This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: Apple Watch Ultra 3’s screen bump, iPhone 17 event date, curious case leaks, an OLED MacBook Pro, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 getting larger screen
After iOS 26 beta 5 was released earlier this week, Aaron Perris discovered that it includes an Apple Watch image with a resolution not matching any existing models.
All signs point to this being a new Apple Watch Ultra 3 screen size. The bumped resolution is 422 x 514, a bit higher than Apple Watch Ultra screens which have a 410 x 502 resolution.
My takeaways
Last year, the Apple Watch Series 10 arrived with a host of strong upgrades. Meanwhile, Apple Watch Ultra got nothing new except a satin black finish.
It’s great to see that this year’s Apple Watch Ultra 3 should more than make up for the two-year wait. It always felt odd that the 46mm Series 10 came with a technically larger display than the Ultra, for example. Even if this year’s size increase isn’t huge, it should still be enough to give Ultra the size crown once more.
My biggest question is: will the case size increase too, and if so can Apple pack in more battery? Or is the screen bump simply due to reduced bezels?
One month out from Apple’s expected iPhone 17 unveiling, a trio of new rumors arrived this week.
The iPhone 17 launch event is apparently set for Tuesday, September 9 , according to internal documents of German carriers.
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