Today, Apple officially told us the date when it will unveil the all-new iPhone 16 to the world. Although everyone was expecting the company to follow its tradition and hold the Apple event as it usually does on Tuesday, September 10, the Cupertino tech giant finally surprised and scheduled the event a day earlier, namely on Monday, September 9 at 10:00 a.m.
Immediately after this information was made public, the Internet was flooded with conspiracies about why Apple decided on this unusual date. We’ll admit that we didn’t even know ourselves until our reader Eduard revealed it to us. Specifically, he alerted us to the fact that the iPhone 16 unveiling date had to be moved from Tuesday to Monday for one simple reason.
In the USA, where interest in the Apple Event will be strongest, there is a big presidential debate on ABC News on 10 September 2024, which is to be attended by Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
And although Trump himself, according to Nbcnews, has hinted that he might not attend the debate, Apple can’t take any chances and has had to schedule its event to present its most important product of the year for another day.
Apple made a wise decision with the introduction of the iPhone 16
Apple chose Monday, the day before the debate, quite sensibly, because it might not get the significant media interest it would need on both Tuesday and Wednesday. In short, everyone in the US would have lived through the Trump vs Harris debate and there would have been no room for the iPhone 16 or other news.
The company probably couldn’t afford to wait until next week, namely Tuesday 17 September, because it already has the device ready in production and has also planned ahead for the release of iOS, iPadOS or macOS operating systems.
In other words, the presidential debate crossed her cards and she had to adjust her plans and schedule slightly. Anyway, we don’t mind at all and we’ll be ready to see what the Cupertino tech giant has to show us on September 9th at 10:00 a.m.