Macotakara: 68.6% accurate

Frequently reporting information from the supply chain, Macotakara has been sharing completely true (and completely false) rumors for years with no signs of slowing down.

Rumor accuracy

Rumor list

• Green = True
• Red = False
• Yellow = Pending

2021

January

iPhone SE 3 coming in April 2021, link

AirPods Pro 2:

• Redesigned case, link
• Release in April 2021

2021 iPhones:

• Same design as 2020 iPhones, link
  • 0.26mm thicker
• Camera module will get roughly 0.9mm larger
• iPhone 13 Pro is getting ‘Pro Max’ larger array with sensor-shift stabilization
• Face ID is getting “thinner”

2021 iPad mini:

• Larger 8.4-inch screen, link
• Slimmer bezels
• Similar design to the iPad mini before it
• Lightning port
• Touch ID
• Release in March 2021

2020

August 31

• iPhone 12 series unveil in the latter half of October 2020, link
• Apple Watch Series 6 unveil in the latter half of October 2020
• AirTags unveil in the latter half of October 2020

July 22

• 2020 5G iPhone models coming in November, link
• 2020 LTE iPhone models coming in October

June 4

• First look at early 2021 iPhone 13 prototype, link

June 3

• Next iPad Air will have USB-C, link
  • Next iPad mini keeping Lightning port

February 24

• 2020 iPhone models may support IEEE 802.11ay Wi-Fi standard, link
• AirTags:
  • “Completely waterproof,” link
  • Apple Watch-like magnetic charging
  • Fall 2020 release

January 20

• 2019 iPhones:
  • 6.7-inch Pro
    • OLED
    • Face ID
    • 7.4mm thickness
    • Taller than iPhone 11 Pro Max
    • Larger cameras sensors
    • Asymmetrical mic holes
  • 6.1-inch Pro
    • OLED
    • Face ID
    • Taller than iPhone 11
    • Asymmetrical mic holes
  • 6.1-inch
    • OLED
    • Face ID
    • Dual cameras
  • 5.4-inch
    • OLED
    • Face ID
    • Dual cameras
    • Asymmetrical mic holes

2019

December 6

• New iPhone SE:
  • Same body as iPhone 8, link
  • A13 processor
  • No 3D Touch
  • Wi-Fi 6
  • Coming in Spring 2020

August 12

• Next iPad Pro models to gain triple cameras, link
• Upcoming 10.2-inch entry-level iPad will have dual cameras
• New iPad Pro models debuting in October 2019

May 27

• New iPhone may support dual-Bluetooth audio, link

May 10

• 6.1-inch iPhone to come in two new colors:
  • Green, link
  • Lavender
  • Replacing:
    • Coral
    • Blue

April 8

• Two new 2019 iPhones getting triple lens camera system:
  • 6.1-inch, link
    • “0.5mm thinner than iPhone XS”
  • 6.5-inch
    • “0.4 mm thinner than the iPhone XS Max”
• OLED displays

March 22

• 2019 iPhones:
  • 18W charging brick
  • USB-C to Lightning cable
  • Two-way wireless charging

February 11

• Fifth-generation iPad mini:
  • Same design as last one, link
  • Identical dimensions as mini 4
    • 6.1mm thickness
  • Lightning port
  • Touch ID
  • Headphone jack
  • Mic relocated to center
  • A10/A10x processor
  • May support Apple Pencil 1
    • No support for Apple Pencil 2
• 2019 iPhones:
  • Lightning port, link
  • 5W charging brick
  • Lightning to USB-A cable
  • Lightning EarPods

2018

May 14

• Updated iPhone SE not coming until the third quarter of 2018, link

April 20

• iPhone SE 2:
  • Same size as original iPhone SE, link
  • Touch ID
  • No headphone jack
  • A10 processor
  • Glass back for wireless charging
  • Coming in May 2018

March 22

• iBooks app in iOS 12 will have new “Today” section, link

March 15

• Leaked video shows second-generation iPhone SE that looks like iPhone X, link