Release date iPhone 13: when can we expect the new phones?

Although it has only been a few months since the iPhone 12 went on sale, Apple is setting its sights on its next flagship smartphone, the iPhone 13 (or whatever it is called). According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, we expect four versions of the new phone: the iPhone 13, the iPhone 13 Mini, the iPhone 13 Pro and the iPhone 13 Pro Max. But when can we expect Apple to unveil its latest phones?

Apple has yet to hint at the date of an iPhone 13 event. However, based on Apple’s history, we can typically predict when the company’s iPhone events will take place, and based on that, make an informed estimate of a release date. While the pandemic changed the usual course for 2020, marking the first September Apple event in eight years without an iPhone because of delays in production, Kuo predicts there will be a return to the company’s typical cadence in 2021.

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If this is true, we can expect to see the iPhone 13 for the first time at an event sometime in September.

Apple usually hosts its events on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, and the release dates for the iPhone are usually set about a week and a half after Apple announced the new devices. Usually, new iPhones are released on Fridays, around the third week of September.

A few years ago, CNET took a deep dive into the timeline of Apple events and came up with an engaging one Labor Day hypothesis, which you can read about hereBased on the 2021 calendar, the Labor Day rule would place the September Apple event (and the unveiling of the iPhone 13) on September 8, with a release date of September 17.

We won’t know if this is true until Apple announces an event and shows the phones. But if you want to plan ahead and save for an iPhone 13, we’re betting on the September timeline for now.

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