It’s Coming On Time This Year
Last year was the first time in a decade that Apple had failed to release a new iPhone model in September. In fact, the only other iPhone model to ever see an October release was the iPhone 4S back in 2010, which was the first iPhone to ever be released in the fall season — the original iPhone was announced at Macworld in 2007, and the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4 all made their debut at Apple’s June WWDC event.
However, the October launch date for last year’s iPhone 12 was never intended to be the new normal — it was purely a result of supply chain problems brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and even though we’re still arguably in the thick of it, Apple has also had a full year to address those problems and bring things back on track, and reputable analysts are predicting that we’ll be back to a September launch this year.
In fact, not only is Apple expected to get back on track with its iPhone launch, but it also looks like the entire lineup will be available at the same time, rather than the staggered release of the iPhone 12 models last year, which was almost certainly another delay caused by the pandemic.