Apple has a reputation for being a creature of habit, especially when it comes to launching iPhones, which makes it a little easier to try to predict when its iPhone 14 lineup will arrive.
As with the last two iPhone generations, we’re expecting four models out of Apple’s 2022 crop, but made up of a slightly different composition than the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 series.
After two years, the Mini came out and a new Max model arrived, which means fans should expect an iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max: that’s two sizes. screen and two levels of performance. The new iPhone 14 Max should offer a similar experience to the standard iPhone 14, while replacing its 6.1-inch screen with a larger 6.7-inch screen, plus a larger battery.
While the company likely won’t set an official launch date for the iPhone 14 until about a week before launching the new lineup, the long line of past iPhone launches provides clues as to when fans should mark. on their calendars.
When we suspect the iPhone 14 will launch
Although the original iPhone debuted in January 2007, subsequent models through 2010 arrived in June each year. Apple made a clear shift to fall launches, starting with 2011’s iPhone 4S – a model that has persisted ever since.
Every iPhone launch, starting with the 4S, has been in September or October of its respective launch year (iPhone SEs notwithstanding). Looked:
- iPhone 4S – Tuesday, October 4, 2011
- iPhone 5 – Wednesday, September 12, 2012
- iPhone 5S / 5C – Tuesday, September 10, 2013
- iPhone 6 / 6 Plus – Tuesday, September 9, 2014
- iPhone 6S / 6S Plus – Wednesday, September 9, 2015
- iPhone 7 / 7 Plus – Wednesday, September 7, 2016
- iPhone 8 / 8 Plus / X – Tuesday, September 12, 2017
- iPhone XS / XS Max / XR – Wednesday, September 12, 2018
- iPhone 11 series – Tuesday, September 10, 2019
- iPhone 12 series – Tuesday, October 13, 2020
- iPhone 13 series – Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Breaking down the last eleven years of iPhone launch dates, nine were in September, while only two were in October, two were in the first week of their respective months, and the rest were in the second. Of these eleven launches, seven took place on a Tuesday, while four took place on a Wednesday.
Given all of this, probability dictates that the 2022 iPhone 14 launch date will be the second Tuesday in September, which is seven weeks and three days (or 52 days), at the time of writing (July 23).
If you want the actual date, the iPhone 14 should launch on Tuesday, September 13, 2022
What about an on-sale date?
While there are some variations when you factor in models like the iPhone XR, when Apple brings a new generation of iPhones to the stage, it also comes up with an on-sale date with heartwarming regularity.
Apple typically releases its new iPhones on the Friday of the week following their launch. In the case of the iPhone 14’s expected launch date, that would make its on-sale date Friday, September 23, 2022.
If you just can’t wait that long, you can always check out our roundup of the best iPhones available right now, or the best phones on the market, if you’re not devoted to Apple’s iOS.