Predictions for Apple’s iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C Event

Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone event is set to start in under two hours. Here’s a quick recap of what we expect the company to announce today, based on rumours we’ve seen to date. These are just last minute predictions, also known as our own ‘event Bingo’, so don’t hold anything against if you see something you don’t agree with.

First, as expected, Tim Cook will come on stage and talk numbers, new stores and most likely yet another promo video of a store opening.

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Phil Schiller will come up on stage next and announce the iPhone 5S:

• A7 chip; 1GB of RAM
• 8MP camera with f/2.0 aperture; dual-LED flash
• Fingerprint sensor dubbed “Touch ID Sensor”
• New colours: gold/champagne, ‘space tray’
• 128GB capacity
• Price: 16GB starting at $649 ($699 in Canada), 32GB for $749, 64GB for $849, 128GB for $949
• Wildcard: LTE-Advanced, 802.11ac Wi-Fi
• Pre-orders: Friday, September 13 (Canada will again be part of the first wave)
• Availability: Friday, September 20

…and the iPhone 5C (iPhone 5 specs):

• A6 chip; 1GB of RAM
• 8MP camera with f/2.4 (wildcard: 5MP camera from the iPod touch says Istvan)
• Plastic back in 5 colours in white, yellow, green, red, blue
• 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities
• Price prediction: 16GB starting at $429 outright; $99 on contract
• International iPhone deals: China Mobile, Japan’s DoCoMo; wildcard: Eastlink in Canada (thanks Cole)
• Pre-orders: Friday, September 13 (Canada to be part of the first wave)
• Availability: Friday, September 20

Other event predictions:

• Apple TV will get iOS 7 software, demo of iTunes Radio.
• Apple will also announce the public release of iOS 7 for September 20. Developers will get access to the golden master release today.
• We’ll see a launch date for OS X Mavericks (to coincide with the new Mac Pro) and iTunes Radio.
• Mac Pro launch date in October (or to coincide with new iPads expected later)
• iPad, iPad mini: nothing today aside from numbers
• Wildcard: Steve Jobs hologram on stage (okay, not really, but it would be amazing)

Of course, expectations are pre-meditated resentment, so cast them aside and just wait to see what Apple announces in about an hour and 30 minutes. What did we miss out?

What are you predictions for today for the event? Share them below in the comments!