On September 10, four mobile carriers announced the reservation acceptance and sales schedule for iPhone Duo, iPhone18 Pro, iPhone18 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4, and AirPods 5. Reservations for the iPhone 18 Pro series etc. will be accepted from 9pm on September 12th and will be released on September 18th. iPhone Duo will be available for pre-order from 9pm on October 16th and will be released on October 23rd.
Compare reservation and release schedules for 4 carriers
The sales schedule for iPhone Duo, iPhone18 Pro, iPhone18 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4, and AirPods 5 announced by the four mobile carriers KDDI (au), Softbank, NTT Docomo, and Rakuten Mobile is shown in the table below.
Although the schedules of the four companies are generally the same, there are differences in reservation acceptance dates and times for some products. It will be sold at each company’s online shop and dealers.
| product | Start accepting reservations | Sales start |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone18 Pro iPhone18 Pro Max | Saturday, September 12th 9pm | Friday, September 18th |
| Apple Watch Series 12 Apple Watch Ultra 4 | Saturday, September 12th 9pm | Friday, September 18th |
| AirPods 5 | au, Rakuten: September 12th (Saturday) 9:00 p.m. Softbank, NTT Docomo: No information |
Friday, September 18th |
| iPhone Duo | Friday, October 16th 9pm | Friday, October 23rd |
Rakuten Mobile will start selling at 8 a.m. on Friday, September 18th.
Rakuten Mobile has announced that sales of iPhone18 Pro, iPhone18 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4, and AirPods 5 will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, September 18th.
Sales of the iPhone Duo will start from 8:00 a.m. on Friday, October 23rd, and the specific time of sales start is specified for each product.
NTT DoCoMo has not specified the date and time when AirPods 5 will start accepting reservations, but has announced that they will be released sequentially from Friday, September 18th.
SoftBank also did not mention the start date and time for AirPods 5 pre-orders, but explained that they will be released on Friday, September 18th.
For each company, if the reservation start time (9:00 p.m.) is outside of the store’s business hours, reservations will be accepted from the next business day when the store opens.
If you are considering making a reservation at a store, it is a good idea to check the business hours on the reservation start date.
Sales price has not been announced
As of 6:00 pm on Thursday, September 10th, each company has not announced the selling price of each product.
In the past, there have been many cases in which companies have announced sales prices and new campaigns on the day reservations begin, so it is assumed that sales price information will be released by the time reservations begin at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 12th.
At iPhone Mania, we will be the first to inform you of the selling prices of each company, and will also publish an article comparing the prices of each company.
Source: KDDI, Softbank, Rakuten Mobile, NTT Docomo
Source: iPhone Mania
