Source Leaderboard

Top Apple Sources in 2022

#NameAccuracy
1🐟 Ross Young92.9%
2🏀 Mark Gurman86.5%
3📉 Trendforce84.5%
4🎧 52audio83.3%
5🕘 9to5Mac82.8%
6MacRumors72.7%
7🇨🇳 China Times72.7%
8👨‍💻 Ming-Chi Kuo72.5%
9🧻 Jon Prosser69.1%
10🍍 Max Weinbach69%
11🔢 DigiTimes61.4%
12🧭 Macotakara58.5%
13🦅 Barclays55.6%
14🖥 Sonny Dickson54.5%
15📱 Jeff Pu50%
16🌳 Wedbush Securities45.4%

Limited rumors

NameAccuracy
ℹ️ The Information100%
🌈 AppleTrack86.7%
💵 Economic Daily News83.3%
🗞 The Wall Street Journal75%
⚡️ The Elec71.4%
🚗 MyDrivers61.1%
🏙 Fast Company40%

Hall of Fame (archived)

NameAccuracy
🧧 Kang97.1%
🪙 CoinX95.2%
🌙 L0vetodream88%
⌛️ Onleaks78.6%
🍫 Fudge74.2%
🛠 Dylandkt70.2%
The Verifier53.9%
⚪️ Mr. white50%
🎨 ConceptsiPhone25%

MyDrivers: 61.1% accurate

In what often feels like shots in the dark, mydrivers.com publishes rumors from Apple’s supply chain…often at the cost of any real accuracy.

Rumor list

2021

iPhone SE 3 has 4.7-inch LCD display
iPhone SE 3 has home button Touch ID
⛔️iPhone SE 3 has 12MP camera + new sensor
iPhone SE 3 has 4GB RAM
⛔️iPhone SE 3 will be $269-399
iPhone SE 3 has 5G
iPhone SE 3 has A15 chip
iPhone SE 3 has 64GB storage
2TB iPhone coming in 2022

2020

2020 iPad Air has A14 processor
2020 iPad Air has 11-inch display
⛔️2020 iPad Air has 128/256/512GB storage
2020 iPad Air has USB-C
2020 iPad Air has 4 speakers
⛔️2020 iPad Air will be $649
⛔️2020 iPad Air coming in March 2021
⛔️New iPad Pro coming in September/October

2019

2020 iPhone will have improved screen-to-bezel ratio
⛔️2020 iPhone will have smaller notch

Tim Cook on sideloading apps: ‘Buy an Android’

The news: Tim Cook has once again confirmed that Apple has no plans to implement side loading on iPhone, during his appearance at the NYT DealBook Online Summit.

  • “If you want to sideload, you can buy an Android phone….from our point of view, it would be like if I were an automobile manufacturer telling me not to put airbags and seat belts in the car. He would never think about doing this in today’s time…and so it would not be an iPhone if it didn’t maximize security and privacy” Cook says
  • Sideloading on iPhones has been a topic of contention: in recent history, Apple has been facing scrutiny over the App Store and the power they hold as the only way to download apps on their phones

Our take: I respect Cook’s continued dedication to his long-standing take on sideloading. But as someone who wants the most out of my iPhone, I wish there was a way that I could sideload apps. Make it hard, give me a thousand pop-ups, tell me I’m going to be more at risk: just let me choose what I’d like to do with my phone. That being said, I never believe this should be a default feature or even easy to enable out of the box.

iPadOS 15 beta 2 allows apps to use more than 5GB RAM

The news: Apple is planning to allow apps to take better advantage of higher RAM capacities on iPadOS, as first spotted by MacRumors.

  • Developers can request a new entitlement from Apple to allow their apps to use larger portions of RAM on iOS and iPadOS 15 beta 2, which will be especially useful on the M1 iPad Pro models
  • Prior to yesterday’s beta release, apps were limited to 5GB RAM, even on iPads with 8-16GB RAM

Our take: This is…a step in the right direction? The fact that developers have to request access to more RAM is pretty wild, and I’m not sure why Apple needs to control this on iPadOS when RAM permissions have never been an issue on Mac. Still, this is an improvement over what we had before.

