Apple September Event 2026

Leak accuracy for the products Apple announced at its September 2026 event. Scores are based on Apple's own announcements, published 9 September 2026.

AnnouncedSeptember 9, 2026
Live eventCupertino, California
Details checked100 of 317
Last updatedOct 5, 10:56 AM PDT
An illustration of four products expected at Apple's September 2026 event: a foldable iPhone open to its inner screen, an iPhone 18 Pro in dark cherry, a titanium Apple Watch Ultra and an open AirPods charging case

All 317 reported details, by outcome

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  • 24 Partly right
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  • 217 Still open or not checked
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42named sources
every detail traced to one
6ways they got out
filings, supply chain, retail listings
857days of longest lead
first report May 5, 2024
27% from two accounts
Fixed Focus Digital and Mark Gurman

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Product results

Breakdown by product. Click a row to read every reported detail and how it was checked.

iPhone DuoFoldable126reports46 graded · 76 open · 4 other38 of 126right or close, of 46 graded so far
Mark GurmanMing-Chi KuoThe Elec
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Ming-Chi Kuo · March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple lists iPhone Duo unfolded at 0.21 inch (5.2 mm). The report said about 4.5 mm, which is 0.7 mm and roughly 15 percent under the shipped figure. Source: apple.com
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Instant Digital · April 15, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999, which is below the $2,100 to $2,300 range this report gave — outside it by a hundred dollars rather than by a rounding argument. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Tim Long · March 19, 2026 · iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
The foldable did not slip to December: Apple set preorders for October 16 and availability for October 23, and announced it alongside the iPhone 18 Pro rather than separately. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 2, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The hinge cover is 3D-printed titanium, not liquid metal. Apple describes no liquid-metal component in iPhone Duo. Source: apple.com
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Sonny Dickson · June 7, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple offers iPhone Duo in two finishes, star white and night sky, so it is not white only. Source: 9to5mac.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999, five hundred dollars under the figure this report gave. Storage tiers reach $3,199, but this board grades a price claim against the base price — the precedent grade-duo-specs-2026-09-09 set on BF3E-0040, where the top tier was ruled a storage option on a $1,999 base. Source: apple.com
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Instant Digital · September 8, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
Apple's announcement names a country schedule that includes China: pre-orders open October 16 and availability starts October 23, the same dates as everywhere else, so the foldable iPhone does not reach China later. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · September 8, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · MacRumors
Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999, so the move this report described — a memory shortage taking the target off $1,999 to $2,199 — did not happen. The ladder does run $1,999 / $2,199 / $2,599 / $3,199, so both figures quoted exist, but as storage tiers rather than as the shifted starting price the report asserted. Source: apple.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Titanium held: Apple describes a grade 5 titanium frame and 100 percent recycled titanium in the hinge cover. Apple names no stainless steel anywhere in the iPhone Duo specification, so that half is not supported. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 1, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The September plan held for the announcement and not for the launch: Apple unveiled the foldable on September 9 and ships it October 23. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 1, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple announced the foldable in September 2026 as reported, but availability is October 23 — the announcement held, the release month did not. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Ice Universe · June 2, 2026 · iPhone Fold · MyDrivers
Two rear cameras is right. The iPhone Air-like camera plateau is not something Apple described, so that half is unconfirmed rather than shown. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Sonny Dickson · June 7, 2026 · iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
Book-style is right; the inner display is 7.6 inches against the approximately 7.8 inches reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Jon Prosser · June 18, 2026 · foldable iPhone · Android Authority
The wider design held and the opened device is iPad-like at 7.6 inches. Closed it is not a regular iPhone: 84.1 by 117.8 mm against iPhone 18 Pro's 71.9 by 150.0 — squarer and squatter rather than familiar in the hand. Source: apple.com
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The Elec · June 24, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The inner display is 7.6 inches, not 7.8 — the same 0.2-inch overshoot BF3E-0036 carries. Apple names no panel supplier, so the Samsung Display half cannot be settled either way. Source: apple.com
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The Elec · June 24, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The September target held for the announcement and not for the launch: Apple unveiled iPhone Duo on September 9 and ships it October 23. Source: apple.com
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The Elec · June 24, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The 3D-printed hinge parts held: Apple describes 100 percent recycled titanium in the 3D-printed hinge cover. Apple names no hinge suppliers, so Shin Zu Shing and Amphenol are unconfirmed. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · June 29, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The event was Wednesday September 9. This report named September 8 as most likely and September 9 as also possible, so the alternative held and the primary did not. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 10, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · Tom's Guide
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. Source: apple.com
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The Elec · September 2, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · MacRumors
The layered-construction mechanism held in substance: Apple describes an inner display of 10 ultrathin layers whose optically clear adhesives let the layers glide as the screen folds, minimising crease. Apple describes no sandwich between two ultra-thin glass layers and no isolation of the panel from the hinge, so the specific construction is not what shipped. Source: apple.com
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Digital Chat Station · September 5, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · Tom's Guide
The dual-cell architecture held: Apple lists two built-in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in iPhone Duo. Apple does not publish battery capacity in mAh, so the 1,921 and 2,962 mAh cells cannot be confirmed or denied. Source: apple.com
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Jeff Pu · May 5, 2024 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
iPhone Duo ships October 23 2026, so mass production in late 2026 held. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Mark Gurman · February 24, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple announced and shipped its first foldable iPhone in 2026, as targeted. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Mark Gurman · February 24, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Development finished for 2026: announced September 9 2026, available October 23. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple integrated Touch ID into the side button on iPhone Duo rather than Face ID, exactly as reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
The outer display is 5.4 inches against the approximately 5.5 inches reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
iPhone Duo is a book-style foldable, 7.6-inch inner display and 5.4-inch outer. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple priced iPhone Duo at $1,999. That is one dollar under the stated threshold, and by Kevin's ruling of 2026-09-09 a dollar under a round number is not a miss — the substance, a foldable near $2,000 and the most expensive iPhone Apple has sold, held. Source: 9to5mac.com
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danbo · May 24, 2026 · iPhone Fold · Mac OTAKARA
Apple lists Touch ID, a fingerprint sensor built into the side button, and no Face ID for iPhone Duo. Same verdict as claim 1866. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 1, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple states iPhone Duo has an advanced thermal management system with a vapor chamber. Source: apple.com
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Ice Universe · June 2, 2026 · iPhone Fold · MyDrivers
Folded, iPhone Duo is 84.1 mm wide by 117.8 mm tall — an aspect ratio of about 1.40 to 1, against roughly 2.09 to 1 for iPhone 18 Pro. That is a relatively wide folded ratio, as the dummy showed. Source: apple.com
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Ice Universe · June 2, 2026 · iPhone Fold · MyDrivers
Star white is one of the two launch finishes, so a white unit is right. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Sonny Dickson · June 7, 2026 · iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
Two rear cameras shipped: a 48MP Fusion Main and a 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Sonny Dickson · June 7, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
iPhone Duo is a book-style foldable — a 5.4-inch outer display opening to a 7.6-inch inner one — which is the passport-style form factor this report described. Source: apple.com
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Jon Prosser · June 18, 2026 · foldable iPhone · Android Authority
Apple describes a custom nano-texture finish that minimises crease visibility, which is the nearly invisible crease reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Jon Prosser · June 18, 2026 · foldable iPhone · Android Authority
The foldable debuted alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup at Apple's September 2026 event. Source: 9to5mac.com
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June 22, 2026 · foldable iPhone · The Elec
Apple states iPhone Duo uses 100 percent recycled titanium in the 3D-printed hinge cover, so the hinge module does use 3D-printing technology. Source: apple.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · June 26, 2026 · iPhone Fold · MacRumors
Both halves held. Apple's buy page lists iPhone Duo at $1,999, $2,199, $2,599 and $3,199, so it starts at least around $2,000 and two of its four configurations exceed $2,500. Our earlier note said the $2,500 half did not happen; that was wrong, and it came from reading the $1,999 headline as the price rather than as the floor of a ladder. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · June 26, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999 in the United States. That is one dollar under the stated threshold, and by Kevin's ruling of 2026-09-09 a dollar under a round number is not a miss — this is the same call BF3-0861 already carries. Source: apple.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple announced iPhone Duo at the same event as the iPhone 18 Pro models and set its availability for October 23 against the Pro line's September 18 — announced together, shipping weeks later, as reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Kim Young-ho · July 20, 2026 · foldable iPhone · ETNews
Apple lists a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner display, against approximately 5.35 and 7.58 reported. Both land within a rounding step. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 10, 2026 · iPhone Ultra and iPhone 18 Pro · Tom's Guide
