A mysterious but spot-on source sharing news on Weibo, Kang knows exactly what Apple is working on. To the tee.
Rumor accuracy
Rumor list
2021
April
- New iPad Pro coming mid-April, link
- Wi-Fi version coming ahead of 5G version (true in China)
March
- New AirPods ready to ship, link
- Apple event happening on March 23, link
- Apple working on edge-to-edge iPad mini, link
2020
October 9
HomePod mini, link
- 3.3-inches tall
- S5 processor
- $99
- Pre-orders on November 6/7
- Releases on November 16/17
New iPhone models
- iPhone 12 mini
- 5.4-inch Super Retina XDR display
- Wide and ultra-wide rear lenses
- ƒ/1.6
- Native Dolby Vision shooting
- Colors
- Black
- White
- Red
- Blue
- Green
- Wireless charging up to 15W
- mmWave 5G on US models
- Smart Data Mode
- Storage
- 64GB
- 128GB
- 256GB
- No headphones or charger in the box
- $699
- Pre-orders on November 6/7
- Release on November 13/14
- iPhone 12
- 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display
- Wide and ultra-wide rear lenses
- ƒ/1.6
- Native Dolby Vision shooting
- Colors
- Black
- White
- Red
- Blue
- Green
- Wireless charging up to 15W
- mmWave 5G on US models
- Smart Data Mode
- Storage
- 64GB
- 128GB
- 256GB
- No headphones or charger in the box
- $799
- Pre-orders on October 16/16
- Releases on October 23/24
- iPhone 12 Pro
- 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display
- Wide, ultra-wide and telephoto rear lenses with 4x optical zoom
- ƒ/1.6
- Native Dolby Vision shooting
- New 7 element lens
- LiDAR sensor
- Colors
- Gold
- Silver
- Graphite
- Blue
- Wireless charging up to 15W
- mmWave 5G on US models
- Smart Data Mode
- Storage
- 128GB
- 256GB
- 512 GB
- No headphones or charger in the box
- $999
- Pre-orders on October 16/17
- Releases on October 23/24
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR display
- Wide, ultra-wide and telephoto lenses with 5x optical zoom
- ƒ/1.6
- Native Dolby Vision shooting
- 47% larger sensors
- New 7 element lens
- LiDAR sensor
- Colors
- Gold
- Silver
- Graphite
- Blue
- Wireless charging up to 15W
- mmWave 5G on US models
- Smart Data Mode
- Storage
- 128GB
- 256GB
- 512Gb
- No headphones or charger in the box
- $1,099
- Pre-orders on November 13/14
- Releases on November 20/21
MagSafe charging pads
- MagSafe
- Charging for 1 device
- MagSafe Duo
- Charging for 2 devices
September 14
iPad Air color names, link
- Space Gray
- Silver
- Rose Gold
- Green
- Sky Blue
September 13
iPad 8, link
- 10.2-inch display will remain
- A12 processor
iPad Air 4
- 10.8/9-inch display
- A14 chip
- 64GB base storage
- Touch ID
- Stereo speakers
- Apple Pencil
- Magic Keyboard
- 5 colors
- $599 starting price
Apple Watch Series 6
- S6 chip
- Blood oxygen sensor
- Altimeter
- Improved performance
- Same battery life
- New color
- New material strap
- Fast charging
Apple Watch ‘SE’
- S5 chip
- Altimeter
June 22
watchOS 7
- Sleep monitoring, link
- Updated home page that seemingly can be shared(?)
- “Hand-wash monitoring”
macOS 10.16
- The name this year is said to be ‘Big Sur’
- A major UI overhaul will be happening
- Safari is getting a “huge update”
iPadOS 14
- Sidecar, the feature that allows you to display your Mac screen on iPad, will be redesigned
- “Hand written input” will be “improved and enhanced”
iOS 14
- The name will remain iOS
- Redesigned home screen, with support for widgets and tweaked “alignment”
- Incoming call UI doesn’t take up the whole display
- App clips are mini-apps that will allow you to interact with a native interface instantly
April 14
iPhone SE (2020)
- Releasing tomorrow (4/15), link
- Colors
- Black
- White
- Red
- Capacity
- 64gb
- 128gb
- 256gb
- $399 starting price