Apple confirms September 7 launch date for iPhone 14, new watches

The company sent out invitations for a performance titled “Far Out”, describing it as an individual event at the Steve Jobs Theater at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. It starts at 10 am local time. The company will also livestream the event. On its website, it has continued the approach it has used since the pandemic began.

Launching a new iPhone is always a big moment for Apple, which relied on the device for more than $366 billion in annual sales last year. But there’s additional pressure this year as the company faces a slowdown in consumer spending — particularly in the smartphone industry — and needs its latest technology to woo buyers. It is planning a more ambitious product rollout than usual in the coming months, with a flurry of new Macs, iPads, AirPods and even mixed-reality headsets expected by the first half of 2023.

In addition to previews of iOS 16, macOS Ventura and other new software features at the company’s June developer, the event will be Apple’s third of the year since its March launch for Mac Studio, the 5G iPhone SE and the new iPad Air. conference.

At its September 7 presentation, Apple plans to announce four new iPhone 14 models and three new versions of the Apple Watch, Bloomberg News has reported. The new iPhone line will continue to split into two standard versions and two Pro models. However, for the first time ever, Apple will offer a larger, 6.7-inch version of the standard iPhone. And it won’t offer a Mini model the way it did with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13.

Apple planning to make iPhone 14 models in India

Apple Inc. plans to start iphone 14 in india Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that it’s almost two months after its release from China, a move that would narrow the gap from the usual six to nine months for previous launches.

Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the company is working with suppliers to ramp up manufacturing in India and the first iPhone from the country is likely to be out by the end of October 14 or November.

Apple’s Taiwan-based supplier Foxconn has studied the process of shipping items from China and assembled the iPhone 14 at its plant outside the southern Indian city of Chennai.

According to the report, the US tech giant is looking at alternatives after Beijing’s clashes with Washington and the nationwide lockdown led to production disruptions.

Apple is moving some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets, including India, the world’s second largest smartphone market, and also plans to assemble iPad tablets there.

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