Apple Announces ‘Wonderlust’ Event Expected to Feature iPhone 15, Apple Watch Series 9 and More

Apple in the present day introduced plans to maintain a particular occasion on Tuesday, September 12 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Like final yr, the occasion will happen on the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.

(*9*)Whereas the occasion is predicted to be prerecorded, Apple is inviting members of the media to the campus to watch the presentation in particular person and to presumably have hands-on time with new gadgets after the merchandise are launched.

Apple’s September occasion is at all times an iPhone occasion, and this yr, we predict the 6.1-inch iPhone 15, the 6.7-inch ‌iPhone 15‌ Plus, the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Professional, and the 6.7-inch ‌iPhone 15 Professional‌ Max. All fashions are anticipated to function the Dynamic Island, an up to date 5G chip from Qualcomm, and most notably, a USB-C port as an alternative of a Lightning port.

The ‌iPhone 15 Professional‌ and ‌iPhone 15 Professional‌ Max will see further function updates that won’t be out there for the usual ‌iPhone 15‌ fashions. A minor redesign is predicted with slimmer bezels and slight modifications to the curves of the corners, plus the ‌iPhone 15 Professional‌ fashions could have a titanium body reasonably than a chrome steel body.

We predict to see Apple’s first 3-nanometer chip, the A17, included within the ‌iPhone 15 Professional‌ and Professional Max, and rumors recommend that it’s going to have an Motion button as an alternative of a mute swap. The Motion button could also be customizable, very like the Motion button on the Apple Watch Extremely.

Whereas the Professional fashions will each get digital camera upgrades, the ‌iPhone 15 Professional‌ Max is predicted to acquire a periscope zoom lens that can permit for 5x or 6x optical zoom, up from 3x. The scale of the {hardware} required for the function will restrict it to the most important Professional Max system.

Given all the brand new options the ‌iPhone 15 Professional‌ and Professional Max are getting, plus the price of the upgraded 3-nanometer chip, base costs for these gadgets might enhance. The ‌iPhone 15 Professional‌ could begin at $1,099, whereas the ‌iPhone 15 Professional‌ Max could possibly be priced beginning at $1,199. Pricing on the usual ‌iPhone 15‌ fashions isn’t anticipated to change.

Alongside the brand new ‌iPhone 15‌ fashions, we’re additionally anticipating the Apple Watch Series 9 and a brand new model of the Apple Watch Extremely.

Apple plans to stream the autumn occasion dwell on its web site, on YouTube, and via the Apple TV app. For these unable to watch, MacRumors might be offering full occasion protection on MacRumors.com and the MacRumorsLive Twitter account.