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Hours before Surprise and Shine, Mark Gurman says Apple’s foldable is iPhone Duo — $2,000 for 256GB, white and dark blue, Apple Pencil support, and sale as early as October.
Aaron Perris spotted nearly 40 new Apple backend hardware IDs — including seven iPhone19, strings — less than a day before the September 9 event.
Reuters casts John Ternus’s first Surprise and Shine keynote as a dual Wall Street test: a foldable some analysts peg above $2,500 (IDC sees $45B+ by end-2027) and a Siri overhaul still facing China/EU hurdles.
Counterpoint Research forecasts up to 6 million foldable iPhone shipments in 2026 — about 25% share and No. 2 behind Samsung — even with a short selling window and early supply limits.
Apple hasn’t locked pre-order dates yet. Macwelt/Macworld and MacRumors point to Saturday, September 12 (possibly midnight PT) for iPhone 18 Pro orders — skipping Friday the 11th — with September 18 the leading retail window.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Tim Cook pushed Apple’s foldable iPhone after seeing rivals in Asia, with internal pricing now discussed around $2,199.
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Apple’s September 2026 Event LEAKED — The iPhone 18 Is Getting Canceled?! 😱👀
