Apple September event could be the first of many this fall

Apple September effect could be the showtime of many this fall — here's why

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Anticipation is growing alee of the Apple tree Event next week — only Apple might have accidentally revealed that it'll be followed by further launches this fall.

The #AppleEvent hashflag (the icon that companies can pay to add to their related hashtags) has been paid for upwardly to the start of December, co-ordinate to the Hashflag Browser (via AppleInsider). This seems to propose Apple has paid to use the tag for multiple events.

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Hashflag Browser, adult by Jane Manchun Wong, shows the images, associated tags and date of validity for active hashflags on Twitter. As you can see below, the one for #AppleEvent lasts from September seven to December half-dozen. Previous Apple tree hashflags have lasted for only a week or ii, such every bit the ones used to promote WWDC earlier in the year, according to AppleInsider.

Apple Event September '21 hashflag — (Prototype credit: Hashflag Browser/Jane Manchun Wong)

So far, all that's sure is that Apple is belongings a special event next week on September xiv. Perhaps Apple simply expects this September event to exist so exciting that Twitter users will exist talking about information technology until the new year's day. However, it seems plausible based on previous rumors that Apple tree intends to host more events.

A few weeks ago, DigiTimes reported that Apple would host "a series of production launch conferences in September." That tied in with an earlier report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who claimed that Apple would agree multiple events in the fall — albeit without the specific mention of September.

Based on the timings, nosotros're assuming the September 14 effect will see the launch of the iPhone xiii. Nosotros're too expecting to see the new Apple tree Sentry 7 and AirPods 3 at the same time.

Only that still leaves plenty of other rumored new Apple devices to fit in before the finish of the yr, including the iPad mini six and iPad ix, plus the new M1 chip-powered MacBook Pro 2021 in 14-inch guise and the 16-inch MacBook Pro.

If all of those devices do launch in 2021, we could fifty-fifty get three events in total, with a 2d iPad-focused event in October and a MacBook-heavy launch in November, around the same fourth dimension equally terminal year's MacBook Air M1 and MacBook Pro M1 arrived.

Whatsoever happens later on this twelvemonth, we're pretty sure that the iPhone 13 volition exist unveiled next week. Based on the rumors, it'll become a scattering of interesting upgrades, including a new A15 chip, upgraded camera lenses and new portrait video and astrophotography modes. We're likewise expecting it to accept a smaller notch for the first fourth dimension since Apple tree introduced Face ID, while the ii Pro models are idea to be getting 120Hz refresh rate displays.

We'll be covering Tuesday'south upshot live on Tom's Guide, and nosotros've likewise put together a guide on how to live stream Apple tree'southward Sept. 14 product launch.

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