Twitter tipster Jon Prosser had some information to share today about various devices that customers are waiting for and some that they may not know. Prosser says that mass production of the Apple iPhone 12 line will launch next month. Apple has already announced that the release of the 2020 5G iPhone 12 line will be delayed. Back in July, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Luca Maestri, said, “As you know, last year we sold iPhones in early September. This year, we expect that offer to be available a few weeks later.” We expect to see a stacked launch with the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 and 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Max released early to mid-October. The 6.1-inch iPhone Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max would start shipping one or two weeks later.
The 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate for the iPhone 12 Pro series seems less and less likely
Prosser also notes that the ProMotion 120Hz refresh rate we expected on the new models looks less and less likely on the new phones. Deploying on the iPad Pro offers the 120Hz refresh rate buttery smooth rolling and game animation. Several Android phones offer a refresh rate of 90Hz to 120Hz compared to the old school 60Hz; at 120Hz the screen is updated 120 times per second.
The resurrected wireless AirPower charging pad is not yet mass-produced
Prosser says so Apple will unveil a new iPad next month. At the moment, we believe that Apple could discover the first iPad Pro with 5G support at the same time as the family of the iPhone 12. The case would be powered by the 5nm Apple A14X Bionic. Prosser was also asked about the AirPower wireless charging pad that can charge an iPhone, an Apple Watch, and an AirPods wireless charging case at the same time. The accessory was first announced on September 12, 2017, and canceled 562 days later. But after other companies could do what Apple could not, the gang at Cupertino decided to give the accessory another shot and now it’s about giving Apple AirPower another chance. However, the tipster says there is no sign yet that AirPower will be mass-produced.
Prosser is processing its Apple-related news, saying the tech giant is working on game controllers, something that was touched on earlier this year, and a more affordable version of the Apple Watch. A separate tipster who tells Twitter handle Komiya says the latter will use the Series 3 design and would have the S6 and W4 chips. That timepiece is expected to be released next March with a price near $ 199.
Some of the devices that the Twittersphere was interested in knowing include the Apple Glass AR glasses and the AirPods Studio headphones. The latter is rumored to launch at a price of $ 349 and includes AirPods Pro features such as Active Sound Change and Transparency Mode. The latter lets the user hear ambient sounds so that he has an idea of what is happening around him. In some situations, it could stop a pedestrian from being hit by a car.
In addition to discussing the aforementioned Apple products, Prosser had some bad news for those hoping to cut a Pixel 5 XL this year. Even with rumors about a 6.7-inch Pixel handset, the tipster says that Google will not offer a larger-screen Pixel handset. Maybe this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, given that Google didn’t produce a Pixel 4a XL. Originally we expected that the lack of an XL variant was limited to iteration of the mid-range, but it seems that this is a broader move by Google to streamline the Pixel line.
