A very long running source for Apple rumors, DigiTimes situates itself as the king and the jester with a decently mixed track record.
Rumor accuracy
Rumor list
- Green = True
- Red = False
- Yellow = Pending
2021
July
iPhone SE 3, link
- A14 processor
- 5G connectivity
- AirPods 3 coming at Apple Fall event, link
- Redesigned iPad mini will have Mini-LED display, link
- 2021 iPhones getting WiFi 6E, link
- New MacBook Pros coming in September 2021, link
June
- Apple Watch Series 7 may have double-sided processor, link
May
- 14/16-inch MacBook Pro models delayed until 2022, link
March
- AirPods 3 coming in Q3 2021, link
- New iPad Pro launching in Q2 2021, link
New iPad Pro launching in late March,link
January
2021 iPhones
- All models getting LiDAR scanner, link
- All models getting sensor-shift stabilization, link
- AirPods Pro 2 coming in first half of 2021, link
2020
September 29
- Mini-LED iPad Pro coming in early 2021, link
- Mini-LED MacBook coming in the second half of 2021
August 31
- New ‘dark blue’ color coming to iPhone 12, link
- mmWave 5G technology
- Pro iPhone 12’s will have ToF camera
- Sensor-shift stabilization
August 3
- 6.1-inch 2020 iPhone models will debut prior to others, link
July 31
- Apple Watch Series 6 will have blood oxygen monitoring, link
July 22
AirPods 3 coming in the first half of 2021,linkAirPods Pro coming in the second half of 2021
July 16
- ARM MacBook Air shipping before the end of 2020, link
- ARM MacBook Pro shipping before the end of 2020
- 10.8-inch iPad Air will be cheaper
June 14
- Coming in the second half of 2020:
- 23-inch iMac, link
- 10.8-inch iPad Air
- Coming in the first half of 2021:
- 8.x-inch iPad mini
- Mini-LED display
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro
- 8.x-inch iPad mini
May 2
- 2020 iPhone lineup not launching until October, link
March 25
- Future AirPods will have ambient light senior (ALS) technology, link
- Coming by May 2022
May 21
- Apple Glass coming in 2021, link
April 21
- New AirPods will have ‘Pro’ design but no noise cancellation, link
- Lower-cost
April 20, 2020
- New AirPods Pro delayed until the second half of 2020 or 2021, link
March 24, 2020
- Apple AR Glasses to launch by 2022, link
March 20, 2020
12.9-inch iPad Pro with Mini-LED display still on track for the fourth quarter of 2020,link
March 17, 2020
- New 5.4-inch 2020 iPhone may have OLED display, link
March 5, 2020
- iPhone SE 2 component orders delayed until the second quarter of 2020 suggesting launch delay, link
Mini-LED displays still expected to debut later in 2020 on 12.9-inch iPad Pro and multiple MacBooks,link- Entry-level AirPods Pro entering production at the end of the first quarter of 2020 or the beginning of the second, link
March 4, 2020
- iPhone SE 2 in final stage of production, launching soon, link
February 17, 2020
New 2020 iPad Pro:
- In production, link
- Expected “Around March”
February 13, 2020
- 5G iPhone models coming in the second half of 2020, link
- A14 chip
- 5G iPad Pro models coming in the second half of 2020
- A14(X) chip
February 12, 2020
- iPhone SE 2 production beginning soon, link
- iPhone 12 production may fall behind, but September 2020 announcement happening regardless
February 11, 2020
- “Lite” version of AirPods pro in development, link
January 21, 2020
New Smart Keyboard for 2020 iPad Pros:
- Scissor switch keys, link
- Backlight
January 14, 2020
- New mmWave 5G iPad Pro model in development, link
- Launch as early as the second half of 2020
January 2, 2020
- Plus-sized iPhone SE to debut in late 2020 or early 2021, link
