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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
- 6.7-inch Pro
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”
- 6.1-inch, link
- 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