than a brand new materials, the ‌Apple Watch SE‌ is anticipated to have the identical basic design with no updates and no different function modifications apart from an improved chip.

AirPods 4

There are two variations of the ‌AirPods 4‌ within the works, each of which function a brand new design. The up to date AirPods will seem like a cross between the present AirPods and the AirPods Professional, with Apple adopting a shorter stem. Bloomberg‘s ‌Mark Gurman‌ says there shall be an up to date match, nevertheless it’s not but clear what which means.

The upper-priced ‌AirPods 4‌ can have Lively Noise Cancellation, a function that has beforehand been restricted to the ‌AirPods Professional‌ and the AirPods Max. The lower-end mannequin shall be a direct improve to the present AirPods 3.

Pricing on these new fashions is not recognized but. The ‌AirPods 3‌ price $179 (with ‌MagSafe‌ case), the AirPods 2 are $129, and the ‌AirPods Professional‌ 2 are $249, so Apple wants to cost the brand new mannequin someplace within the center. The lower-cost ‌AirPods 4‌ might get a worth drop to place it nearer consistent with the AirPods 2, which shall be discontinued, and the ANC mannequin might be priced between $180 and $200, properly under the ‌AirPods Professional‌.

Apple goes to replace the ‌AirPods 4‌ case, and it might have a brand new look. It is going to get a speaker for Discover My, permitting it to play a sound when misplaced, and it will have a USB-C port for charging as a substitute of a Lightning port. ‌MagSafe‌ charging may also nonetheless be a function.

Relying on design, the ANC in all probability will not be on par with the ANC within the ‌AirPods Professional‌ as these have silicone ear suggestions, however there are rumors of enhancements to sound high quality.

Finally, Apple plans to announce listening to assist alternative performance for the AirPods, plus it should add an choice for conducting listening to exams with the earbuds. These options is probably not out there when the AirPods launch, as a substitute coming at a later date.

Different Unlikely Potentialities

AirPods Max

Apple plans to refresh the ‌AirPods Max‌ in 2024, however do not get excited. We aren’t anticipating any new options apart from a USB-C port as a substitute of a Lightning port, and probably new colour choices. It is extra possible that the ‌AirPods Max‌ refresh will come later within the yr than on the September occasion.

iPad mini 7

The iPad mini 7 might see an replace in 2024, nevertheless it possible will not be coming at Apple’s September occasion. Apple is claimed to be planning to carry a second occasion in October 2024, and it will make extra sense for the brand new iPad mini to come back out then alongside new M4 Macs.

Few modifications are anticipated for the next-generation ‌iPad mini‌, and it’ll proceed to have an 8.3-inch show measurement with Contact ID energy button. There might be a small change to the show to chop down on the “jelly scrolling” impact that some folks complained about with the ‌iPad mini‌ 6. Jelly scrolling refers back to the typically noticeable lag when scrolling vertically via text-based content material like a webpage.

We predict the ‌iPad mini‌ to have a variant of the A17 or A18 chip that’s appropriate with Apple Intelligence, and we might get new colours, an upgraded front-facing digital camera, and help for Wi-Fi 6E.

iPad 11

The iPad hasn’t been refreshed since 2022, and it’s overdue for an replace. There are rumors suggesting we might get a brand new mannequin in 2024, nevertheless it too will possible come out later within the yr.

There aren’t any rumors about new options for the next-generation ‌iPad‌, however it’s anticipated to get a greater A-series chip.

Software program Updates

‌iOS 18‌, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2 are in beta testing, and on the fall occasion, Apple will give us a heads up on when the brand new working system updates shall be launched.

Usually ‌iOS 18‌ and its sister updates come out just some days forward of when new iPhones launch, so if the ‌iPhone 16‌ fashions launch on Friday, September 20 after their September 9 debut date, we might see the software program come out earlier within the week of September 20.

There can also be Apple Intelligence options which might be unique to the ‌iPhone 16‌ fashions that Apple has been preserving beneath wraps, so there could also be some software-based surprises coming.

The best way to Watch

Apple’s “It is Glowtime” occasion will begin at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, September 9. Apple will livestream the occasion on its web site and on YouTube, plus the livestream shall be out there via the Apple TV app on supported gadgets.

For these unable to observe the livestream, MacRumors shall be offering full occasion protection on MacRumors.com and the MacRumorsLive Twitter account, plus we’ll do a a lot deeper dive into all of the bulletins over the course of the following week.