Apple will present the iPhone 14 and other new products such as the Watch Series 8 during its traditional back-to-school keynote. A highly anticipated conference, which could be held earlier than usual this year, on Wednesday September 7th.
Hang on, the start of the 2022 school year promises to be very dense on the Apple side! As every year, the ball will be opened at the beginning of September with the presentation keynote of the iPhone 14. Even if we rather expect transition models, the different versions of the new flagship smartphone from the firm at Apple should all the same reserve some surprises, in particular around the photo sensors for the Pro versions, the replacement of the famous notch at the top of the screen, and also the range of sizes, since many are betting on the pure and simple disappearance of the mini, the smallest of the family.
That said, the most important conference of the year for Apple should not speak only about iPhone. A new range of Apple Watch connected watch should also be unveiled there and in particular, for the first time, an Apple Watch Pro which, as its name suggests, should reach new heights in terms of price. But perhaps with assets to make you want to break the piggy bank.
What is the date of the Apple 2022 back-to-school keynote?
For more than fifteen years, Apple has been in the habit of launching the techno back-to-school season with a Special Event early September. This conference is an opportunity for Apple to present its most important novelties and, obviously, its new iPhone models, which have become the most important product, by far, of the entire range.
Mark Gurman, the famous Bloomberg journalist among the best informed on Apple, assures in an article that this keynote will take place on September 7, triggering a wave of surprise reactions. First of all because it is a Wednesday, while Apple has tended to favor Tuesday in recent years. That said, if we go back a little further in the history of Apple’s announcements, we see that Wednesdays are not so rare (2016, 2015, 2012, etc.). The other surprise comes from the fact that it would be a little earlier than expected because since 2017 Apple seemed to prefer the second week of September.
To justify this date, Mark Gurman recalls that Monday, September 5 is a public holiday in the United States, the Labor Day, aka Labor Day, creating a three-day weekend. And even if the keynote will take the form of a pre-recorded video broadcast around the world, as we have been used to since the start of the pandemic, it is more than likely that Apple will also invite a large handful of journalists. to come on site at Apple Park. Like the organization that had been chosen for the WWDC launch keynote, the June 2022 developer conference. Guests should therefore be given time to return from the weekend to prepare their journey to HQ. of the company in California.
A final justification put forward by the Bloomberg journalist is related to accounting: by advancing the announcements and availability of the iPhone 14 by one week, this makes it possible to enter an additional week of sales in the accounts for the quarter which are then presented to investors and the financial press. And when you know the number of millions of iPhones sold each week, you understand that this represents a more than tidy sum!
As has been the case for several years, the Apple keynote will be accessible to everyone – and not reserved for a privileged few. The conference will be broadcast live via video streaming on the Internet – and then available for replay – both on the official website and on the YouTube channel of the brand. No need to have an official invitation or a confidential code to see it: all you need to do is use a simple web browser, the YouTube application or even a connected TV to follow it live or delayed. Better still, if the presentation will obviously take place in English, as always, the video will be fully subtitled in French, which will allow non-English speakers not to miss any details of the announcements. And, as usual, the conference being fully pre-recorded, expect a show produced with care worthy of Hollywood studios and precise sequences that will feature Tim Cook – Apple’s CEO – and his teams. We will add direct links to the videos here as they become available.
What iPhone 14 models will be announced at the September 2022 Apple keynote?
During this back-to-school 2022 keynote, the iPhone 14 will of course be the star. They should arrive in four versions like the two previous years with the iPhone 12 and 13, but with one size difference: the mini version should disappear to make way for a large-screen model. In other words, the range should look like this:
- iPhone 14 with a 6.1-inch diagonal screen
- iPhone 14 Max with a 6.7-inch diagonal screen
- iPhone 14 Pro with a 6.1-inch diagonal display
- iPhone 14 Pro Max with a 6.7-inch diagonal screen
It would therefore be the end of the mini with its “only” 5.4-inch diagonal screen, which would not have been sufficiently successful and would not have resisted consumers’ appetite for increasingly large screens. . Some will regret it because, in the end, 5.4 inches isn’t that small: the first iPhone in 2007 offered a 3.5-inch diagonal screen…
According to current rumors, the iPhone will therefore be officially presented on September 7, 2022, pre-orders will be open from September 7 and the products should be available everywhere from September 16, a week after the announcement. Obviously to be confirmed. To find out everything we expect from the iPhone 14 (models, features, price…), check out our special article.
What Apple Watches will be announced during the September 2022 keynote?
While the new iPhone 14s will certainly take up most of the keynote time, Apple is also expected to announce the new Apple Watch lineup. We expect a refresh of the entry-level SE version with the integration of a more powerful processor. Naturally, the current Apple Watch Series 7 should be replaced by the Apple Watch Series 8, which has a similar design and which should include a new body temperature sensor. It would not be able to give you your temperature to the nearest tenth of a degree, but only to indicate a change in the overall trend of your body temperature to detect signs of fever for example.
But the big news would be the appearance of an Apple Watch Pro. This would benefit from a new design, a slightly larger screen than the largest of the current Apple Watches and would only be available in a titanium case. In other words, no Apple Watch Pro in aluminum or even steel. The sensors would be the same as those of the Apple Watch Series 8, but its larger size would allow it to carry a slightly larger battery in order to improve its autonomy, perhaps for example to hold without problem during an entire marathon ! In addition, the materials used, and in particular a new protective sapphire crystal, could make it even more resistant to shocks and therefore suitable for extreme sports. All while probably reaching peaks in terms of prices!
What release date for iOS 16 and watchOS 9?
The new iPhone 14s and the new Apple Watches will obviously come with the very latest system versions. If the new Apple Watches are announced during the September 2022 keynote, they will likely be available for pre-order at least on September 16. It can therefore be expected that iOS 16 and watchOS 9 will be available for download for all compatible devices on the same date. To discover the main new features expected in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, see our article.