Mark Gurman. Jon Prosser. L0vetodream. Komiya. LeaksApplePro. Some are well-known and others are up-and-coming. Some release rumors and information often and others sparingly. What do they have in common right now? All of them have predictions for what Apple will do tomorrow, with some bits and pieces lining up and others not so much.
Apple leakers and analysts differ with their information all the time, but it’s rare that we get so many with predictions on the record for a single event or release. Tomorrow give us a chance to see a few of these leakers go head to head, which will be new and at least a little interesting.
So here is how the field lines up at the moment. First you have Jon Prosser, who has been the most prolific of the high profile Apple leakers this year. He made a prediction a few weeks ago that Apple would be releasing this year’s Apple Watches and iPads (the iPad and iPad Air) this week. He has stuck with that prediction and restated it again yesterday.
I’m being told that *something* is happening on Apple’s website on Tuesday, September 8th.
Between 9:00-12:00 EST.
— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) September 1, 2020
He also weighed in again yesterday, which seemed to kick things into high gear:
Apple press release is currently scheduled for Tuesday (September 8) at 9:00am EST — though, I should note that it’s not locked in until the press has been briefed, day of.
I’ll tweet early that morning to update you if it changes.
— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) September 6, 2020
That was followed by Mark Gurman with this little nugget:
I wouldn’t get too excited about rumors of new Apple products appearing this week. More likely I think: an announcement of the upcoming (of course virtual) September iPhone/Apple Watch event.
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) September 6, 2020
So there we have two of the big dogs going toe-to-toe on whether tomorrow is Apple release day one of three for the fall, or just a preview of coming attractions. It’s pretty cut and dried this time- one will be right and the other will be wrong. There’s no gray area between these predictions.
Well known Apple leaker @L0vetodream has a very good track record. One of the best, in fact. However, this person only weighs in occasionally and this case is no different, This prediction only covers one small detail, but it does differ with Prosser:
there is no Watch this month
— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) September 2, 2020
We also have a slight difference of opinion on event time and possibly event content from @LeaksApplePro on Twitter. His predictions are far less firm, as you can see below.
So this are the two possible scenarios my sources have right now. They are being given contradictory information.
— Leaks (@LeaksApplePro) September 7, 2020
Scenario number one:
Apple releases iPad Air, iPad 8th generation, Apple Watch series 6 GPS and LTE on September 8th.
Will confirm time when its 100% but I think it’s 11 EST.
iOS 14 GM released September 8th.
Purchase available September 15th.
iOS 14 released September 14th.— Leaks (@LeaksApplePro) September 7, 2020
Scenario number two:
Apple announces September event for September 22nd.
iPads, Apple Watches and iPhones are released.
iPads and Apple Watches are available to purchase September 29th, iPhone 12 and 12 Max available for purchase October 15th and shipped October 19th.
— Leaks (@LeaksApplePro) September 7, 2020
I thought it was interesting that LeaksApplePro presented some potential conflict among his sources, which could account for two pretty reliable leakers like Jon Prosser and Mark Gurman having divergent information. It almost makes me wonder if Apple is intentionally spreading some misinformation around this event.
And then we have Komiya, who doesn’t have the track record of some of these other leakers quite yet, but is certainly trying to build one fast. He releases even more material than Prosser at this point. He largely agrees with Prosser on what will be released tomorrow, with an interesting added detail.
I don’t say all of these are coming
— Komiya (@komiyaappleseed) September 7, 2020
Watch SE is not coming tomorrow
— Komiya (@komiyaappleseed) September 7, 2020
And to close things out, Jon Prosser had one last tweet a few minutes ago. It seems that everyone is sticking to their guns.
Okay, guys. Last tweet of the night. 👇
My sources are not budging or changing their mind.
They’re still telling me that Apple Watch and iPad Air are coming tomorrow via press release.
See you all in the morning to find out! 👋🤗
— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) September 8, 2020
Tomorrow should be interesting indeed.
