Apple

Aug 30, 2023BF3-0270Right

Dickson: iPhone 15 dummies show softer edges

Dummy models showed the iPhone 15 with softer frame edges.

Leaker Sonny Dickson shared iPhone 15 dummy models with noticeably softer aluminum frame edges than earlier iPhones, alongside a visible USB-C port.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedDummy models showed the iPhone 15 with softer frame edges.
  2. Who said it, and whenSonny Dickson reported it on Aug 30, 2023 in MacRumors.
  3. What happened, and whenApple iPhone 15 was announced on Sep 12, 2023, 13 days after this report. From our product record · source
  4. The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.Why: iPhone 15 adopted newly contoured edges, matching the dummy-unit indication of softer frame edges.
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Reported by
Sonny Dickson
We read it in
MacRumors
Product
Apple iPhone 15 · reported as “iPhone 15”
Read it at MacRumors

The story of this report

  1. Aug 30, 2023Sonny Dickson reported it · MacRumors
  2. Sep 12, 2023Apple iPhone 15 was announced · from our product record
  3. VerdictRightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Sonny Dickson · Leaker

19 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 14 we have checked, 13 held up. The other 5 are not part of that number: 1 moving target, 2 never settled, 2 no outcome yet.

Every report from Sonny Dickson

Other reports about Apple iPhone 15

11 reports about Apple iPhone 15 from 3 sources. Of the 5 we have checked, 5 held up.

Questions about this report

Did this Apple iPhone 15 report turn out to be true?
Right. It turned out the way this report said. iPhone 15 adopted newly contoured edges, matching the dummy-unit indication of softer frame edges.
Who reported it first?
Sonny Dickson reported it on Aug 30, 2023 in MacRumors.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 13 days before Apple iPhone 15 was announced on Sep 12, 2023.