iPhone Duo Sources

English-language desks only. Reliability is an editorial 1 to 5, used to prompt cross-checks, not a scoreboard. Switch the language in the header for Chinese sources.

• Mark Gurman

  Reliability 5/5

  Bloomberg, Apple internal

  Longest first-hand run on the foldable. Price, software, and hinge discussions start here.

• MacRumors

  Reliability 5/5

  Aggregation and cross-check

  Turns Gurman, supply chain, and community clues into a checklist. The spec corridor indexes it heavily.

• 9to5Mac

  Reliability 4/5

  Event-week briefings

  Fast conversion of interviews into bullets. Good for what changed this week, not for sole confirmation.

• AppleInsider

  Reliability 3/5

  Supply chain and patents

  Strong on patents and factories. The common miss is reading a lab patent as a shipping spec.

• The Verge

  Reliability 4/5

  Event narrative

  Best for framing the day-of story. Numbers still need a primary desk behind them.

• Tom's Guide

  Reliability 4/5

  Gurman interviews

  Published the late Gurman sit-down on price, software, and ship timing.

• Engadget

  Reliability 3/5

  Consumer hardware desk

  Useful roundups during event week. Treat exclusive claims as second-hand unless sourced.

• CNET

  Reliability 3/5

  Hands-on and explainers

  Explainers travel far. Spec numbers should be checked against MacRumors or Gurman.

• GSMArena

  Reliability 3/5

  Spec databases

  Fast to publish comparison tables. Rows can freeze unofficial numbers too early.

• Cult of Mac

  Reliability 3/5

  Apple rumor desk

  High volume on naming and accessories. Single-source accessory listings stay disputed.

• iMore

  Reliability 3/5

  How-to and rumor recap

  Clear recaps for readers catching up. Not a primary leak desk.

• Macworld

  Reliability 3/5

  Analysis

  Useful for what the product means, weaker as a first print of a new number.

• PhoneArena

  Reliability 2/5

  Renders and leaks

  CAD and case leaks show up early. Treat dimensions as directional until a primary desk repeats them.

• The Wall Street Journal

  Reliability 4/5

  Business and supply

  Strong on pricing corridors and China availability. Less frequent on hinge minutiae.

• Bloomberg

  Reliability 5/5

  Apple hardware desk

  Home desk for Gurman. Treat a Bloomberg print as primary unless a later Apple event overturns it.

• TechCrunch

  Reliability 3/5

  Event and product news

  Fast on the day-of story. Spec integers still need a hardware desk behind them.

• Android Authority

  Reliability 3/5

  Foldable comparisons

  Best for how the book-style iPhone sits next to Galaxy Z Fold. Not a first print of Apple numbers.

• BBC

  Reliability 4/5

  Wire confirmation

  Confirms a story after it is already moving. Use it to lock a fact, not to discover one.

• Reuters

  Reliability 4/5

  Wire confirmation

  Best after a number is already circulating. Use it to confirm, not to discover.

• Majin Bu

  Reliability 3/5

  Accessory and retail names

  Main source for the iPhone Duo name. Case-maker lists are sometimes placeholders.

• Ming-Chi Kuo

  Reliability 4/5

  Unit forecasts

  Strong on volume and windows, weak on software. Split 'how many' from 'how it sells'.