Apple held its event on Wednesday September 9 2026, in the second week of September, as reported. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 27, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · MacRumors
iPhone Duo ships in Night Sky and Star White — neither red nor green, as reported. Where the circulating renders came from is not something Apple's publication can settle, but the checkable half held in full. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 30, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · Engadget
Apple did not ship a new Pencil with iPhone Duo. The page states iPhone Duo will work with the existing Apple Pencil (USB-C), coming later this year. What Apple prototyped is not something its publication addresses. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · September 3, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · Digital Trends
MagSafe reached the foldable: Apple confirmed iPhone Duo supports MagSafe charging, which is what this report said every indication pointed to. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Vodafone · September 4, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · Tom's Guide
iPhone Duo starts at $1,999 against the iPhone 17 Pro's $1,099, which is 82 percent above it. The pulled Vodafone listings were the most accurate price report on this board. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 2, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple publishes nothing about prototype distribution to carriers. The announcement neither confirms nor denies it. Source: apple.com
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Ice Universe · June 2, 2026 · iPhone Fold · MyDrivers
Apple publishes the outer display's size and resolution and says nothing about edge curvature, so a slight 2.5D curve cannot be checked. Source: apple.com
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Sonny Dickson · June 7, 2026 · iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
Apple describes the inner camera as an under-display FaceTime camera, hidden until you need it, and does not publish where it sits. There is no visible corner cutout to compare the report against. Source: apple.com
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Sam Henri Gold · June 9, 2026 · foldable iPhone · TechRadar
This is a claim about what iOS 27 beta code contained. A foldable iPhone shipped, which does not establish what was in a beta build, and Apple publishes nothing about beta code contents. Source: apple.com
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June 22, 2026 · foldable iPhone · The Elec
Apple publishes no manufacturing authorisations. Nothing in the announcement addresses which supplier was cleared to build foldable OLED modules. Source: apple.com
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June 22, 2026 · foldable iPhone · The Elec
Apple names no display supplier for iPhone Duo and publishes no supply agreements, so a three-year exclusivity arrangement cannot be checked against anything Apple has said. Source: apple.com
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June 22, 2026 · foldable iPhone · The Elec
Apple names no display material set. M16 is a supplier designation Apple has never published. Source: apple.com
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June 22, 2026 · foldable iPhone · The Elec
A development-stage hinge noise problem is not something Apple has ever addressed, before or after the announcement. Source: apple.com
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June 22, 2026 · foldable iPhone · The Elec
Apple publishes no panel order volumes. Nothing in the iPhone Duo announcement addresses a 3-million-unit OLED order. Source: apple.com
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June 22, 2026 · foldable iPhone · The Elec
Apple describes the inner display as 10 ultrathin layers with a custom nano-texture finish and names no encapsulation technology, so colour-filter-on-encapsulation is unaddressed. Source: apple.com
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June 22, 2026 · foldable iPhone · The Elec
Apple names no OLED supplier for iPhone Duo, so exclusivity cannot be confirmed or denied from what Apple published. Source: apple.com
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The Elec · June 24, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple publishes no mass-production dates. An October 23 availability date is consistent with a late-July production start and is not confirmation of one. Source: apple.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · July 5, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple publishes no unit shipment figures, so a 7-8 million second-half assembly total cannot be settled from the announcement. Source: apple.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · July 5, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Pre-orders do not open until October 16, so delivery estimates do not yet exist. Nothing Apple has published settles this and it may become checkable later. Source: apple.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · July 5, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple publishes no quarterly unit figures. iPhone Duo is not available to buyers until October 23, which is after the third quarter, but that is a fact about retail availability rather than about assembly shipments. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · July 16, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple publishes no component allocation. Both announced iPhones carry a vapor chamber; which product an order supported first is not something Apple has stated. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · July 16, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple publishes no component orders. iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo both shipped with vapor chambers, which is consistent with increased orders and is not confirmation of them. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · July 16, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple publishes no build targets. Neither 10 million nor the earlier 7-8 million figure can be checked against anything Apple has said. Source: apple.com
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Nikkei Asia · September 4, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · MacRumors
Apple publishes no production yields or output rates. iPhone Duo does ship five weeks after the iPhone 18 Pro line, which is consistent with a schedule pushed back by weeks and is not confirmation of the cause. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · September 5, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · Tom's Guide
Apple states that optically clear adhesives minimise crease and publishes no crease measurement, so 0.15 mm at under 2.5 degrees cannot be settled from the announcement. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 26, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The claim is relative to unstated earlier expectations and names no figure of its own. Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999, but supplying the baseline this report omitted would be choosing the frame that decides the verdict, so it cannot honestly be settled. Source: apple.com
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iPhone 18 SeriesiPhone 18, 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max149reports35 graded · 107 open · 7 other29 of 149right or close, of 35 graded so far
Fixed Focus DigitalWorld Leaks@earlyappleleaks
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Instant Digital · April 13, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Black is one of the four launch finishes Apple announced — Black, light blue, glacier and burgundy — so the claim that the Pro models would not be offered in black did not hold. Source: 9to5mac.com
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June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Burgundy is a launch finish on iPhone 18 Pro, not a colour that was tested and cut. This report asserted the opposite of what shipped. Source: apple.com
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June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple's four iPhone 18 Pro finishes are Black, Silver, Glacier and Burgundy. No colour named Cherry Red was finalized or shipped. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · July 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple lists iPhone 18 Pro at 0.34 inch (8.75 mm) deep, which is exactly the iPhone 17 Pro's 8.75 mm. The body did not gain roughly 2 mm, or any millimetres at all. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · July 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Depth is unchanged at 8.75 mm on both generations, so the aluminum frame and rear camera housing are not thicker than the iPhone 17 Pro's. Source: apple.com
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Jeff Pu · July 31, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
The increase is $100, not the $250 to $300 this report gave. The direction was right and the magnitude was wrong by a factor of more than two, which is a miss rather than a partial. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Macworld · April 17, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
Two of the four named colours shipped (light blue, and silver as glacier) and Dark Cherry is arguably burgundy, but Dark Gray did not ship and Black — a launch finish — was not in the list. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Macworld · April 17, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
The Pantone mappings ride on the same colour list as BF3-0370 and inherit its partial outcome; Apple publishes finish names, not Pantone references, so the mappings themselves remain unconfirmed. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Mark Gurman · June 29, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
The event was Wednesday September 9. This report named September 8 as most likely and September 9 as also possible, so the alternative held and the primary did not. Source: apple.com
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World Leaks · June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
The Dynamic Island did shrink — Apple calls it redesigned and it now carries three Live Activities at once. The mechanism this report gave, moving the infrared flood illuminator under the display, is not something Apple has stated anywhere, so half of this holds and half remains unverifiable. Source: apple.com
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@earlyappleleaks · June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
A red finish did ship, so images of a red iPhone 18 Pro were showing something real. Apple named it Burgundy rather than Cherry Red. Source: apple.com
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Economic Daily News · August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
The two Pro models held: announced September 9, available September 18. The foldable did not — Apple announced iPhone Duo at the same event but ships it October 23, outside September. Source: apple.com
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Edison Lee · August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 · ETNews
The upper span was close: Apple's 512GB tier is exactly $2,199 and the 2TB is $3,199 against $3,099 reported. The entry price was not — iPhone Duo starts at $1,999, two hundred dollars below the floor of the stated range. Source: apple.com
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Macwelt · August 28, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
Saturday September 12 held, and it is a departure from Apple's usual Friday. The time did not: Apple opened pre-orders at 5:00 a.m. PT, the usual hour, not at midnight Pacific. Source: apple.com
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@earlyappleleaks · March 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro has a smaller Dynamic Island, which is what the prototype image showed. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Digital Chat Station · April 13, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple shipped a burgundy (red) finish, matching the deep-red finish this report described. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Digital Chat Station · April 22, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Variable aperture shipped on both iPhone 18 Pro models, as reported. Source: macrumors.com
