Barring any surprises, Apple isn’t anticipated to launch any extra new {hardware} earlier than 2024 ends. Apple is rumored to have many product bulletins deliberate for the primary half of subsequent yr, although, together with an all-new good dwelling hub, the iPhone SE 4, an AirTag 2, an up to date iPad Air, an iPad 11, and up to date MacBook Air fashions.
Under, we recap rumors about all of these upcoming merchandise.
Residence Hub
Apple’s all-new good dwelling hub is anticipated as early as March.
The hub is anticipated to function round a 6-inch show that may be connected to a tabletop base with a speaker or mounted on a wall. The machine is rumored to run a brand new “homeOS” working system with a customizable widget-focused dwelling display screen, and it’s anticipated to assist each Siri and Apple Intelligence. Proximity sensors may detect how distant an individual is and routinely alter the dimensions of widgets proven on the display screen.
The machine will permit customers to handle HomeKit equipment, and it may double as a house safety system by displaying digicam footage. And with a built-in digicam, customers will be capable of make FaceTime video calls with the machine.
The hub will compete with merchandise like Google’s Nest Hub and Amazon’s Echo Present.
iPhone SE 4
Apple plans to launch the iPhone SE 4 in March, in accordance with a number of experiences.
The machine is anticipated to have the same design as the bottom iPhone 14, with rumored options together with a 6.1-inch OLED show, Face ID, a more recent chip than the A15 Bionic within the present mannequin, a USB-C port, a single 48-megapixel rear digicam, 8GB of RAM for Apple Intelligence assist, and the primary Apple-designed 5G modem.
Apple is rumored to have been working by itself 5G modem for iPhones since 2018, a transfer that may permit it to scale back and ultimately get rid of its dependance on its present provider Qualcomm. It’s unclear if Apple’s first 5G modem may have any shopper advantages in comparison with Qualcomm’s modems, reminiscent of quicker mobile knowledge speeds.
Apple introduced the iPhone SE 3 throughout an internet occasion in March 2022. The machine appears to be like just like the iPhone 8, with outdated options reminiscent of a Contact ID button, Lightning port, and thick bezels across the show. Within the U.S., the iPhone SE at the moment begins at $429, however the brand new mannequin would possibly see not less than a slight value enhance.
AirTag 2
Apple is aiming to launch a brand new AirTag in mid-2025, in accordance with Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman.
A key new function rumored for the AirTag 2 is an upgraded Extremely Wideband chip with improved location monitoring. In that case, the AirTag may very well be up to date with the second-generation Extremely Wideband chip that debuted in all iPhone 15 fashions final yr.
The brand new AirTag may very well be extra tamper-proof, in accordance with Gurman. He stated the accent’s built-in speaker will probably be harder to take away, as an anti-stalking measure. He additionally expects the brand new AirTag to offer “higher vary,” which may permit the Precision Discovering function to work at farther distances. No different design modifications have been rumored.
In line with Apple provide chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the brand new AirTag may have some type of integration with the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional headset.
The present AirTag was introduced in April 2021.
New iPad Air Fashions With New Magic Keyboard
Minor updates to the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air fashions are anticipated in spring 2025.
It’s doable {that a} new chip will probably be one of many solely upgrades the iPad Air receives, however it’s unclear if Apple will give it the M3 chip or the M4 chip. Whereas the M3 chip can be a logical selection, Apple has been rapidly transitioning away from chips constructed with TSMC’s first-generation 3nm course of. So, maybe the iPad Air will get the identical M4 chip used within the newest iPad Professional fashions. There’s precedent for that, because the iPad Professional and iPad Air had the M1 chip concurrently for round six months in 2022.
An up to date Magic Keyboard for each iPad Air fashions can be anticipated, and it ought to achieve a few of the options launched on the newest Magic Keyboard for the iPad Professional. Which means potential options for the subsequent iPad Air model of the accent embrace a thinner and lighter design with an aluminum palm relaxation, a bigger glass trackpad, and a row of perform keys with shortcuts for issues like show brightness and quantity.
The present iPad Air fashions with the M2 chip launched in Might this yr.
iPad 11
The entry-level iPad can be anticipated to obtain an replace in spring 2025.
The machine will doubtless assist Apple Intelligence, in accordance with Gurman. That means the iPad 11 will get a more recent A-series chip in comparison with the iPad 10, and an elevated 8GB of RAM. No main design modifications have been rumored for the machine.
Apple launched the iPad 10 in October 2022. It has an A14 Bionic chip.
New MacBook Air Fashions
The following Macs to obtain the M4 chip ought to be the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air in spring 2025. No different main modifications are anticipated for the laptops.
The present MacBook Air fashions launched in March this yr.
Since final month, all MacBook Air fashions now begin with 16GB of RAM, up from 8GB. There was no value enhance related to this variation.
