Apple is infamous for conserving leaks below management. Even in immediately’s world the place nearly each element of the upcoming Pixel cellphone from Google leaks, a lot of the rumors surrounding the subsequent iPhone are simply that: rumors.
If one thing does leak, it is normally ultra-rare and comes from a dependable supply like Mark Gurman or…Mark Gurman. Even rarer is for Apple to leak one thing about its personal merchandise. That just about by no means occurs…until you are making an attempt to open an Apple Retailer in time for an iPhone launch.
Apple Mall of Scandinavia is opening quickly in Sweden. In keeping with the store page, “Our model new Stockholm retailer right here within the Mall of Scandinavia will open its doorways quickly. We look ahead to welcoming you and serving to your concepts develop and thrive.”
The opening date provides it away
Probably the most fascinating factor concerning the Mall of Scandinavia opening is its opening day: September twentieth. Whereas which may not imply something in and of itself, it means rather a lot when you think about when Apple is holding its iPhone 16 occasion.
Apple is about to host its iPhone 16 occasion on Monday, September ninth. The corporate normally opens preorders for the iPhone that Friday, so we must always anticipate preorders to open on Friday, September thirteenth. It additionally normally then launches the iPhone per week later, so we must always anticipate the iPhone 16 to formally go on sale on Friday, September twentieth.
With Apple ensuring that its new retailer in Sweden is opening on September twentieth, it is not laborious to guess when the iPhone 16 is launching. It might be bizarre for the corporate to overlook such a possibility, so Apple itself is mainly confirming to everybody (earlier than Tim Cook dinner formally declares it on stage subsequent week) that the iPhone 16 is launching on the twentieth.
Along with the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, Apple’s “It is Glowtime” occasion can be anticipated to characteristic the announcement of the AirPods 4 and Apple Watch X.