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April 24, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple announced the A20 Pro as the first 2nm smartphone chip, which is the process claim this report made. Source: macrumors.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 15, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple states the next-generation vapor chamber and A20 Pro deliver up to 40 percent better sustained performance, which is the strong heat dissipation this report described. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Confirmed by the same $1,199 starting price, up $100 on the previous generation. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro models · MacRumors
The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 against the iPhone 17 Pro's $1,099 — a price increase at launch, as reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
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June 29, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Reuters
iPhone 18 Pro shipped as a slab handset with a three-camera rear system — 48MP Main, 48MP Ultra Wide and 48MP Telephoto — in finishes including Silver and Black. What the photos were said to show matches the announced product. Source: apple.com
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World Leaks · June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple's own page is headed "Bigger vapor chamber" and states the next-generation vapor chamber has three times the surface area of the previous one. The report said larger, and Apple said bigger and put a figure on it. Source: apple.com
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@earlyappleleaks · June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro has a smaller Dynamic Island, now carrying three Live Activities. Source: 9to5mac.com
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ldt (@madeby_ldt) · June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple describes a next-generation vapor chamber with three times the surface area on iPhone 18 Pro, so the larger vapor chamber shipped. Source: apple.com
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June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Black is one of the four iPhone 18 Pro launch finishes Apple announced, alongside Silver, Glacier and Burgundy. Source: apple.com
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World Leaks · June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple's own page describes the A20 Pro packaging as "placing the silicon die side by side with memory" to improve heat flow, which is the arrangement this report described ten weeks early. Apple does not use TSMC's name for the process, so the WMCM label itself is unconfirmed while the substance it refers to is confirmed in Apple's words. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · July 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
iPhone 18 Pro keeps a straight-edged aluminum unibody design, as reported. Source: apple.com
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TrendForce · August 11, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 against the iPhone 17 Pro's $1,099, so the retail price did rise. Source: apple.com
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United Daily News · August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · AppleInsider
Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro line on September 9 2026 and it is available from September 18, so the September 2026 launch held. Source: apple.com
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Economic Daily News · August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · The Verge
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are available from September 18 2026, in the autumn as reported. Source: apple.com
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Fried White Rice (Weibo) · September 3, 2026 · Apple iPhone 18 Pro · AppleInsider
Apple confirmed a 7-core GPU on the A20 Pro, which is the seventh core this report described. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Mark Gurman · September 4, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
Apple announced roughly three times the cooling performance and the longest battery life in an iPhone, matching this report's second-generation vapor chamber and better battery life. Source: 9to5mac.com
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pdfu · September 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple shipped a variable aperture on the 48MP Fusion Main camera at f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0. The inference from aperture-dependent lens correction in iOS 27 code held. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 15, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Durability of a finish in the field is not something Apple's specification addresses, and the phone is not on sale until September 18. Source: apple.com
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DigiTimes · June 16, 2026 · iPhone 18 · Cult of Mac
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. No standard iPhone 18 price has been published, so $799 is unaddressed. Source: apple.com
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DigiTimes · June 16, 2026 · iPhone 18 · Cult of Mac
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Apple has never published a RAM figure for any iPhone, so this will be settled by the shipped device rather than by an Apple page. Source: apple.com
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June 16, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Neither the price nor the memory configuration this report ties together has been published. Source: apple.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Apple publishes no DRAM figures for its lower-end models. Source: apple.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · 9to5Mac
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. The first-half-2027 A20 iPhones this report describes have not been announced, and Apple publishes no DRAM figures in any case. Source: apple.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. This report places it in spring 2027, which is still ahead — the absence today is consistent with it, not evidence against it. Source: apple.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Apple publishes no RAM figures. Source: apple.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
Apple publishes no production status. iPhone 18 Pro ships September 18 and iPhone Duo October 23, which is consistent with the Pro line being further along and is not confirmation that foldable mass production had not begun. Source: apple.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Apple has stated no memory increase or rationale for a lower-end iPhone 18. Source: apple.com
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Ming-Chi Kuo · June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Apple announced the A20 Pro in the iPhone 18 Pro models and has not described a standard A20 or the phone that would carry it. Source: apple.com
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June 29, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple publishes no chip packaging details. WMCM and DRAM placement beside the processor package are not something the specification addresses. Source: apple.com
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June 29, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Reuters
Nothing Apple has published can establish the provenance of a photograph. The device it depicts matches what shipped, which is not the same as confirming which folder it came from. Source: apple.com
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ldt (@madeby_ldt) · June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple publishes no motherboard or packaging layout, so WMCM with DRAM beside the A20 Pro cannot be confirmed or denied. Source: apple.com
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ldt (@madeby_ldt) · June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple states Face ID is enabled by TrueDepth technology in the Center Stage front camera and publishes no component placement. Where the infrared flooder sits is unaddressed. Source: apple.com
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Digital Chat Station · July 6, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro Max · MacRumors
Apple publishes no battery capacity in mAh and no China-specific hardware variant for iPhone 18 Pro Max. Source: apple.com
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July 6, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple rates iPhone 18 Pro Max at up to 45 hours of video playback and publishes no capacity in mAh, so 5,567mAh cannot be settled from the announcement. Source: apple.com
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July 6, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple rates iPhone 18 Pro at up to 36 hours of video playback and publishes no capacity in mAh. Source: apple.com
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Digital Chat Station · July 6, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple publishes no battery capacity in mAh and no China-specific hardware variant for iPhone 18 Pro. Source: apple.com
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Digital Chat Station · July 6, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple publishes no battery capacity in mAh for any iPhone 18 Pro configuration. Source: apple.com
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Digital Chat Station · July 6, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro Max · MacRumors
Apple publishes no battery capacity in mAh for iPhone 18 Pro Max. Source: apple.com
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Digital Chat Station · July 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro Max · Cult of Mac
The eSIM-only half held: iPhone 18 Pro Max ships as dual eSIM with no physical SIM support. Apple publishes no capacity in mAh, so the figure stays open. Source: apple.com
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July 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Cult of Mac
The eSIM-only half held: Apple lists iPhone 18 Pro as dual eSIM with no physical SIM support. The capacity itself cannot be settled, because Apple publishes video-playback hours and never mAh. Source: apple.com
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TrendForce · August 10, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · PhoneArena
Apple publishes no bill of materials. A 40 percent increase is not something the announcement addresses, though a teardown may settle it later. Source: apple.com
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August 10, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro Max · MacRumors
Apple publishes no battery capacity in mAh for the US iPhone 18 Pro Max. Source: apple.com
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United Daily News · August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 · AppleInsider
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. A first-quarter 2027 launch is still ahead and cannot be settled by an event that did not cover it. Source: apple.com
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Economic Daily News · August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. A first-quarter 2027 release remains open. Source: apple.com
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DealSite · August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro Max · MacRumors
Apple publishes neither display suppliers nor per-unit component prices for iPhone 18 Pro Max. Source: apple.com
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DealSite · August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple publishes no component pricing, so a lower OLED price cannot be checked against anything Apple has said. Source: apple.com
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Jeff Pu · August 13, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MyDrivers
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Neither a standard iPhone 18 nor an iPhone 18e was announced, so the chip they will use is unaddressed. Source: apple.com
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Jeff Pu · August 13, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. There is no standard iPhone 18 whose Dynamic Island could be measured. Source: apple.com
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Jeff Pu · August 13, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MyDrivers
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. The iPhone 18 Pro did ship a redesigned Dynamic Island, but whether the standard model inherits it cannot be settled until that model exists. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · August 15, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · AppleInsider
Apple publishes up to 40 percent better sustained performance for the A20 Pro against the previous generation and states no CPU speed or power-efficiency percentage, so 18 percent and 30 percent cannot be settled. Source: apple.com
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The Elec · September 3, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
Apple publishes the display as Super Retina XDR OLED with ProMotion up to 120Hz and names no transistor architecture, so LTPO+ and an oxide driving layer cannot be checked against anything Apple has said. Source: apple.com
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June 29, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Reuters
This is a claim about the existence and contents of a leaked internal document, not about the product. Apple will never address it, so no announcement can settle it. Source: apple.com
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Apple WatchWearable19reports14 graded · 5 open8 of 19right or close, of 14 graded so far
Mark GurmanDigiTimesKosutami
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DigiTimes · August 15, 2025 · Apple Watch Series 12 / Ultra 4 · MacRumors
The 2026 high-end watches did not receive a significant redesign. Series 12 and Ultra 4 keep their existing case designs. Source: apple.com
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DigiTimes · May 18, 2026 · Apple Watch Ultra 4 · 9to5Mac
Apple Watch Ultra 4 did not receive a full redesign. It arrived as an update on the existing design. Source: apple.com
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Kosutami · July 3, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Series 12's health sensing is built into the case, not moulded into a silicone band. Apple's band hardware entry is a band release button. Source: apple.com
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July 21, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Apple's published specifications for Series 12 list no Touch ID. The hardware section names the Digital Crown, side button and band release button only. Source: apple.com
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July 21, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Apple rates Series 12 at up to 24 hours of normal use, which is exactly the figure Series 11 carried. Battery life did not increase, whatever the focus behind it was. Source: apple.com
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Kosutami · July 21, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
The all-new Health Sensing System is in the watch case — optical and electrical sensors with larger green LEDs. Apple's specifications describe no sensor in the band. Source: apple.com
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Instant Digital · May 11, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 / Ultra 4 · MacRumors
Two of three held: Apple prioritised health sensing, with an all-new Health Sensing System, and did not ship Touch ID. The larger battery did not follow — Series 12 is rated at the same 24 hours as Series 11. Source: apple.com
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pdfu · September 7, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
The Readiness app shipped on Apple Watch, as this code find said. The Sunstone4p0 sensor family and the 128GB storage tier are not confirmed by anything Apple announced, so two of the three findings remain unchecked. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Mark Gurman · June 22, 2026 · Apple Watch Ultra 4 · MacRumors
Apple unveiled Apple Watch Ultra 4 alongside Apple Watch Series 12 on 9 September 2026, as reported. Source: apple.com
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July 21, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Series 12 runs the S11 chip against Series 11's S10, so the new chip arrived. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 6, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Series 12 shipped an all-new Health Sensing System, a readiness score, more frequent HRV readings and heart rate sampling every five seconds. Unspecified health and fitness improvements is what arrived. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 6, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Series 12 keeps the existing case design, adding finishes and Ceramic Shield 2 rather than changing shape. No major design change, as reported. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 30, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 / Ultra 4 · MacRumors
Apple shipped a redesigned Health app built around wellness measures — a readiness score, HRV trends and Health Age — which is the rebuild around wellness metrics this report described. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 30, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · Digital Trends
Series 12 and Ultra 4 both arrived as modest updates on the existing design, exactly as this report said they would while placing the redesign later. Source: apple.com
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Macworld · August 19, 2025 · Apple Watch Series 12 / Ultra 4 · MacRumors
This is a claim about what internal code showed on prototypes, not about what would ship. Series 12 shipped without Touch ID, which does not establish what the prototype code contained. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 6, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Series 12 moves to the S11 chip, but Apple publishes no performance comparison against Series 11, so a faster-performance claim cannot be settled from what Apple has stated. Source: apple.com
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AirPodsEarbuds23reports5 graded · 18 open4 of 23right or close, of 5 graded so far
Mark GurmanMacRumors
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Mark Gurman · August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced AirPods 5, with no cameras, and no camera-equipped AirPods of any kind. This report named the event and the event has happened. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 24, 2026 · AirPods 5 · MacRumors
Two AirPods 5 models were announced at the September 9 event, so the count and the timing hold. The distinction was wrong: both carry Active Noise Cancellation, and what separates them is the wireless charging case and its force sensor. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · October 12, 2025 · AirPods 5 / future AirPods · MacRumors
Apple shipped two AirPods 5 models. The technical specifications list AirPods 5 and AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case as separate configurations, the second adding a force sensor with volume swipe. Source: apple.com
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MacRumors · August 18, 2026 · AirPods 5 · MacRumors
Two AirPods 5 models shipped, which is what the code references indicated. Apple does not publish internal codenames, so B868M and B868E themselves remain unconfirmed while the count they implied is confirmed. Source: apple.com
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Kosutami · February 9, 2026 · AirPods Pro 4 · MacRumors
Apple did not announce camera-equipped AirPods, so there is nothing to check this description against. Unaddressed rather than wrong. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · March 9, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
The product was not announced, so it has no price to compare with AirPods Pro 3. Source: apple.com
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Kosutami · July 3, 2026 · AirPods Pro 4 · MacRumors
No camera-equipped AirPods were announced, which is consistent with development having been suspended and is not confirmation of it. Apple has never described the project's state. Source: apple.com
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August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
Apple does not publish internal codenames, and the product this one refers to was not announced. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
The product was not announced, so there is no indicator light to confirm or deny. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
The product was not announced, so its intended function is unaddressed. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
The product was not announced. Apple has published no hardware description to check the infrared cameras against. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
No camera-equipped AirPods were announced, so there is no shipped design to compare with AirPods Pro 3. Source: apple.com
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MacRumors · August 21, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
Describes behaviour found in operating-system code for a product Apple has not announced. Nothing Apple has published can settle it either way. Source: apple.com
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Mactracker · August 31, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
Same as the other code-derived reports: the product it describes was not announced. Source: apple.com
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Ordered by volume of reports, not by accuracy. Ranking a source who made one correct call above one who made forty is how a leaderboard lies. Bars are drawn to scale, so 44 reports is a bar 44× the length of 1. Click any row to read that source’s reports.

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June 2, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The hinge cover is 3D-printed titanium, not liquid metal. Apple describes no liquid-metal component in iPhone Duo. Source: apple.com
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July 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple lists iPhone 18 Pro at 0.34 inch (8.75 mm) deep, which is exactly the iPhone 17 Pro's 8.75 mm. The body did not gain roughly 2 mm, or any millimetres at all. Source: apple.com
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July 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Depth is unchanged at 8.75 mm on both generations, so the aluminum frame and rear camera housing are not thicker than the iPhone 17 Pro's. Source: apple.com
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June 1, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The September plan held for the announcement and not for the launch: Apple unveiled the foldable on September 9 and ships it October 23. Source: 9to5mac.com
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June 1, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple announced the foldable in September 2026 as reported, but availability is October 23 — the announcement held, the release month did not. Source: 9to5mac.com
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June 1, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple states iPhone Duo has an advanced thermal management system with a vapor chamber. Source: apple.com
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June 15, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple states the next-generation vapor chamber and A20 Pro deliver up to 40 percent better sustained performance, which is the strong heat dissipation this report described. Source: apple.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Confirmed by the same $1,199 starting price, up $100 on the previous generation. Source: 9to5mac.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro models · MacRumors
The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 against the iPhone 17 Pro's $1,099 — a price increase at launch, as reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
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July 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
iPhone 18 Pro keeps a straight-edged aluminum unibody design, as reported. Source: apple.com
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June 2, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple publishes nothing about prototype distribution to carriers. The announcement neither confirms nor denies it. Source: apple.com
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June 15, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Durability of a finish in the field is not something Apple's specification addresses, and the phone is not on sale until September 18. Source: apple.com
