Given Apple AAPL -0.14%?s annual update schedule, everyone has a rough idea of when new iPhones will be released. But now we may have exact dates for the iPhone 7.
The ever reliable @evleaks has (in his own words) ?confirmed? pre-orders for the iPhone 7 will begin on September 9th, with a subsequent release date of September 16th. From this we should expect Apple to schedule the phone?s official announcement for September 7th ? Apple does love Wednesdays.
iPhone concept showing an ?edge-less display?. Image credit: Marek Weidlich

So how much stock do we put in this? As mentioned, @evleaks (aka Evan Blass) has a remarkable track record over the last few years and as such I?d suggest ?a lot? ? even if his dates do represent a slightly faster time to market for Apple than last year.
For comparison, in 2015 Apple announced the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus on September 9th (a Wednesday) with pre-orders opening on September 12th but handsets didn?t go on sale until September 25th.