Pre-Orders for iPhone 8 Likely to Start on September 15, Shipments on September 22

For the past five years, Apple's September iPhone-centric events have followed the same general formula. An event during the first week or two of the month, pre-orders shortly after, and then an official launch date approximately 10 days later. Apple's September schedule for 2012 to 2016 is below:- iPhone 5 (2012) - Sept. 12 event, Sept.14 pre-orders, Sept. 21 launch.- iPhone 5s (2013) - Sept. 10 event, no pre-orders, Sept. 10 launch.- iPhone 6/6 Plus (2014) - Sept. 9 event, Sept. 12 pre-orders,