Pricing and availability from yesterday's Apple event: iPhone 6s, iPad Pro, Apple TV, more
The details of the announcements Apple made yesterday are all over the web, but let's get to the important questions: when and how much?
iOS 9
- Free upgrade for all devices capable of running iOS 8
- Available September 16
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- Free upgrade for all Macs capable of running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or later
- Available September 30
iPhone 6s/6s Plus
- Preorder 12:01am PDT (3:01am Eastern) Saturday September 12 at Apple.com, carrier websites, and on the Apple Store iOS app.
- "Get ready" for your preorder now to make Saturday go more seamlessly for Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint customers. Confirms with Apple that you are eligible to upgrade ahead of time so that Apple doesn't have to communicate with outside systems during the order rush.
- Deliveries begin September 25
- 2-Year Contract prices:
- 16 GB - $199
- 64 GB - $299
- 128 GB - $399
- Plus 16 GB - $299
- Plus 64 GB - $399
- Plus 128 GB - $499
- Off-contract prices (can usually be spread over 24 months with no interest)
- 16 GB - $649
- 64 GB - $749
- 128 GB - $849
- Plus 16 GB - $749
- Plus 64 GB - $849
- Plus 128 GB - $949
- iPhone Upgrade Program, essentially a leasing program where you always have the latest unlocked iPhone with AppleCare+.
- 16 GB - $32.45/mo.
- 64 GB - $37.45/mo.
- 128 GB - $42.45/mo.
- Plus 16 GB - $37.45/mo.
- Plus 64 GB - $42.45/mo.
- Plus 128 GB - $47.45/mo.
iPad Pro
- Available November
- Prices:
- 32GB - $799
- 128GB - $949
- 128GB and LTE - $1079
- Smart Keyboard - $169
- Apple Pencil - $99
iPad Mini 4
- Available now at $399
- Power of iPad Air 2 in a smaller size
Apple Watch
- WatchOS 2 available September 16 for free.
- No new internal hardware, but several more watch colors and bands are now available.
Apple TV 4th Gen
- Available late October
- Prices:
- 32 GB - $149
- 64 GB - $199