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Which new Apple products will launch this year – and which won’t?
Apple may still be cleaning up after the end of the iPhone launch, but attention is already turning to an October event.
There are still a lot of new products we’re expecting the company to unveil, with the most exciting of these including touchscreen MacBooks and a smart home hub we’ve been dubbing the HomePad. But which ones will launch this year, and which ones will have to wait until next year … ?
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has laid out his latest expectations. He’s still being a little coy with exact timings, simply saying that some products will launch “later this year” rather than specifically in an October event. That could potentially allow for some launches next month and others closer to the end of the year.
Gurman says we can expect six new products later this year:
However, he still has no answer on whether we can expect to see the launch of the HomePad, stating that while it may launch in October, the timeline is “likely still fluid.”
The iPhone Air 2 is potentially the most significant of the product launches expected in the first half of next year. This is expected to add an ultrawide camera and to offer improved battery life. The iPad Air is also expected to get an OLED screen for the first time, as well as a more powerful chip.
The rest of the list is lengthy, but mostly comprises iterative updates:
Things are, however, expected to get much more interesting in the second half of next year.
Smart glasses; AirPods with built-in cameras; a home security system and related device; a redesigned Apple Watch; a 20th-anniversary iPhone line; and a second-generation iPhone Duo.
What are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments.