Known best for first revealing the iPhone 5c and 5s designs, Sonny Dickson and sonnydickson.com periodically drop exclusive Apple intel.
Rumor accuracy
Rumor list
- Green = True
- Red = False
- Yellow = Pending
2021
April
- First look at new iPad Pro, link
- First look at new iPad mini
2020
July 7
- Apple will discontinue MacBook Air, link
- Will be called ‘MacBook’ or ‘The New Macbook’
- New iMac will come in 2 sizes
- 23/24-inch
- 30 to 32-inch size
June 9
- New iMac:
- “iPad Pro design language,” link
- Thin bezels
- T2 chip
- AMD Navi GPU
- Fusion Drive options eliminated
- Coming at WWDC 2020
2019
September 17
- iPad Pro model with triple cameras shown in new photo, link
July 16
- iPhone 11 first look (dummy unit), link
- iPhone 11/11 Pro Max first look (dummy units)
May 9
- Leaked iPhone 11 Pro & Pro Max cases reveal square camera bump, link
2018
September 16
- AirPower “will either be canceled, dramatically delayed, or taken back to the drawing board with an all new design,” link
- Trademark may be used in the future
- As soon as Spring 2019
August 7
- First look at iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR models, link
May 31
- ‘iPhone SE 2’ will have notch, but smaller one than iPhone X, link
2017
August 7
- iPhone X first look (dummy unit), link
August 5
- iPhone 8 first look (dummy unit), link
May 1
- Massive Siri upgrade coming with new capabilities, link
April 27
- Apple Siri smart speaker will be marketed as Siri/AirPlay device, link
April 19
- iPhone X schematics leaked, link
Claims below the line are not included in the above score as they are more than three years old.
2016
December 30
- iOS 10.3 beta 1 coming on January 10, 2017, link
- Includes “Theatre mode” with new “popcorn-shaped” CC toggle, link
August 12
- iPhone 7 Plus first look (dummy unit), link
May 20
- iOS 10 getting “completely reworked lock screen,” link
May 19
- No physical home button on iOS in testing, link
- Happening on iOS 10
2015
April 16
- iPad Pro case shows stereo speakers, link
2014
August 30
- iPhone 6 NFC chip confirmed in logic board photos, link
August 12
- iPhone 6 final rear design first look, link
June 30
- Front white/black iPhone 6 display glass first look, link
May 25
- iPhone 6 first look (dummy unit), link
2013
August 29
- iPhone 5s first look (dummy unit), link
July 23
- iPhone 5c first look (dummy unit), link
2010
February 20
- Video calling coming to future Apple products, link
