Apple this year will most likely continue its tradition of launching the iPhone in September. Ahead of the launch of the iPhone 13, the launch date began to leak, when do you think?
Based on a leak from the IT Home site, Apple is likely to launch the iPhone 13 on September 17. This leak comes from a screenshot of an e-commerce application from China found by ITHome.
The screenshot was first shared on Weibo social media by the @PandaIsBald account. The screenshot indicates that all four iPhone 13 variants will go on sale on September 17, followed by sales of AirPods 3 on September 30, as quoted by MacRumors, Thursday (26/8/2021).
Apart from these screenshots, IT Home does not provide any additional information to support its claims. They've also previously shared inaccurate screenshots, so it's best not to believe this leak outright.
Leaked iPhone 13 launch date Leaked iPhone 13 launch date Photo: IT Home
However, given that Apple will be announcing a new iPhone in September, it's possible that the date above is true. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives previously predicted the iPhone 13 would launch in the third week of September.
If you follow that prediction, it is likely that the launch of the iPhone 13 will fall between September 13 and 17. If that is the date of its inaugural sale, then it is likely that Apple will hold an event on September 7.
If you look at iPhone launch events in previous years, it's likely that Apple will announce the iPhone 13 on September 7, September 14 or September 21. But this last date is quite unlikely because Apple has never held an iPhone launch event past September 15.
Although September is identical with the iPhone launch schedule, Apple once broke its tradition when it postponed the launch of the iPhone 12 due to the pandemic. Last year Apple launched the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro in October, followed by the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max in early November.
The iPhone 13 itself is predicted to not bring significant changes compared to the iPhone 12. This phone will focus on bringing improvements in the photography sector, as well as carrying a smaller notch, a larger battery, and bringing performance improvements.