The iPhone 12 is not expected to emerge from the shadows until October. But that doesn't necessarily stop it from appearing at Apple's September 15 event next week.

The JP Morgan report seen by AppleInsider goes against the general consensus among leakers and rumor chasers that next week's event is all about the Apple Watch 6. Samik Chatterjee writes in his report, "The iPhone 12 is expected to be announced on September 15, and the Apple Watch 6 is expected to be announced on September 15: "The possibility of a Watch, iPad, or iPhone launch on September 15 cannot be ruled out.

"In its last earnings call, Apple said that the iPhone shipping schedule would be delayed by several weeks from normal. However, reports indicate that ...... indicates that the delay will ease and manufacturing will begin in mid-September, which should allow some iPhone SKUs to ship in mid-October."

Essentially, this report indicates that if Apple can make up the time lost earlier this year, at least some models could hit store shelves in October, it argues. Rumors similar to this have been heard before, with some saying that the iPhone 12 Pro Max will be delayed, and others that the Pro Max and basic iPhone 12 will be delayed.

JP Morgan has also reiterated claims that only the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will feature mmWave 5G. While all models are expected to support sub6GHz, only the two most expensive iPhone 12 versions will operate on the faster 5G standard. mmWave 5G is used in the US by Verizon and other countries around the world, but not currently in the UK

As Chatterjee and other rumors have claimed, next week's Apple event will feature the Apple Watch 6 and the basic iPad and new iPad, which is assumed to be the iPad Air 4 rather than a refresh of the iPad Pro. Chatterjee also mentions the rumored Apple services bundle.

The iPhone 12 series, consisting of four different handsets, will be the first to use Apple's A14 chipset. Another first is that the entire series will feature OLED displays, rather than a mix of OLED and LCD panels. the larger iPhone 12 Pro model is expected to add a new LiDAR depth sensor, which will increase the versatility of camera effects and AR applications. We may see these models for the first time as early as next week.