Apple’s ‘Surprise and Shine’ event kicks off today at 10 a.m. Pacific Time/1 p.m. Eastern Time, and we expect to see several new products from the Cupertino company, which is expected to unveil its first-ever foldable iPhone, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, AirPods 5, and possibly more.
Below, we list 20 last-minute rumors about these devices from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman:
- Apple’s foldable iPhone will be named iPhone Duo.
- The iPhone Duo will offer Apple Pencil support.
- iPhone Duo shipments to customers will begin as early as October. It isn’t clear if pre-orders will begin earlier.
- There will be two iPhone Duo color options: white and dark blue.
- The base model iPhone Duo starts with 256GB of storage and U.S. pricing will start at around $1,999.
- iPhone Duo will boast Apple’s A20 Pro chip and its C2 modem for 5G communication.
- iPhone Duo will have dual rear 48-megapixel cameras, with no Telephoto camera.
- The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will be available in a special color: dark red.
- iPhone 18 Pro models will have longer battery life. The Pro Max will have a particularly noticeable increase.
- iPhone 18 Pro models will use an improved vapor chamber system to reduce overheating.
- At least one iPhone 18 Pro model’s camera will have variable aperture for greater control over depth of field.
- In the U.S., The iPhone 18 Pro would start at $1,199, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max would start at $1,299.
- iPhone 18 Pro’s smaller Dynamic Island can show three Live Activities, up from two.
- No announcement about a regular iPhone 18 model will be made today, as Apple is reportedly planning to launch that device during the first quarter of 2027.
- Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 models will boast new case color options.
- A ceramic case option will make a return for the Apple Watch Series 12.
- Apple Watch Ultra 4 will have extended battery life than the Ultra 3.
- An all-new Readiness app for the Apple Watch will debut.
- New Apple Watch models will offer a new daily summary feature.
- AirPods 5 will be unveiled, both with and without active noise cancellation.
There we go. Feel free to use the above list as a checklist. Sorry we didn’t have time to hand out Bingo cards. We’ll compare notes after the event.