▁before ▁the ▁official ▁release , ▁with ▁complete ▁specific ations , ▁render ings , ▁and ▁real - life ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁phone ▁being ▁public ized , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁correct , ▁such ▁as ▁adv anc ements ▁in ▁the ▁camera ▁and ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁' not ch ' ▁design ▁from ▁the ▁front al ▁camera ▁featured ▁since ▁the ▁iPhone ▁X . ▁However , ▁some ▁le aks ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁incorrect , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁bil ater al ▁charg ing . ▁Official ▁release ▁event ▁inv ites ▁sent ▁out ▁to ▁press ▁featured ▁layer ed ▁colored ▁glass ▁elements ▁organized ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Apple ▁logo , ▁which ▁some ▁review ers ▁drew ▁similar ities ▁to ▁Apple ' s ▁original ▁logo , ▁suggesting ▁new ▁colors ▁for ▁the ▁phone , ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁pat ent ▁Apple ▁file d ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁camera ▁design ▁earlier . ▁ ▁The ▁iPhone ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁Pro ▁were ▁un ve iled ▁in ▁a ▁press ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁Steve ▁Job s ▁Theater ▁in ▁Cu pert ino , ▁California ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ; ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Apple ▁event ▁liv est ream ed ▁on ▁Y outube . ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁featured ▁various ▁other ▁products ▁and ▁services ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁iPhone , ▁including ▁a ▁new ▁Apple ▁Watch , ▁a ▁new ▁i Pad , ▁Apple ▁TV + , ▁and ▁Apple ▁Ar cade . ▁Pre - orders ▁began ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁iPhone ▁ 1 1 ▁Pro ▁starting