Trendforce: 84.5% accurate

According to their website, “TrendForce is an authoritative and dependable brand in industry research,” who occasionally has a scoop about upcoming, unreleased Apple products.

Rumor list

2021

iPhone SE 3 launch in Q1 2022
2021 iPhones release in September
2021 iPhones get smaller notch
2021 iPhones get 120Hz on Pro
⛔️2021 iPhones get only 256GB on regular
⛔️2021 iPhones get only 512GB on Pro
2021 iPhones get sensor-shift stabilization
2021 iPhones get autofocus on Pro ultra-wide lens
2021 iPhones LiDAR only on Pro
2021 MacBook Pro have Mini-LED display in 14/16-inch sizes
2021 MacBook Pro coming in second half of year

2020

2020 iPhones won’t have power adapter in box
2020 iPhones won’t have EarPods in box

dylandkt: 70.2% accurate

A mysterious Twitter account with a remarkably accurate track record for Mac and Apple Silicon details, dylandkt shares Apple mostly reliable tidbits each month.

Rumor list

2022

2022 Mac mini will release at Apple Spring 2022 event
iPhone SE 3 will release at Apple Spring 2022 event
2022 iPad Air will release at Apple Spring 2022 event
2022 iMac Pro will have better 10-core CPU configuration
2022 iPad 10 will have same design
2022 iPad 10 will have A14 chip
2022 iPad 10 will have Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-Fi 6
2022 iPad 10 will have 5G
2022 iPad 10 will have Lightning port
Cheaper 14-inch MacBook Pro coming in 2022
2022 14-inch MacBook Pro will be more expensive than 13-inch
2022 14-inch MacBook Pro will have M2 chip
2022 14-inch MacBook Pro will replace 13-inch model
2022 iPhone will have pill-shaped notch

2021

2022 iMac Pro will be called “iMac Pro”
2022 iMac Pro coming in first half of year
2022 iMac Pro has ethernet brick standard
2022 iMac Pro has similar design to iMac 24-inch
2022 iMac Pro will start at or above $2000
2022 iMac Pro will have HDMI, SD card slot and USB-C
2022 iMac Pro will have dark bezels
2022 iMac Pro has M1 Pro and M1 Max chips
2022 iMac Pro base model is 16GB RAM and 512GB storage
2022 iMac Pro will have 120Hz ProMotion
2022 iMac Pro will have 27-inch Mini-LED display
2021 MacBook Pro will support more than one display
2021 MacBook Pro will have HDMI, SD card slot and MagSafe
2021 MacBook Pro will not have Touch Bar
2021 MacBook Pro will have new charging brick
2021 MacBook Pro base model is 16GB RAM and 512GB storage
2021 MacBook Pro will have Mini-LED display
Future iPad Pro will have horizontal camera and Apple logo
2021 MacBook Pro will have notable price increase over 13-inch
⛔️New AirPods will launch alongside 2021 iPhones
2021 iPhones will get LiDAR on Pro only
New 27-inch iMac coming in 2022
2022 MacBook Air will come in colors
2022 MacBook Air will have M2 chip
2022 MacBook Air launching in first half of year
2021 MacBook Pro will launch in October/November
⛔️A15 chip will be comparable to M1 performance
2021 iMac will have M1 chip
2021 iMac will come in multiple colors
Next Apple Silicon coming in 2021
macOS 12 will better support iOS apps on Apple Silicon
⛔️Next Mac mini coming in 2021
⛔️Next Apple Silicon will be called “M1X”
2021 iMac will have flat edges
2021 iMac will have new stand
2021 iMac will have thicker bezels than XDR display
2022 Macs will get Face ID
2021 MacBook Pro will not have logo on bottom bezel
Apple Silicon will gain dedicated GPU in the future
macOS 12 Shortcuts will replace Automator
⛔️macOS 12 some pre-installed apps moved to App Store
⛔️iPadOS 15 will have improved external display support
⛔️iPadOS 15 will have keyboard and mouse support for games
⛔️These iPadOS 15 features will debut at WWDC 2021
Macs getting ProMotion in 2022
AirPods 3 coming in 2021
⛔️AirPods 3 will have different tip sizes
AirPods 3 will have standard wireless charging case
AirPods Pro 2 coming in 2022
2021 iPhones will have 128GB storage
⛔️2021 iPhones will have 6GB RAM
2021 iPhones will have ProMotion on Pro models
2021 iPhones will release in September
2021 iPhones will have powerful A15 chip
⛔️2021 iPhones won’t have cable in the box