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July 16, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple publishes no component allocation. Both announced iPhones carry a vapor chamber; which product an order supported first is not something Apple has stated. Source: apple.com
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July 16, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple publishes no component orders. iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo both shipped with vapor chambers, which is consistent with increased orders and is not confirmation of them. Source: apple.com
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July 16, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple publishes no build targets. Neither 10 million nor the earlier 7-8 million figure can be checked against anything Apple has said. Source: apple.com
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August 15, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · AppleInsider
Apple publishes up to 40 percent better sustained performance for the A20 Pro against the previous generation and states no CPU speed or power-efficiency percentage, so 18 percent and 30 percent cannot be settled. Source: apple.com
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September 5, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · Tom's Guide
Apple states that optically clear adhesives minimise crease and publishes no crease measurement, so 0.15 mm at under 2.5 degrees cannot be settled from the announcement. Source: apple.com
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June 26, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The claim is relative to unstated earlier expectations and names no figure of its own. Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999, but supplying the baseline this report omitted would be choosing the frame that decides the verdict, so it cannot honestly be settled. Source: apple.com
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August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced AirPods 5, with no cameras, and no camera-equipped AirPods of any kind. This report named the event and the event has happened. Source: apple.com
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September 8, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · MacRumors
Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999, so the move this report described — a memory shortage taking the target off $1,999 to $2,199 — did not happen. The ladder does run $1,999 / $2,199 / $2,599 / $3,199, so both figures quoted exist, but as storage tiers rather than as the shifted starting price the report asserted. Source: apple.com
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June 29, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The event was Wednesday September 9. This report named September 8 as most likely and September 9 as also possible, so the alternative held and the primary did not. Source: apple.com
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June 29, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
The event was Wednesday September 9. This report named September 8 as most likely and September 9 as also possible, so the alternative held and the primary did not. Source: apple.com
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August 10, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · Tom's Guide
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. Source: apple.com
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August 24, 2026 · AirPods 5 · MacRumors
Two AirPods 5 models were announced at the September 9 event, so the count and the timing hold. The distinction was wrong: both carry Active Noise Cancellation, and what separates them is the wireless charging case and its force sensor. Source: apple.com
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February 24, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple announced and shipped its first foldable iPhone in 2026, as targeted. Source: 9to5mac.com
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February 24, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Development finished for 2026: announced September 9 2026, available October 23. Source: 9to5mac.com
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October 12, 2025 · AirPods 5 / future AirPods · MacRumors
Apple shipped two AirPods 5 models. The technical specifications list AirPods 5 and AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case as separate configurations, the second adding a force sensor with volume swipe. Source: apple.com
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June 22, 2026 · Apple Watch Ultra 4 · MacRumors
Apple unveiled Apple Watch Ultra 4 alongside Apple Watch Series 12 on 9 September 2026, as reported. Source: apple.com
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June 26, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999 in the United States. That is one dollar under the stated threshold, and by Kevin's ruling of 2026-09-09 a dollar under a round number is not a miss — this is the same call BF3-0861 already carries. Source: apple.com
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August 6, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Series 12 shipped an all-new Health Sensing System, a readiness score, more frequent HRV readings and heart rate sampling every five seconds. Unspecified health and fitness improvements is what arrived. Source: apple.com
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August 6, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Series 12 keeps the existing case design, adding finishes and Ceramic Shield 2 rather than changing shape. No major design change, as reported. Source: apple.com
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August 10, 2026 · iPhone Ultra and iPhone 18 Pro · Tom's Guide
Apple held its event on Wednesday September 9 2026, in the second week of September, as reported. Source: apple.com
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August 27, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · MacRumors
iPhone Duo ships in Night Sky and Star White — neither red nor green, as reported. Where the circulating renders came from is not something Apple's publication can settle, but the checkable half held in full. Source: apple.com
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August 30, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 / Ultra 4 · MacRumors
Apple shipped a redesigned Health app built around wellness measures — a readiness score, HRV trends and Health Age — which is the rebuild around wellness metrics this report described. Source: apple.com
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August 30, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · Engadget
Apple did not ship a new Pencil with iPhone Duo. The page states iPhone Duo will work with the existing Apple Pencil (USB-C), coming later this year. What Apple prototyped is not something its publication addresses. Source: apple.com
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August 30, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · Digital Trends
Series 12 and Ultra 4 both arrived as modest updates on the existing design, exactly as this report said they would while placing the redesign later. Source: apple.com
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September 3, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · Digital Trends
MagSafe reached the foldable: Apple confirmed iPhone Duo supports MagSafe charging, which is what this report said every indication pointed to. Source: 9to5mac.com
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September 4, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
Apple announced roughly three times the cooling performance and the longest battery life in an iPhone, matching this report's second-generation vapor chamber and better battery life. Source: 9to5mac.com
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March 9, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
The product was not announced, so it has no price to compare with AirPods Pro 3. Source: apple.com
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August 6, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Series 12 moves to the S11 chip, but Apple publishes no performance comparison against Series 11, so a faster-performance claim cannot be settled from what Apple has stated. Source: apple.com
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August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
The product was not announced, so there is no indicator light to confirm or deny. Source: apple.com
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August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
The product was not announced, so its intended function is unaddressed. Source: apple.com
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August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
The product was not announced. Apple has published no hardware description to check the infrared cameras against. Source: apple.com
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August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
No camera-equipped AirPods were announced, so there is no shipped design to compare with AirPods Pro 3. Source: apple.com
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September 5, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · Tom's Guide
The dual-cell architecture held: Apple lists two built-in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in iPhone Duo. Apple does not publish battery capacity in mAh, so the 1,921 and 2,962 mAh cells cannot be confirmed or denied. Source: apple.com
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April 13, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple shipped a burgundy (red) finish, matching the deep-red finish this report described. Source: 9to5mac.com
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April 22, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Variable aperture shipped on both iPhone 18 Pro models, as reported. Source: macrumors.com
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July 6, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro Max · MacRumors
Apple publishes no battery capacity in mAh and no China-specific hardware variant for iPhone 18 Pro Max. Source: apple.com
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July 6, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple publishes no battery capacity in mAh and no China-specific hardware variant for iPhone 18 Pro. Source: apple.com
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July 6, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple publishes no battery capacity in mAh for any iPhone 18 Pro configuration. Source: apple.com
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July 6, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro Max · MacRumors
Apple publishes no battery capacity in mAh for iPhone 18 Pro Max. Source: apple.com
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July 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro Max · Cult of Mac
The eSIM-only half held: iPhone 18 Pro Max ships as dual eSIM with no physical SIM support. Apple publishes no capacity in mAh, so the figure stays open. Source: apple.com
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4Ming-Chi Kuoanalyst
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March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple lists iPhone Duo unfolded at 0.21 inch (5.2 mm). The report said about 4.5 mm, which is 0.7 mm and roughly 15 percent under the shipped figure. Source: apple.com
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March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Titanium held: Apple describes a grade 5 titanium frame and 100 percent recycled titanium in the hinge cover. Apple names no stainless steel anywhere in the iPhone Duo specification, so that half is not supported. Source: apple.com
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March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple integrated Touch ID into the side button on iPhone Duo rather than Face ID, exactly as reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
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March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
The outer display is 5.4 inches against the approximately 5.5 inches reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
