The wait is over. We now know that there will be a big Apple event on September 9 2014.
Apple is holding a large press event where the iPhone 6 is almost certainly being introduced. While the secretive Apple will not yet disclose the details of the event, history tells us that the iPhone 6 will make its debut with iOS 8 available for immediate download.
Traditionally, Apple has released a new phone every year at almost exactly the same time. Many people have therefore concluded that this will in fact be the launch date and all the details regarding the iPhone 6 will finally be released.
If the launch date does turn out to be September 9, then it is looking increasingly likely that the phone will go on sale on the Friday of the following week, as this is the pattern that Apple has followed when launching previous models.
Most likely iPhone 6 preorder and sales dates
According to Aaron Basil, Lead Mobile Application Developer at Ethervision,
If Apple’s iPhone launch history serves as any indicator, then people can expect to preorder the iPhone 6 starting Friday September 12 with the first wave of devices arriving in home and ready for sale at all outlets by September 19.
Further weight is given to this conclusion by the fact that it is rumored that staff in Apple stores have been told that they are unable to book off any annual leave surrounding these dates.
Don’t forget about iOS 8
To create as much buzz on September 9, Apple will also most likely release iOS 8 to the masses. This is a perfect way to transfer the excitement into the hands of current iPhone users so they are salivating to get a new (and most likely bigger screened) iPhone 6.
When iOS 8 is released then there are likely to be a number of new features that have deliberately been kept hidden from the public and iOS developers in beta builds in order to give people something to look forward to. This is a good way for Apple to build huge amounts of anticipation.
Because Apple is unlikely to hold an event just to announce iOS 8, this further lends to the reality of 9/9/14 being the date the iPhone 6 is announced.
