According to journalist Jon Prosser, the arrival of the new iPhone 12 is scheduled for October 19. For the iPhone 12 Pro version will have to wait until November
Apple in previous weeks has already confirmed that the release of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro will be delayed compared to the classic date of late September. The Cupertino company has spoken of a few weeks of delay, without specifying exactly when there will be the presentation and the official arrival on the market. To remove all doubt is Jon Prosser, technology journalist always very informed about the world of Apple, which on his Twitter account has drawn up the release schedule of the next devices of the bitten apple, including the new iPad and Apple Watch Series 6.
We must take with due caution this type of anticipation: John Prosser has always proved reliable enough, but in the last period has also committed some gross errors, as with the announcement of iPhoneOS instead of iOS 14 proved to be completely unfounded. Let’s go back to the presentation of the iPhone 12 and other devices. According to the journalist, Apple will hold a presentation event only for smartphones (in October), while for the other devices there will be an announcement via press release (between September 7 and 11). Here’s when the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro will be released in Italy.
iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, the (almost) official dates for the release on the market
The tweet published by Jon Prosser on the calendar of the presentations of new Apple products is very precise and sets the road-map for the release of the new iPhone 12 and Apple Watch 6. Those who expected the classic presentation event in “Apple” style will be disappointed. The explosion of the pandemic that does not allow to organize events “in attendance” and the delays accumulated by suppliers has convinced the Cupertino company to divide the presentation of the new iPhone 12 with the other Apple products.
What does this mean? Very simple: the Apple Watch Series 6 and the new iPads will be announced through a classic press release in the week of September 7, with the possibility to buy them immediately from the Apple Store.
For the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, however, Apple will organize an online presentation in the week of October 12, with the opening of pre-orders in the same days. Shipping and in-store sales, on the other hand, will start the following week. These dates, however, only apply to the two iPhone 12 models, while the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will hit the market in November, and as of yet there’s no firm date.
Compared to last year, this is a delay of more than 30 days, but 2020 was a very peculiar year, with most Chinese factories having to close due to the global pandemic outbreak. This inevitably led to delays that forced Apple to postpone both the unveiling of the new iPhone 12 (originally scheduled for September) and its market launch.