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March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
iPhone Duo is a book-style foldable, 7.6-inch inner display and 5.4-inch outer. Source: 9to5mac.com
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March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple priced iPhone Duo at $1,999. That is one dollar under the stated threshold, and by Kevin's ruling of 2026-09-09 a dollar under a round number is not a miss — the substance, a foldable near $2,000 and the most expensive iPhone Apple has sold, held. Source: 9to5mac.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone Fold · MacRumors
Both halves held. Apple's buy page lists iPhone Duo at $1,999, $2,199, $2,599 and $3,199, so it starts at least around $2,000 and two of its four configurations exceed $2,500. Our earlier note said the $2,500 half did not happen; that was wrong, and it came from reading the $1,999 headline as the price rather than as the floor of a ladder. Source: apple.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Apple publishes no DRAM figures for its lower-end models. Source: apple.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · 9to5Mac
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. The first-half-2027 A20 iPhones this report describes have not been announced, and Apple publishes no DRAM figures in any case. Source: apple.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. This report places it in spring 2027, which is still ahead — the absence today is consistent with it, not evidence against it. Source: apple.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Apple publishes no RAM figures. Source: apple.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Apple has stated no memory increase or rationale for a lower-end iPhone 18. Source: apple.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Apple announced the A20 Pro in the iPhone 18 Pro models and has not described a standard A20 or the phone that would carry it. Source: apple.com
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July 5, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple publishes no unit shipment figures, so a 7-8 million second-half assembly total cannot be settled from the announcement. Source: apple.com
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July 5, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Pre-orders do not open until October 16, so delivery estimates do not yet exist. Nothing Apple has published settles this and it may become checkable later. Source: apple.com
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July 5, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple publishes no quarterly unit figures. iPhone Duo is not available to buyers until October 23, which is after the third quarter, but that is a fact about retail availability rather than about assembly shipments. Source: apple.com
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5Instant Digitalleaker
3
14
1 of 418 reports
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April 15, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999, which is below the $2,100 to $2,300 range this report gave — outside it by a hundred dollars rather than by a rounding argument. Source: 9to5mac.com
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April 13, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Black is one of the four launch finishes Apple announced — Black, light blue, glacier and burgundy — so the claim that the Pro models would not be offered in black did not hold. Source: 9to5mac.com
Wrong
September 8, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
Apple's announcement names a country schedule that includes China: pre-orders open October 16 and availability starts October 23, the same dates as everywhere else, so the foldable iPhone does not reach China later. Source: apple.com
Partly right
May 11, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 / Ultra 4 · MacRumors
Two of three held: Apple prioritised health sensing, with an all-new Health Sensing System, and did not ship Touch ID. The larger battery did not follow — Series 12 is rated at the same 24 hours as Series 11. Source: apple.com
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6danboleaker
12
1 of 113 reports
Right
May 24, 2026 · iPhone Fold · Mac OTAKARA
Apple lists Touch ID, a fingerprint sensor built into the side button, and no Face ID for iPhone Duo. Same verdict as claim 1866. Source: apple.com
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7Ice Universeleaker
6
3 of 39 reports
Partly right
June 2, 2026 · iPhone Fold · MyDrivers
Two rear cameras is right. The iPhone Air-like camera plateau is not something Apple described, so that half is unconfirmed rather than shown. Source: 9to5mac.com
Right
June 2, 2026 · iPhone Fold · MyDrivers
Folded, iPhone Duo is 84.1 mm wide by 117.8 mm tall — an aspect ratio of about 1.40 to 1, against roughly 2.09 to 1 for iPhone 18 Pro. That is a relatively wide folded ratio, as the dummy showed. Source: apple.com
Right
June 2, 2026 · iPhone Fold · MyDrivers
Star white is one of the two launch finishes, so a white unit is right. Source: 9to5mac.com
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June 2, 2026 · iPhone Fold · MyDrivers
Apple publishes the outer display's size and resolution and says nothing about edge curvature, so a slight 2.5D curve cannot be checked. Source: apple.com
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8Sonny Dicksonleaker
5
3 of 49 reports
Wrong
June 7, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple offers iPhone Duo in two finishes, star white and night sky, so it is not white only. Source: 9to5mac.com
Partly right
June 7, 2026 · iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
Book-style is right; the inner display is 7.6 inches against the approximately 7.8 inches reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
Right
June 7, 2026 · iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
Two rear cameras shipped: a 48MP Fusion Main and a 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide. Source: 9to5mac.com
Right
June 7, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
iPhone Duo is a book-style foldable — a 5.4-inch outer display opening to a 7.6-inch inner one — which is the passport-style form factor this report described. Source: apple.com
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June 7, 2026 · iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
Apple describes the inner camera as an under-display FaceTime camera, hidden until you need it, and does not publish where it sits. There is no visible corner cutout to compare the report against. Source: apple.com
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9Jeff Puanalyst
6
1 of 28 reports
Wrong
July 31, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
The increase is $100, not the $250 to $300 this report gave. The direction was right and the magnitude was wrong by a factor of more than two, which is a miss rather than a partial. Source: 9to5mac.com
Right
May 5, 2024 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
iPhone Duo ships October 23 2026, so mass production in late 2026 held. Source: 9to5mac.com
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August 13, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MyDrivers
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Neither a standard iPhone 18 nor an iPhone 18e was announced, so the chip they will use is unaddressed. Source: apple.com
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August 13, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. There is no standard iPhone 18 whose Dynamic Island could be measured. Source: apple.com
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August 13, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MyDrivers
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. The iPhone 18 Pro did ship a redesigned Dynamic Island, but whether the standard model inherits it cannot be settled until that model exists. Source: apple.com
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10The Elecoutlet
4
3
4 of 47 reports
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June 24, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The inner display is 7.6 inches, not 7.8 — the same 0.2-inch overshoot BF3E-0036 carries. Apple names no panel supplier, so the Samsung Display half cannot be settled either way. Source: apple.com
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June 24, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The September target held for the announcement and not for the launch: Apple unveiled iPhone Duo on September 9 and ships it October 23. Source: apple.com
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June 24, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The 3D-printed hinge parts held: Apple describes 100 percent recycled titanium in the 3D-printed hinge cover. Apple names no hinge suppliers, so Shin Zu Shing and Amphenol are unconfirmed. Source: apple.com
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September 2, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · MacRumors
The layered-construction mechanism held in substance: Apple describes an inner display of 10 ultrathin layers whose optically clear adhesives let the layers glide as the screen folds, minimising crease. Apple describes no sandwich between two ultra-thin glass layers and no isolation of the panel from the hinge, so the specific construction is not what shipped. Source: apple.com
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June 24, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple publishes no mass-production dates. An October 23 availability date is consistent with a late-July production start and is not confirmation of one. Source: apple.com
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September 3, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
Apple publishes the display as Super Retina XDR OLED with ProMotion up to 120Hz and names no transistor architecture, so LTPO+ and an oxide driving layer cannot be checked against anything Apple has said. Source: apple.com
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11Tim Longanalyst
6
0 of 17 reports
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March 19, 2026 · iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
The foldable did not slip to December: Apple set preorders for October 16 and availability for October 23, and announced it alongside the iPhone 18 Pro rather than separately. Source: 9to5mac.com
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12@earlyappleleaksleaker
3 of 34 reports
Partly right
June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
A red finish did ship, so images of a red iPhone 18 Pro were showing something real. Apple named it Burgundy rather than Cherry Red. Source: apple.com
Right
March 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro has a smaller Dynamic Island, which is what the prototype image showed. Source: 9to5mac.com
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June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro has a smaller Dynamic Island, now carrying three Live Activities. Source: 9to5mac.com
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13DigiTimesoutlet
0 of 24 reports
Wrong
August 15, 2025 · Apple Watch Series 12 / Ultra 4 · MacRumors
The 2026 high-end watches did not receive a significant redesign. Series 12 and Ultra 4 keep their existing case designs. Source: apple.com
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May 18, 2026 · Apple Watch Ultra 4 · 9to5Mac
Apple Watch Ultra 4 did not receive a full redesign. It arrived as an update on the existing design. Source: apple.com
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June 16, 2026 · iPhone 18 · Cult of Mac
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. No standard iPhone 18 price has been published, so $799 is unaddressed. Source: apple.com
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June 16, 2026 · iPhone 18 · Cult of Mac
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. Apple has never published a RAM figure for any iPhone, so this will be settled by the shipped device rather than by an Apple page. Source: apple.com
14Kosutamileaker
0 of 24 reports
Wrong
July 3, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Series 12's health sensing is built into the case, not moulded into a silicone band. Apple's band hardware entry is a band release button. Source: apple.com
