Will Apple unveil the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11 Pro at its biggest event of the year?
- A new Apple Watch, MacBook Pro and iPad Pro also likely to be unveiled at annual Silicon Valley launch, hosted at Steve Jobs Theater, plus software updates and launch dates of Apple TV Plus and Apple Arcade subscription services
Anticipation is building ahead of the imminent unveil of Apple’s new iPhone.
Apple is holding an event on Tuesday, September 10, at the Steve Jobs Theater on its Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, where the tech trendsetter is expected to make several announcements about coming products – the biggest of which is likely to be the debut of three new iPhones.
Apple is launching its new iPhone – as it has done every September since 2012 – at a time when the smartphone market has been in decline for seven consecutive quarters. With iPhone sales dwindling, the Cupertino-based technology giant has focused on other burgeoning product areas such as its services and wearables division. We’re likely to hear more about what Apple has in store for those product categories as well.
Here’s everything we expect to see from Apple CEO Tim Cook and his executives at the big event, which starts at 10am Pacific Time on Tuesday, September 10 – which is 1am on Wednesday, September 11, in China Standard Time (CST).
Three new iPhones
The star of the show will be the introduction of three new iPhones to succeed the iPhone XS, the iPhone XS Max and the iPhone XR. It’s unclear what these new iPhones will be called, but rumours suggest the two new high-end iPhones could be called the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11 Pro.
The biggest change coming in this year’s iPhone is likely to be the introduction of a triple-camera sensor, which would put Apple’s smartphones on par with their Android rivals. That third camera would most likely be an ultra-wide-angle camera much like the one found on Samsung’s Galaxy S10, which offers a significantly wider field of view.
Otherwise, the new iPhones are expected to feature reverse wireless charging, which would allow users to power accessories like AirPods just by resting them on the back of the phone, and improved Face ID. The less expensive iPhone XR may also come in new colours including green and purple.