- 5.5/6.1-inch LCD display
2019
December 20, 2019
- Sensor-shift stabilization coming to 2020 6.1/6.7-inch iPhones, link
December 3, 2019
- Mini-LED 12.9-inch iPad Pro coming in 2020, link
- New MacBook with Mini-LED coming in 2020
November 29, 2019
- Apple may bundle AirPods with 2020 iPhones, link
November 18, 2019
- Updated 13-inch MacBook Pro coming in the first half of 2020, link
- Will include new scissor switch keyboard
October 31, 2019
- Apple receiving shipments of new 16-inch MacBook Pro in the fourth quarter of 2019, link
October 21, 2019
16-inch MacBook Pro:
- Reliable scissor keyboard, link
- Imminent launch by the end of October 2019
September 10, 2019
- Assembly for new AirPods beginning as early as October 2019, link
August 21, 2019
- 2019 iPhones:
- 5.8,
- 6.1 &
- 6.5-inch display sizes, link
- Face ID
- Same-size notch
- 7nm A13 chip, link
- Two-way charging
- New colorways
- Larger batteries:
- iPhone 5.8-inch: 3,200 mAh,
- iPhone 6.5-inch: 3,500 mAh
- iPhone 6.1-inch: 3,000 mAh
August 2, 2019
- MacBooks with 5G cellular connectivity launching in the second half of 2020, link
August 1, 2019
- New 10.2-inch iPad launching late in the third quarter of 2019, link
July 29, 2019
New 16-inch MacBook Pro:
- Launch in September 2019, link
- “Ultra-narrow bezel” design
July 17, 2019
- 2020 iPhones gaining 3D-sensing ToF rear camera, link
July 11, 2019
- Apple’s development on AR glasses has been suspended: team disbanded in May, link
July 9, 2019
- 3D Touch may be removed from all 2019 iPhones, link
April 24, 2019
- Third-generation AirPods with noise cancellation coming later in 2019, link
April 9, 2019
- Mini-LED displays coming to future Apple products:
- 31.6-inch Apple display to be launched in the second or third quarter of 2019, link
- 10-12-inch iPad
- Fourth quarter of 2020 or first quarter of 2021
- 15-17-inch MacBook in the first half of 2021
April 2, 2019
- Apple will release 3 OLED iPhone models in 2020, in the following screen sizes:
- 5.42-inch (5.4), link
- 6.06-inch (6.1)
- 6.67-inch (6.7)
March 22, 2019
- AirPower “is set to be officially launched in late March,” link
March 13, 2019
- A new iPad will debut at Apple’s March 25 event, link
- New AirPods also expected at this event
January 23, 2019
- New AirPods coming in the first half of 2020, link
- Will ship with “health monitoring functions”
January 21, 2019
- AirPower is finally in production, link
- AirPower launching “later in 2019”
January 17, 2019
- New entry-level iPad coming in the first half of 2019, link
- iPad mini 5 coming in the first half of 2019
2018
August 17, 2018
- New entry-level MacBook coming in September 2018, link
- $1,200 starting price
- Apple will announce “launch schedule” for AirPower at their September Event
- $160-190
- New 2018 iPad Pro models will sit alongside 9.7-inch iPad and iPad mini
- “No further plan” for the iPad mini
- 18W USB-C faster charger shipping with new 2018 iPad Pro models
June 12, 2018
- 2019 iPhones “likely to support USB-C,” link
April 30, 2018
- New MacBook Air production delayed until the second half of 2018, link
March 13, 2018
- AirPower to be released by the end of March 2018, link
March 11, 2018
- New entry level 13.3-inch MacBook debuting late in the second quarter of 2018, link
February 5, 2018
- New iPhone debuting March 2018, link
- New iPad debuting March 2018
- New MacBook debuting March 2018
January 26, 2018
- New iPhone SE ‘2’:
- Glass back, link
- Wireless charging support
- No 3D Touch
- Launch in May or June 2018
- Apple may opt for 2 LCD and 1 OLED iPhone models in 2018, link
