Rumors suggest Apple’s iPhone 12 launch event will be held on October 13, with the more affordable 5.4 and 6.1-inch devices set to ship out ahead of the more expensive 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch Pro devices, and this morning hit-and-miss leaker Jon Prosser has further committed to that date by providing alleged details on Apple’s first shipment of finalized ?iPhone 12? units.
It also seems extremely likely that all four models will feature the same new flat-edged design that we heard about last year, contrary to reports that it might only be coming to the iPhone Pro; leaked photos of labels for Apple Silicon Cases last week revealed both the names and the fact that Apple will only be selling a single case designed to fit both of its 6.1-inch iPhone models — the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro — which if accurate indicates that both models will share the exact same physical dimensions.
That said, the iPhone 12 Pro models are still expected to use a three-camera system that adds a new LiDAR Scanner, however this doesn’t necessarily require different dimensions, since the current iPhone 11 models all feature the same square camera bump, so it seems very likely that the iPhone 12 will follow suit.
Leaker Jon Prosser, claims the initial shipment of ?iPhone 12? units will go out to distributors on October 5 in advance of the launch event, and this will include the 5.4-inch ?iPhone 12? “mini” – which he says is “definitely the final marketing name” – and the lower end 6.1-inch ?iPhone 12? model. Prosser asserts that the two higher-end Pro models will be announced at the same event but will ship later in November.
Prosser also claims that the more affordable models will come in 64, 128, and 256GB storage capacities, which conflicts with a claim he made in May that Apple’s ?iPhone 12? lineup will start with 128GB of storage. Prosser’s explanation for the earlier misinformation is that it was given “well before even the [production validation test] ?iPhone 12? units had started,” and in fact it is only the ?iPhone 12? Pro and ?iPhone 12? Pro Max that will start at 128GB.
By changing his claims about storage capacities, Prosser has aligned himself with proven leaker L0vetodream, who said as early as May that the more affordable 5.4-inch and 6.1-inch devices will start with 64GB while the Pro devices will start with 128GB.
Earlier this month, however, Prosser was accurate when he said an eighth-generation ?iPad? and a lower-priced Apple Watch model would be unveiled at Apple’s “Time Flies” event, but no new iPhones or AirPods Studio headphones.