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July 21, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
The all-new Health Sensing System is in the watch case — optical and electrical sensors with larger green LEDs. Apple's specifications describe no sensor in the band. Source: apple.com
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February 9, 2026 · AirPods Pro 4 · MacRumors
Apple did not announce camera-equipped AirPods, so there is nothing to check this description against. Unaddressed rather than wrong. Source: apple.com
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July 3, 2026 · AirPods Pro 4 · MacRumors
No camera-equipped AirPods were announced, which is consistent with development having been suspended and is not confirmation of it. Apple has never described the project's state. Source: apple.com
15Macworldoutlet
2 of 24 reports
Partly right
April 17, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
Two of the four named colours shipped (light blue, and silver as glacier) and Dark Cherry is arguably burgundy, but Dark Gray did not ship and Black — a launch finish — was not in the list. Source: 9to5mac.com
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April 17, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
The Pantone mappings ride on the same colour list as BF3-0370 and inherit its partial outcome; Apple publishes finish names, not Pantone references, so the mappings themselves remain unconfirmed. Source: 9to5mac.com
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August 19, 2025 · Apple Watch Series 12 / Ultra 4 · MacRumors
This is a claim about what internal code showed on prototypes, not about what would ship. Series 12 shipped without Touch ID, which does not establish what the prototype code contained. Source: apple.com
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16TrendForcecompany
3
1 of 14 reports
Right
August 11, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 against the iPhone 17 Pro's $1,099, so the retail price did rise. Source: apple.com
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August 10, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · PhoneArena
Apple publishes no bill of materials. A 40 percent increase is not something the announcement addresses, though a teardown may settle it later. Source: apple.com
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17WayLabsleaker
4
—4 reports
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18Economic Daily Newsoutlet
2 of 23 reports
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August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
The two Pro models held: announced September 9, available September 18. The foldable did not — Apple announced iPhone Duo at the same event but ships it October 23, outside September. Source: apple.com
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August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · The Verge
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are available from September 18 2026, in the autumn as reported. Source: apple.com
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August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. A first-quarter 2027 release remains open. Source: apple.com
19Jon Prosserleaker
3 of 33 reports
Partly right
June 18, 2026 · foldable iPhone · Android Authority
The wider design held and the opened device is iPad-like at 7.6 inches. Closed it is not a regular iPhone: 84.1 by 117.8 mm against iPhone 18 Pro's 71.9 by 150.0 — squarer and squatter rather than familiar in the hand. Source: apple.com
Right
June 18, 2026 · foldable iPhone · Android Authority
Apple describes a custom nano-texture finish that minimises crease visibility, which is the nearly invisible crease reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
Right
June 18, 2026 · foldable iPhone · Android Authority
The foldable debuted alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup at Apple's September 2026 event. Source: 9to5mac.com
20ldt (@madeby_ldt)leaker
1 of 13 reports
Right
June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple describes a next-generation vapor chamber with three times the surface area on iPhone 18 Pro, so the larger vapor chamber shipped. Source: apple.com
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June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple publishes no motherboard or packaging layout, so WMCM with DRAM beside the A20 Pro cannot be confirmed or denied. Source: apple.com
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June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple states Face ID is enabled by TrueDepth technology in the Center Stage front camera and publishes no component placement. Where the infrared flooder sits is unaddressed. Source: apple.com
21MacRumorsoutlet
2 of 23 reports
Right
Right
August 18, 2026 · AirPods 5 · MacRumors
Two AirPods 5 models shipped, which is what the code references indicated. Apple does not publish internal codenames, so B868M and B868E themselves remain unconfirmed while the count they implied is confirmed. Source: apple.com
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August 21, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
Describes behaviour found in operating-system code for a product Apple has not announced. Nothing Apple has published can settle it either way. Source: apple.com
22ShrimpAppleProleaker
3
—3 reports
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23World Leaksleaker
3 of 33 reports
Partly right
June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
The Dynamic Island did shrink — Apple calls it redesigned and it now carries three Live Activities at once. The mechanism this report gave, moving the infrared flood illuminator under the display, is not something Apple has stated anywhere, so half of this holds and half remains unverifiable. Source: apple.com
Right
June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple's own page is headed "Bigger vapor chamber" and states the next-generation vapor chamber has three times the surface area of the previous one. The report said larger, and Apple said bigger and put a figure on it. Source: apple.com
Right
June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple's own page describes the A20 Pro packaging as "placing the silicon die side by side with memory" to improve heat flow, which is the arrangement this report described ten weeks early. Apple does not use TSMC's name for the process, so the WMCM label itself is unconfirmed while the substance it refers to is confirmed in Apple's words. Source: apple.com
24Dan Nystedtanalyst
—2 reports
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25DealSiteoutlet
—2 reports
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August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro Max · MacRumors
Apple publishes neither display suppliers nor per-unit component prices for iPhone 18 Pro Max. Source: apple.com
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August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple publishes no component pricing, so a lower OLED price cannot be checked against anything Apple has said. Source: apple.com
26Kim Young-hojournalist
1 of 12 reports
Right
July 20, 2026 · foldable iPhone · ETNews
Apple lists a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner display, against approximately 5.35 and 7.58 reported. Both land within a rounding step. Source: apple.com
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27Majin Buleaker
—2 reports
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28pdfuleaker
2 of 22 reports
Partly right
September 7, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
The Readiness app shipped on Apple Watch, as this code find said. The Sunstone4p0 sensor family and the 128GB storage tier are not confirmed by anything Apple announced, so two of the three findings remain unchecked. Source: 9to5mac.com
Right
September 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple shipped a variable aperture on the 48MP Fusion Main camera at f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0. The inference from aperture-dependent lens correction in iOS 27 code held. Source: apple.com
29United Daily Newsoutlet
1 of 12 reports
Right
August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · AppleInsider
Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro line on September 9 2026 and it is available from September 18, so the September 2026 launch held. Source: apple.com
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August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 · AppleInsider
Apple's September 2026 event announced iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. There is no standard iPhone 18. A first-quarter 2027 launch is still ahead and cannot be settled by an event that did not cover it. Source: apple.com
30Charlene Chenjournalist
—1 reports
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31Edison Leeanalyst
1 of 11 reports
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August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 · ETNews
The upper span was close: Apple's 512GB tier is exactly $2,199 and the 2TB is $3,199 against $3,099 reported. The entry price was not — iPhone Duo starts at $1,999, two hundred dollars below the floor of the stated range. Source: apple.com
32ETNewsoutlet
—1 reports
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33Fried White Rice (Weibo)leaker
1 of 11 reports
Right
September 3, 2026 · Apple iPhone 18 Pro · AppleInsider
Apple confirmed a 7-core GPU on the A20 Pro, which is the seventh core this report described. Source: 9to5mac.com
34KB Securitiescompany
—1 reports
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35Lanzuk (yeux1122)leaker
—1 reports
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36Mactrackerleaker
—1 reports
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August 31, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
Same as the other code-derived reports: the product it describes was not announced. Source: apple.com
37Macweltoutlet
1 of 11 reports
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August 28, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
Saturday September 12 held, and it is a departure from Apple's usual Friday. The time did not: Apple opened pre-orders at 5:00 a.m. PT, the usual hour, not at midnight Pacific. Source: apple.com
38Nikkei Asiaoutlet
—1 reports
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September 4, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · MacRumors
Apple publishes no production yields or output rates. iPhone Duo does ship five weeks after the iPhone 18 Pro line, which is consistent with a schedule pushed back by weeks and is not confirmation of the cause. Source: apple.com
39Ninelu Tujournalist
—1 reports
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40Sam Henri Goldleaker
—1 reports
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June 9, 2026 · foldable iPhone · TechRadar
This is a claim about what iOS 27 beta code contained. A foldable iPhone shipped, which does not establish what was in a beta build, and Apple publishes nothing about beta code contents. Source: apple.com
41Tim Culpanjournalist
—1 reports
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42Vodafoneleaker
1 of 11 reports
Right
September 4, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · Tom's Guide
iPhone Duo starts at $1,999 against the iPhone 17 Pro's $1,099, which is 82 percent above it. The pulled Vodafone listings were the most accurate price report on this board. Source: apple.com

How the information got out, where the source’s own post says. Most posts do not say, and those are counted under Not stated rather than dropped. A breakdown computed only over the claims that name an origin would describe the reporting, not Apple.

Supply chainPanel, chip and assembly suppliers79%19 of 24 checked4413
A human sourceSomebody with access told a reporter88%7 of 8 checked385
Retail and accessoriesStore listings, case makers, carrier inventory100%1 of 1 checked152
Certification filingsFCC, BIS and other regulatory databasesnone checked82
Internal documentsPlanning decks and spec sheets a reporter was shown80%4 of 5 checked52
Apple's own systemsIts code, apps, teardowns, consoles and marketing assetsnone checked33
Not statedThe post does not say where it came from77%48 of 62 checked20434

What they got wrong

The misses first, with the distance stated. Most are near-misses on a number rather than an invented feature, and that distinction is the whole point of grading partial credit separately from a miss.

