Aug 10, 2026BF3-0480Partly right
Gurman: iPhone Ultra preorders pushed to September 12
Apple will push iPhone Ultra and iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders to Saturday, September 12.
Mark Gurman reported that Apple would push iPhone Ultra and iPhone 18 Pro preorders to Saturday, September 12, later than the usual Friday-after-event date, because that Friday fell on a 9/11 anniversary.
How to read this record
- What was reportedApple will push iPhone Ultra and iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders to Saturday, September 12.
- Who said it, and whenMark Gurman reported it on Aug 10, 2026 in Tom's Guide.
- What happened, and whenApple iPhone Duo was announced on Sep 9, 2026, 30 days after this report.
- The verdict, and whyPartly rightSome of this was right and some of it was not.Why: iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders did open on Saturday September 12. iPhone Duo pre-orders did not — Apple set those for October 16, five weeks later. What the company published
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- Reported by
- Mark Gurman
- We read it in
- Tom's Guide
- Product
- Apple iPhone Duo · reported as “iPhone Ultra”