iPhone 12 leak reveals Sept. 8 launch date

iPhone 12 leak reveals Sept. 8 launch engagement

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There's a new iPhone 12 rumor out, and it's a doozy. Posting on Twitter, leaker @ihacktu says the iPhone effect will happen as usual in September, just that we won't actually see the iPhone 12 release date until October. That month, Apple will allegedly host a separate effect focused on its Mac hardware.

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Specifically, iHacktu tweets, Apple volition host an online-merely consequence to showcase new iPhones, the Apple tree Scout vi, new iPads and the long-awaited AirPower wireless charger on September viii. In a follow-up tweet, iHacktu says the upshot may be in September only the phones won't ship until October.

Apple Special Events September eight (online)iPhones,Apple Sentry,AirPower,iPadOctober 27iPad Pro, Apple Silicon Macs (MacBook,MacBook Pro13"),(unless online Apple Glass)#Apple #upshot #ios #iPhone12 #AIRPOWER #iPad #macbook moving-picture show.twitter.com/QXIkvNSRY2July 24, 2020

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We're a fiddling bit dubious about some of those claims in spite of the fact that iHacktu has been reasonably correct with their leaks in the by. September viii would sure exist consequent with Apple tree's recent iPhone events, but waiting another month to ship phones would not be.

iPhone 12 Oct release date?

Apple tree typically ships phones within 2 weeks of announcing them. At that place have been exceptions — the iPhone X didn't ship until well-nigh ii months later its unveiling, but Apple tree had already shipped the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus in the intervening time.

Holding a September 8 effect for an October product launch might make sense if Apple were having an in-person result and couldn't easily modify venues. But Apple'due south iPhone 12 launch will likely be an online-only matter, and if Apple follows the pattern ready by June's Worldwide Developer conference, much of the presentation could be pre-recorded. That ways Apple tree could time its iPhone 12 event to when the phones volition be set up to launch.

That's not to say the iPhone 12 won't send in October or take the four models Apple is working on rolled out in stages — just that the timing described in iHacktu's tweet sounds a little suspect, given Apple tree'due south typical way of doing things.

AirPower and Mac result

Additionally, AirPower -- showtime promised at that 2017 iPhone X launch and then killed in 2019 — is probable to be a no-show. While rumors have suggested Apple is trying to revive the charging mat, with an eye toward a September 2020 launch, information technology still seems like a long shot to include in a Sept. 8 consequence.

As for that October. 27 effect, we're supposed to see another event that features a new iPad Pro as well as Apple tree's Silicon Mac lineup, including a new MacBook and MacBook Pro 13-inch model. Oddly plenty, iHacktu as well asserts that Apple could even announce the enigmatic Apple Glass augmented reality headset then, which would happen if the keynote is held in-person instead of online.

Over again, rumors have suggested new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models powered by Apple fries could arrive this year, fifty-fifty if the majority of Apple Silicon Macs won't striking the scene until 2021, so a Mac issue in October isn't outside the realm of possibility. Including Apple tree Glass seems more fanciful — the most optimistic rumors suggest the AR product would be set in the spring of 2021, though most Apple watchers think 2022 or 2023 is more likely.

Apple tends to play its cards close to the vest, so we wouldn't expect confirmation of an early on September iPhone 12 launch consequence until mid-August at the primeval.

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