2020

2021 Macs will all get 1080p webcams
2021 14/16-inch MacBook Pros will have same processor
2021 Macs will include 14/16-inch MacBook Pro
2021 Macs will include redesigned entry level iMac
⛔️2021 iPad Pro will get Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro
⛔️2021 iPad Pro FCP & LP coming at WWDC 2021
Future iPhone will remove Lightning connector
Future iPhone will have eSIM only
⛔️2021 MacBook Pro will have 4 Thunderbolt ports
2021 MacBook Pro launching in Q4
2021 iPad Pro will have M1 chip
2021 iPad Pro will launch in Q1/Q2
2021 iPad Pro will have worse performance than other M1 devices
No OLED iPad Pro in 2021

MySmartPrice: 100% accurate

Posting a wide range of exclusives each year, MySmartPrice has a proven track record of sharing images of unreleased AirPods before anyone else.

Rumor accuracy

Rumor list

2021

April

  • 2021 iPhone 13 first look, link
    • Same dimensions as iPhone 12
    • Tweaked camera setup on rear
    • New notch design

January

  • iPad Pro first look, link
    • New dimensions of 245.74 x 176.61 x 5.9mm
    • 12 speaker holes are now reduced to 8
    • 3rd mic placed at the top of the device

2020

July

  • iPhone 13 battery capacities, link
    • Apple iPhone 12 mini (5.4-inch): 2227mAh
    • Apple iPhone 12 (6.1-inch): 2775mAh
    • Apple iPhone 12 Pro (6.1-inch): 2775mAh
    • Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max (6.7-inch): 3687mAh

Siri: 100% accurate

Apple’s poster child for the future of smart assistants, Siri will drop tidbits about future Apple events and products…from time-to-time.

Rumor accuracy

Rumor list

2021

April

  • Apple will hold their next event on April 20 at Apple Park, link

Nikkei Asia: accuracy rating pending

Hearing tidbits from the supply chain from time-to-time, Nikkei Asia often reports on delays and shortages ahead of anybody else.

Rumor accuracy

[coming soon]

Rumor list

2021

April

  • Some MacBook and iPad models delayed until second half of 2021, link

2020

2019

2018

52audio: 83.3% accurate

Specializing in headphone scoops, 52audio has a proven track record of sharing images of unreleased AirPods before anyone else.

Rumor list

2021

AirPods 3 hands-on photos
AirPods 3 will have semi-in-ear design
AirPods 3 will have smaller charging case
AirPods 3 will have wireless charging
⛔️AirPods 3 will have optional ear tips
⛔️AirPods 3 will cost ~$150

2020

AirPods 3 first look
AirPods 3 will have H1 chip
AirPods 3 won’t have ANC

2019

AirPods Pro first look
AirPods Pro will have new pod shape
AirPods Pro will be more expensive

First look at Apple’s rumored MagSafe Smart Battery pack

The leak: The first renders of Apple’s rumored MagSafe battery accessory have been shared by Jon Prosser (78.2% accurate).

  • The battery pack will be made primarily of aluminum, with a high-quality plastic finish (similar to Magic Mouse)
  • Prosser reiterates that, due to overheating issues caused by reverse wireless charging functionality, the product could ultimately be scrapped

Our take: Personally, I’d be more interested in the lower-end silicon version that has also been rumored. But having reverse wireless charging on iPhone would be great.