iPhone 16 pre-orders open tomorrow: When and the place to get it

Now that the wraps have been taken off the iPhone 16, it’s time to determine in order for you Apple’s newest marvel.

There are a bunch of engaging options to tempt you, together with a modern camera-control button that means that you can effortlessly click on and swipe for nice photographs. To not point out the Apple Intelligence AI tips that can observe later down the road.

In the meantime, the iPhone 16 Professional Max sports activities an enormous 6.9-inch display screen and comes with the most important battery ever for an iPhone, per Apple. Consequently, you’ll be capable of watch as much as 33 hours of saved movies on a single cost (or 29 hours of streamed video). That’s a number of Netflix reveals, and doubtless much more time for scrolling apps and searching the online.

Whereas the brand new additions are eye-catching, the probabilities are you’ve in all probability made your thoughts up on the iPhone 16, particularly in case your present cellphone is on its final legs. So, when are you able to get Apple’s newest gadget? Right here’s what it’s good to learn about pre-ordering the brand new iPhone.

Apple and different retailers will open up iPhone 16 pre-orders on Friday, September 13, at 1pm UK time. The brand new vary will then be that can be purchased in-store on September 20.

If the flurry of pleasure from final 12 months is something to go by, anticipate the highest fashions, together with the 2 Professional variations, to promote out instantly.

The Apple Retailer web site must also be hit with a wave of visitors as keen Apple followers attempt to snag the brand new iPhone 16, inflicting potential technical glitches of their wake. 

To keep away from any ensuing downtime, you might attempt your luck with the Apple Retailer cell app, which additionally helps you to pre-register your curiosity on your favorite mannequin in an effort to full your pre-order faster.

Right here’s how a lot you possibly can anticipate to pay for all 4 fashions at launch:

iPhone 16: £799 (128GB) / £899 (256GB) / £1,099 (512GB)

iPhone 16 Plus:  £899 (128GB) / £999 (256GB) / £1,199 (512GB)

iPhone 16 Professional: £1,099 (256GB) / £1,299 (512GB) / £1,499 (1TB)

iPhone 16 Professional Max: £1,199 (256GB) / £1,399 (512GB) / £1,599 (1TB).

For these wanting to avoid wasting money on the brand new units, Apple is providing between £415-£645 for iPhone 15 trade-ins.

Alongside the Apple Retailer, you’ll additionally be capable of pre-order a SIM-free iPhone from the same old crop of shops. Assume Amazon, John Lewis, Currys, Argos, and Carphone Warehouse. 

The identical goes for the UK’s prime cell networks, although they’ll additionally attempt to entice you with contract offers. 

Talking of which, the likes of EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three have all confirmed that they’ll supply the iPhone 16 on their 5G plans.

Nonetheless, thus far, the one well-known cell community to announce its pricing is Sky Cell. The community, which makes use of O2’s masts, will open pre-orders at 1pm on Friday, September 13.

Sky Cell will supply the iPhone 16 from £26 monthly, the iPhone 16 Plus from £30 monthly, the iPhone 16 Professional from £33 monthly, and the iPhone 16 Professional Max from £39 monthly. 

Information plans begin from £5 monthly for 5GB of 5G knowledge, together with limitless calls and texts. Whereas that will appear modest, it is vital to notice that knowledge used inside Sky-owned apps doesn’t rely in the direction of your month-to-month restrict. That method, you possibly can stream Sky Go, Sky Sports activities and different Sky apps with out worrying about depleting your knowledge allowance.

In the meantime, Vodafone says the brand new iPhone 16 will probably be included with its new “Xchange” programme. The just lately launched service basically lets prospects on a 24-month plan improve to the most recent mannequin yearly with out paying any additional charges.

We’ll replace this text with pricing for the opposite cell networks as and once they’re introduced.