| Type | 2017 Annual Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"An iPhone Pro with Apple Pencil support, 2 Apple Pencils" |
0 |
| - "2 Apple Pencils: the standard and a short one that supports the iPhone and iPad mini"
- During grading, Federico proposes what will become Risky Picks, including 2 points for correct picks and losing a point for being wrong, as Myke describes how he wanted to go big with this pick.
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| Type | 2018 Annual Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"There will be a bigger iPhone X style phone, but it will not have an OLED screen" |
1 |
| - The iPhone XR saved Myke here, as the XS Max was OLED which he didn't think would be possible for such a big display.
|
| Type | 2018 iPhone Event Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Non‑graded
|
"The cheaper iPhone will be called iPhone 9" |
0 |
| Myke |
Non‑graded
|
"The only iPhones seen on stage will be the ones we already know about" |
1 |
| - This seems to have been a sub-bullet point to the previous pick originally, but was forcibly upgraded to a full pick by Myke during grading. (Again, this "game" wasn't even supposed to be a competition originally.)
|
| Myke |
Non‑graded
|
"The larger iPhone will be called XS+" |
0 |
| Myke |
Non‑graded
|
"New and faster FaceID" |
1 |
| Myke |
Non‑graded
|
"A new, unique case" |
0 |
| - Apple's case lineup would stay effectively unchanged until 2023, when the Fine Woven case replaced the leather case.
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| Type | 2019 Annual Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Risky
|
"Apple releases an iPhone subscription service that bundles a device, AppleCare, and a selection of other Apple content services into one monthly payment" |
-1 |
| - "(Not just additional iCloud space)"
- The free AppleTV+ trial with new devices combined with an iPhone Upgrade Program purchase is deemed to not count during grading.
|
| Myke |
Non‑graded
|
"2019 iPhones will start at a lower price than the 2018 iPhones" |
1 |
| Type | 2019 Fall Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"New colours in the iPhone line as compared to the previous year" |
1 |
| Myke |
Regular
|
"There will be 3 cameras on the high end phones" |
1 |
| - Ungraded: "the cameras will be ultrawide, 'the camera', and telephoto"
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| Type | 2020 Annual Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"The 2020 iPhone line will feature at least one 5G phone" |
1 |
| |
| Myke |
Regular
|
"The iPad Pro line is updated before the iPhone with a hardware feature that's not on any current iPhone in 2019 or 2020" |
1 |
| - Myke says during grading that he originally expected 5G to get him this point but LIDAR did instead, but he actually focused on LIDAR when originally explaining this pick. (During the grading, Federico delivers his impromptu review of the 2020 iPad Pro.)
|
| Myke |
Risky
|
"The notch on the iPhone will get physically smaller in at least one of the 2020 iPhones" |
2 |
| - Grading for this was tricky, but Stephen discovered that the Apple Accessory Design Guidelines indicate that the notch got very slightly smaller, by millimeters, mostly due to the switch from LCD to OLED in the iPhone 12. The consensus is that it's a technical victory but not an honorable one.
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| Type | 2020 October Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"Apple announces 4 phones, but in only 3 sizes" |
1 |
| Myke |
Risky
|
"The new iPhone will have a Touch ID sensor" |
-1 |
| Type | 2021 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"At least one iPhone gets a 120 hz refresh rate display" |
1 |
| - This was nearly a reuse of a previous pick before the live chat caught it. The fix was to specify an exact refresh rate to make it more specific.
|
| Myke |
Risky
|
"An iPhone gets an always-on display with a UI element that is reminiscent of Apple Watch complications" |
-1 |
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"The new iPhone colour will be a new version of a colour they've already used" |
1 |
| - e.g. a new shade of blue, green, gold, black, etc.
|
| Type | 2022 Annual Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"There will be no iPhone 14 with a 5.4" display" |
1 |
| |
| Type | 2022 March Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Risky
|
"The new iPhone SE has a design influenced by the iPhone mini, it does not feature Face ID, it has a Touch ID power button" |
-1 |
| Type | 2022 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"At least one iPhone will have the notch removed, replaced by a cut-out(s) for the camera and sensors, free-floating from the border" |
1 |
| - Or, as Stephen so poetically put it, "AKA an island of black glass in an ocean of pixels." Little did he know that Apple would actually call it "the Dynamic Island".
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| Myke |
Regular
|
"At least one iPhone gets an upgraded main camera" |
1 |
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"A new iPhone Pro colour is Purple" |
1 |
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"Astrophotography feature" |
0 |
| - No verb necessary, Myke decides.
|
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"Satellite communication features for iPhone and/or Apple Watch" |
1 |
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"Apple gives a new name to the A15 chip found in the non-Pro iPhones" |
0 |
| - For example, instead of A15 Bionic, the A15 Trionic, just to make it sound newer.
|
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"At least one iPhone model does not have a shipping date of September 16" |
1 |
| Type | 2023 Annual Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"An iPhone gets USB-C" |
1 |
| - Seems inevitable but it might be a bit ahead of its time.
- Ungraded: might just be the Pro phones, to advertise the improved transfer speeds.
|
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"An iPhone gets a periscope camera" |
1 |
| Type | 2023 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"At least 1 iPhone gets a camera with a more than 3x zoom" |
1 |
| - Was "telephoto lens" specifically before Myke reconsidered
|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"At least 1 iPhone gets a 3 nm processor" |
1 |
| Myke |
Risky
|
"Apple calls the new camera the "Magic Telephoto"" |
-1 |
| - Myke thinks that "periscope" is a bad name for regular people and so Apple will pick something else, and to make it risky, he has made a specific guess at the branding. He also considered "Ultra Telephoto".
|
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"The Pro Max becomes the Ultra" |
0 |
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"Apple debuts a new style of charging accessory for the iPhone" |
0 |
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"Dynamic Island on all new iPhones" |
1 |
| Type | 2024 WWDC Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"More flexibility for app icon placement on the iPhone home screen" |
1 |
| Type | 2024 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"Apple introduces a faster chip for the iPhone" |
1 |
| - Was originally "The Pro iPhones increase in size" but Stephen argued that his round 2 pick pre-empted this one because he drafts first as the previous winner, and the first two rounds are "equal."
- Ungraded, Myke thinks the chip name may include "AI".
|
| Myke |
Regular
|
"A button is introduced to an iPhone that directly lets you capture photos" |
1 |
| - Studiously avoiding the specific term "capture button."
|
| Myke |
Risky
|
"Apple specifically mention RAM/Memory in the iPhone, say it will be at least 8GB, and state it is to power Apple Intelligence" |
1 |
| - This pick triggered some confusion about the new three-condition risky pick rules, and it got a bit heated. But ultimately the rules were revised to clarify that the risky pick is the three conditions, and doesn't need an additional overarching pick.
|
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"The iPhone 16 has a better range of colours than the iPhone 16 Pro" |
1 |
| - An intentionally subjective pick that's testing how a vibes-based pick could work out. "The vibe is the colours are better."
|
| Myke |
Flexie
|
"Vertical lenses on the 16" |
1 |
| - Myke digs deep for more Flexies.
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