Apple’s upcoming “Scary Quick” occasion takes place on October 30 (or 31, relying the place you might be) when it’s anticipated to unveil new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions, and a brand new 24-inch iMac. It might additionally make some extra new merchandise obtainable, however there are a handful of rumored upcoming units that we do not count on to make an look this month.
To assist set expectations forward of Apple’s October occasion, we have compiled a listing of merchandise that Apple is unlikely to announce throughout “Scary Quick,” however somewhat subsequent yr and past.
M3 13-inch MacBook Professional
Apple is growing new Macs powered by the corporate’s next-generation M3 chip, which is constructed on chipmaking associate TSMC’s 3nm course of, leading to important efficiency and energy effectivity enhancements over the 5nm-based M2 chip that Apple’s most up-to-date Mac fashions are primarily based on.
In accordance with Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple has M3-based variations of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions able to go, however a brand new model of the 13-inch MacBook Professional that includes the M3 chip is trying more and more much less prone to seem alongside them at Apple’s “Scary Quick” occasion.
As just lately as final week, Gurman mentioned that provides of the 13-inch MacBook Professional had been working low, indicating that it could possibly be changed on the finish of the month. However he now says that the brand new machine doubtless will not seem at Apple’s upcoming occasion.
“Whereas the corporate has been engaged on a low-end MacBook Professional codenamed J504 with a base model of the M3 chip, that machine doubtless will not seem Monday,” Gurman reported for Bloomberg on Friday.
M3 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air
Apple has not up to date the smaller 13-inch MacBook Air to date this yr. The present M2-powered mannequin was initially introduced in June 2022, so it was hoped that there could be a refresh quickly. Certainly, in June 2023, Gurman claimed the 13-inch MacBook Air could possibly be one of many first beneficiaries of Apple’s new M3 chip.
Nonetheless, extra just lately he has mentioned {that a} 13-inch MacBook Air with the M3 chip has solely simply reached engineering verification testing (EVT), an earlier manufacturing testing part on prototype units. Gurman says this places the next-generation 13-inch MacBook Air on schedule for launch between the spring and summer time of subsequent yr on the earliest.
Apple launched the 15-inch MacBook Air in June this yr, and so it isn’t anticipated to be amongst the primary era of M3-powered Macs.
Mac Professional, Mac Studio, Mac Mini
Likewise, Apple this yr has already up to date the Mac Professional and Mac Studio. These updates had been additionally launched in June 2023, so there’s little likelihood that they are going to be outdated by newer fashions earlier than 2024. Gurman maintains that Apple is not going to refresh the MacBook Air fashions, Mac Studio, or Mac Professional right now.
As for the Mac mini, Apple up to date the machine with M2 chips in January 2023, whereas M3-powered fashions are usually not anticipated to emerge till late 2024 on the earliest, based on Gurman.
New iPads
Apple generally releases new iPads in the direction of the top of the yr, however there’s rising skepticism about that occuring in 2023.
Apple is extensively believed to be engaged on new M3-powered iPad Professional fashions with OLED shows and a redesigned Magic Keyboard accent, however these units are usually not anticipated to debut till the spring or early summer time of 2024.
The identical goes for the iPad mini, which was final up to date in September 2021. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in January mentioned the following mannequin would doubtless enter mass manufacturing within the first quarter of 2024. On the time, he additionally mentioned there could also be no new iPad releases within the following 9-12 months, and he has since doubled down on this prediction.
In accordance with Gurman, Apple can be growing a brand new iPad Air with improved specs, however he now not believes it should arrive this yr. Apple final up to date the iPad Air in March 2022.
Apple can be engaged on an Eleventh-generation entry-level iPad. The Tenth-generation iPad was launched in October 2022, and Apple has up to date the entry-level iPad on an annual foundation since 2017, however there are not any rumors suggesting it should debut in 2023.
The Mac focus of Apple’s “Scary Quick” occasion would not fully rule out new iPads from Apple this yr, as Apple might conceivably select to launch new fashions in November through press launch as a substitute, prefer it did in January 2023 for the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional and the second-generation HomePod. However neither Kuo nor Gurman consider that any iPads are going to reach earlier than spring 2024 on the earliest.
iPhone SE 4
Rumors relating to Apple’s plans for the next-generation iPhone SE have been combined at greatest, with a lot of forwards and backwards on when and certainly if we’ll see a fourth-generation iPhone SE.
The newest rumors counsel the iPhone SE will probably be just like the iPhone 14, that includes an all-display design with Face ID as a substitute of Contact ID, a USB-C port, a single rear digital camera, and an “Motion” button to interchange the mute swap. There’s additionally a chance that it might embody OLED show know-how.
We’re not anticipating a brand new iPhone SE to debut this yr and even subsequent yr, and it is trying like it should launch in 2025 on the earliest. It might maybe be one of many first units to characteristic an Apple-designed modem chip.
Imaginative and prescient Professional Headset
Imaginative and prescient Professional marks the corporate’s first entrance into a brand new product class for the reason that 2015 Apple Watch, with the so-called “spatial computing” machine introduced at WWDC 2023 in June.
In accordance with Apple, the Imaginative and prescient Professional will go on sale in early 2024, which doubtless means January to late April, with an outdoor likelihood of it arriving in Might.
AirPods Lineup
Apple is planning a significant overhaul of its AirPods lineup, however that isn’t anticipated to start out till subsequent yr, based on Gurman. The usual AirPods and the AirPods Max will see a refresh in 2024, whereas the AirPods Professional will probably be up to date in 2025. For the AirPods and AirPods Professional, Apple will replace the design of the earbuds and the case, whereas additionally bettering audio high quality.
There isn’t any clear phrase but on when in 2024 and 2025 we’d see AirPod refreshes, however Apple usually introduces new fashions within the latter half of the yr round when new iPhones come out. Gurman says that the AirPods will come out “later subsequent yr” and the AirPods Max will come out “across the finish of subsequent yr.”
HomePod Lineup
Lastly, HomePod. Apple’s HomePod mini is now three years previous. Gurman was first to focus on Apple’s work on a second-generation HomePod mini in August 2022. In February, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo mentioned that Apple will start mass shipments of the second-generation HomePod mini within the second half of 2024.
It’s also potential that Apple might wait to introduce a brand new HomePod mini till the debut of a third-generation full-size HomePod, particularly if it contains new options. Apple is alleged to be growing an up to date model of the HomePod that can characteristic a 7-inch show and arrive in 2024, based on Ming-Chi Kuo. Gurman additionally believes Apple has a HomePod with a display screen in growth, however he doesn’t count on it to return out till subsequent yr on the earliest.