While we're still early in the iPhone 16 pre-order cycle — preorders began on September 13 — some delays that could impact how soon you get your new Apple phone are already emerging. Depending on which model you buy, your phone could arrive well past the September 20 release date Apple has set, with delivery dates slipping further into October as stock decreases.
We've collected the latest shipping data from Apple's website along with ship times posted by the three major U.S. wireless carriers. We looked at ship dates for each color across all four iPhone 16 models at their default storage sizes. (That's 256GB for the iPhone 16 Pro Max and 128GB for all others).
