Massive set of iPhone 12, AirTags, HomePod mini rumors leak

Does rumor and speculation look like this?

We’ve just had a really, really busy night for rumors concerning next week’s iPhone 12 launch, with good news, bad news and new colors in the mix.

I’ve done my best to reprise the rumours without taking up too much space.

What are the rumors?

I’m going to avoid excess words. Here are the claims and everything should be clearly linked below

• iPhone 12 family shipping dates, prices and more information.
• Big news on iPhone displays
• AirTags and AirPods Studio delayed.
• Magsafe brand returns.
• HomePod mini.
• (John Prosser confirms the timetable)

iPhone 12 family shipping and product details

This is what we’ve been told concerning shipping dates. A leaker called Kang, cited as reliable by yet another leaker published info to Weibo, as translated From MR (what a chain of claims):

iPhone 12 Mini (5.4-inches)

• • Price: from $699
  • Camera: dual lens (f/1.6)
  • Storage: 64GB/128GB/256GB
  • Colors: Black, White, Red, Blue, Green
  • Preorder date: November 6/7
  • Launch date: November 13/14

iPhone 12 (6.1-inches)

• • Price: from $799
  • Camera: dual lens (f/1.6)
  • Storage: 64GB/128GB/256GB
  • Colors: Black, White, Red, Blue, Green
  • Preorder date: October 16/17
  • Launch date: October 23/24

Apple’s Hi, Speed event takes place October 13

iPhone 12 Pro (6.1-inches)

• • Price: from $999
  • Camera: triple lens (LiDAR + wide angle with 7P lens, f/1.6, 52mm focal length telephoto, 4x optical zoom)
  • Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB
  • Colors: Gold, Silver, Graphite, Blue
  • Preorder date: October 16/17
  • Launch date: October 23/24

iPhone 12 Pro Max (6.7-inches)

• • Price: from $1099
  • Camera: triple lens (LiDAR + wide angle with 7P lens, f/1.6, 52mm focal length telephoto, 5x optical zoom)
  • Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB
  • Colors: Gold, Silver, Graphite, Blue
  • Preorder date: November 13/14
  • Launch date: November 20/21

Read on for more news on the HomePod Mini

Big news on iPhone displays

Kang also claims (translated):

Super Retina XDR Display.

A new screen Glass technology, Ceramic Shield Front Cover. This is a ceramic substrate glass which is harder and more drop resistant.

AirPods Studio and AirTags

Take it away, Jon Prosser..

AirPods Studio 🎧

The renders that I shared last month seem to be the luxury variant — made of leather/metal.

I’m being told they’ll retail for…. $599 😳

There will be another sport-like variant made of cheaper materials for $350.

They WILL NOT be at the October 13 event. https://t.co/awunRlGrD4 pic.twitter.com/le2cfmlC9P

— jon prosser (@jon_prosser) October 9, 2020

So, about AirTags.

This one hurts my heart…

I’m being told that Apple has pushed back the announcement and launch of AirTags to March of 2021. 😳 https://t.co/xtUvCAFmoE pic.twitter.com/DIUlcp01Xy

— jon prosser (@jon_prosser) October 9, 2020

The return of Magsafe

Apple will announce a new magnetic “MagSafe” iPhone case, along with two wireless chargers called “MagSafe Charger” and “MagSafe Duo Charger”, reports claim. So looks like all that work on AirPower wasn’t wasted, then.

HomePod Mini

Via IceUniverse, Kang again (I still wonder if it’s Phil Schiller playing the media, but they’d never admit to that), telling us the 3.3-inch tall mini HomePod will cost $99 and goes on sale mid-November.

That’s your lot. You know the machine will be packed with rumor and counter-rumor for the next few days. We won’t actually know which bits are true until Apple tell us so, and then we all repeat the claims again while trying to have opinions and write how to articles. It’s a gas.

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