Wrong
Ming-Chi Kuo · March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple lists iPhone Duo unfolded at 0.21 inch (5.2 mm). The report said about 4.5 mm, which is 0.7 mm and roughly 15 percent under the shipped figure. Source: apple.com
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Instant Digital · April 15, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999, which is below the $2,100 to $2,300 range this report gave — outside it by a hundred dollars rather than by a rounding argument. Source: 9to5mac.com
Wrong
DigiTimes · August 15, 2025 · Apple Watch Series 12 / Ultra 4 · MacRumors
The 2026 high-end watches did not receive a significant redesign. Series 12 and Ultra 4 keep their existing case designs. Source: apple.com
Wrong
Tim Long · March 19, 2026 · iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
The foldable did not slip to December: Apple set preorders for October 16 and availability for October 23, and announced it alongside the iPhone 18 Pro rather than separately. Source: 9to5mac.com
Wrong
Instant Digital · April 13, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Black is one of the four launch finishes Apple announced — Black, light blue, glacier and burgundy — so the claim that the Pro models would not be offered in black did not hold. Source: 9to5mac.com
Wrong
DigiTimes · May 18, 2026 · Apple Watch Ultra 4 · 9to5Mac
Apple Watch Ultra 4 did not receive a full redesign. It arrived as an update on the existing design. Source: apple.com
Wrong
Fixed Focus Digital · June 2, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The hinge cover is 3D-printed titanium, not liquid metal. Apple describes no liquid-metal component in iPhone Duo. Source: apple.com
Wrong
Sonny Dickson · June 7, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
Apple offers iPhone Duo in two finishes, star white and night sky, so it is not white only. Source: 9to5mac.com
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June 26, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999, five hundred dollars under the figure this report gave. Storage tiers reach $3,199, but this board grades a price claim against the base price — the precedent grade-duo-specs-2026-09-09 set on BF3E-0040, where the top tier was ruled a storage option on a $1,999 base. Source: apple.com
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June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Burgundy is a launch finish on iPhone 18 Pro, not a colour that was tested and cut. This report asserted the opposite of what shipped. Source: apple.com
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June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
Apple's four iPhone 18 Pro finishes are Black, Silver, Glacier and Burgundy. No colour named Cherry Red was finalized or shipped. Source: apple.com
Wrong
Kosutami · July 3, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Series 12's health sensing is built into the case, not moulded into a silicone band. Apple's band hardware entry is a band release button. Source: apple.com
Wrong
Fixed Focus Digital · July 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Apple lists iPhone 18 Pro at 0.34 inch (8.75 mm) deep, which is exactly the iPhone 17 Pro's 8.75 mm. The body did not gain roughly 2 mm, or any millimetres at all. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · July 7, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
Depth is unchanged at 8.75 mm on both generations, so the aluminum frame and rear camera housing are not thicker than the iPhone 17 Pro's. Source: apple.com
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July 21, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Apple's published specifications for Series 12 list no Touch ID. The hardware section names the Digital Crown, side button and band release button only. Source: apple.com
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July 21, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
Apple rates Series 12 at up to 24 hours of normal use, which is exactly the figure Series 11 carried. Battery life did not increase, whatever the focus behind it was. Source: apple.com
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Kosutami · July 21, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
The all-new Health Sensing System is in the watch case — optical and electrical sensors with larger green LEDs. Apple's specifications describe no sensor in the band. Source: apple.com
Wrong
Jeff Pu · July 31, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
The increase is $100, not the $250 to $300 this report gave. The direction was right and the magnitude was wrong by a factor of more than two, which is a miss rather than a partial. Source: 9to5mac.com
Wrong
Mark Gurman · August 7, 2026 · AirPods Ultra · MacRumors
Apple's September 2026 event announced AirPods 5, with no cameras, and no camera-equipped AirPods of any kind. This report named the event and the event has happened. Source: apple.com
Wrong
Instant Digital · September 8, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
Apple's announcement names a country schedule that includes China: pre-orders open October 16 and availability starts October 23, the same dates as everywhere else, so the foldable iPhone does not reach China later. Source: apple.com
Wrong
Mark Gurman · September 8, 2026 · Apple iPhone Fold · MacRumors
Apple priced iPhone Duo from $1,999, so the move this report described — a memory shortage taking the target off $1,999 to $2,199 — did not happen. The ladder does run $1,999 / $2,199 / $2,599 / $3,199, so both figures quoted exist, but as storage tiers rather than as the shifted starting price the report asserted. Source: apple.com
Partly right
Ming-Chi Kuo · March 6, 2025 · foldable iPhone · 9to5Mac
Titanium held: Apple describes a grade 5 titanium frame and 100 percent recycled titanium in the hinge cover. Apple names no stainless steel anywhere in the iPhone Duo specification, so that half is not supported. Source: apple.com
Partly right
Macworld · April 17, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
Two of the four named colours shipped (light blue, and silver as glacier) and Dark Cherry is arguably burgundy, but Dark Gray did not ship and Black — a launch finish — was not in the list. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Macworld · April 17, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
The Pantone mappings ride on the same colour list as BF3-0370 and inherit its partial outcome; Apple publishes finish names, not Pantone references, so the mappings themselves remain unconfirmed. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Instant Digital · May 11, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 / Ultra 4 · MacRumors
Two of three held: Apple prioritised health sensing, with an all-new Health Sensing System, and did not ship Touch ID. The larger battery did not follow — Series 12 is rated at the same 24 hours as Series 11. Source: apple.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 1, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The September plan held for the announcement and not for the launch: Apple unveiled the foldable on September 9 and ships it October 23. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Fixed Focus Digital · June 1, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · 9to5Mac
Apple announced the foldable in September 2026 as reported, but availability is October 23 — the announcement held, the release month did not. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Ice Universe · June 2, 2026 · iPhone Fold · MyDrivers
Two rear cameras is right. The iPhone Air-like camera plateau is not something Apple described, so that half is unconfirmed rather than shown. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Sonny Dickson · June 7, 2026 · iPhone Fold · 9to5Mac
Book-style is right; the inner display is 7.6 inches against the approximately 7.8 inches reported. Source: 9to5mac.com
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Jon Prosser · June 18, 2026 · foldable iPhone · Android Authority
The wider design held and the opened device is iPad-like at 7.6 inches. Closed it is not a regular iPhone: 84.1 by 117.8 mm against iPhone 18 Pro's 71.9 by 150.0 — squarer and squatter rather than familiar in the hand. Source: apple.com
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The Elec · June 24, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The inner display is 7.6 inches, not 7.8 — the same 0.2-inch overshoot BF3E-0036 carries. Apple names no panel supplier, so the Samsung Display half cannot be settled either way. Source: apple.com
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The Elec · June 24, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The September target held for the announcement and not for the launch: Apple unveiled iPhone Duo on September 9 and ships it October 23. Source: apple.com
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The Elec · June 24, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The 3D-printed hinge parts held: Apple describes 100 percent recycled titanium in the 3D-printed hinge cover. Apple names no hinge suppliers, so Shin Zu Shing and Amphenol are unconfirmed. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · June 29, 2026 · foldable iPhone · MacRumors
The event was Wednesday September 9. This report named September 8 as most likely and September 9 as also possible, so the alternative held and the primary did not. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · June 29, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
The event was Wednesday September 9. This report named September 8 as most likely and September 9 as also possible, so the alternative held and the primary did not. Source: apple.com
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World Leaks · June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
The Dynamic Island did shrink — Apple calls it redesigned and it now carries three Live Activities at once. The mechanism this report gave, moving the infrared flood illuminator under the display, is not something Apple has stated anywhere, so half of this holds and half remains unverifiable. Source: apple.com
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@earlyappleleaks · June 30, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · Android Authority
A red finish did ship, so images of a red iPhone 18 Pro were showing something real. Apple named it Burgundy rather than Cherry Red. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 10, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · Tom's Guide
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. Source: apple.com
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Economic Daily News · August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · MacRumors
The two Pro models held: announced September 9, available September 18. The foldable did not — Apple announced iPhone Duo at the same event but ships it October 23, outside September. Source: apple.com
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Edison Lee · August 12, 2026 · iPhone 18 · ETNews
The upper span was close: Apple's 512GB tier is exactly $2,199 and the 2TB is $3,199 against $3,099 reported. The entry price was not — iPhone Duo starts at $1,999, two hundred dollars below the floor of the stated range. Source: apple.com
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Mark Gurman · August 24, 2026 · AirPods 5 · MacRumors
Two AirPods 5 models were announced at the September 9 event, so the count and the timing hold. The distinction was wrong: both carry Active Noise Cancellation, and what separates them is the wireless charging case and its force sensor. Source: apple.com
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Macwelt · August 28, 2026 · iPhone 18 Pro · 9to5Mac
Saturday September 12 held, and it is a departure from Apple's usual Friday. The time did not: Apple opened pre-orders at 5:00 a.m. PT, the usual hour, not at midnight Pacific. Source: apple.com
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The Elec · September 2, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · MacRumors
The layered-construction mechanism held in substance: Apple describes an inner display of 10 ultrathin layers whose optically clear adhesives let the layers glide as the screen folds, minimising crease. Apple describes no sandwich between two ultra-thin glass layers and no isolation of the panel from the hinge, so the specific construction is not what shipped. Source: apple.com
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Digital Chat Station · September 5, 2026 · iPhone Ultra · Tom's Guide
The dual-cell architecture held: Apple lists two built-in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in iPhone Duo. Apple does not publish battery capacity in mAh, so the 1,921 and 2,962 mAh cells cannot be confirmed or denied. Source: apple.com
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pdfu · September 7, 2026 · Apple Watch Series 12 · MacRumors
The Readiness app shipped on Apple Watch, as this code find said. The Sunstone4p0 sensor family and the 128GB storage tier are not confirmed by anything Apple announced, so two of the three findings remain unchecked. Source: 9to5mac.com
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