5 Major New Features by Apple To Be Announced

5 Major New Features by Apple To Be Announced

Let’s review the new features and upcoming changes. These could be confirmed on the official Apple website.

The iPad Air is getting bigger

To start, it’s rumored that new iPad Airs are in preparation. Logical, especially when you consider that no tablet was presented by Apple last year – a first since the start of its tablet collection in 2010.

The first iPad Air on its way should present itself as the sixth generation of the range, with the fifth dating from March 2022. An M3 chip is expected under the hood, with a probable diagonal of 10.9 inches or perhaps with an enlarged panel to 11 inches. This would be possible thanks to thinner borders around the display. However, don’t expect to see Face ID under the screen, at least not anytime soon on tablets or mobiles at Apple. And this, even if the company knows how to design such an arrangement, as its patents prove.

Like the iPad Pro, the iPad Air could also be equipped with a larger version than ever with 12.9 inches on the counter. It would be the first generation of its kind for the series, probably with the same processor. However, it is known that the 12.9-inch iPad Pro offers a better screen than the 11-inch iPad Pro, and Cupertino could set up a similar difference with the iPad Air. To be confirmed.

No iPhone SE 4 this year

In 2020, Apple presented the iPhone SE 2, and its successor arrived in 2022. Logically, and because many leaks more or less confirmed it, a fourth-generation iPhone SE was expected for 2024. However, it seems the mobile phone is delayed. Apparently, due to disappointing sales for the third-generation iPhone SE. The current model’s stocks are still quite substantial in Apple Stores and third-party retailers, so the focus would primarily be on selling them off.

In short, we should not expect to see a fourth-generation iPhone SE this year. However, specialized analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, working at the investment firm TFI Securities, assures that this famous iPhone SE 4 will be released in spring 2025. In about a year, then.

The device could be equipped with a larger screen than the current small 4.7 inches, with 6.1 inches and the notch reminding the design of the iPhone 14.

Better contrasts on iPad Pro

At the same time, Apple would also be preparing to renew its iPad Pro range.

The expected novelties for the occasion are, among others:

• A new thinner chassis, but still in aluminum
• New dimensions, with a few tenths of a millimeter more or less in width and length (barely noticeable to the naked eye)
• The introduction of the M3 chip to replace the current M2 processor
• The installation of the front camera in landscape format and not in portrait mode as today
• The switch to OLED technology for the screen, displaying better contrasts in theory

It also seems that Apple plans to present a new generation of the Magic Keyboard. The integrated touchpad could then be wider, offering more freedom of movement. The manufacturer would also have planned to add aluminum to the hull.

It is possible that the new iPad Pro will also benefit from wireless charging. But we have not really echoed such affirmations lately, so such potential novelty should be considered with caution. Do not expect the apple tablets to become water-resistant, here too the change does not seem to be planned anytime soon.

A black Apple Pencil?

Apple would like to unveil the third generation of the official iPad stylus, the Apple Pencil.

For now, only a white version is available. Or rather two, since it is still possible to get the first model with its Lightning port. The Bluetooth-connected pencil arriving in spring will probably still be powered by USB-C for charging. A new black colorway might also be offered, but it’s not certain. Let’s remember that the AirPods, for example, have never offered any colors other than white after almost eight years of loyal service…

The first MacBook Air M3 are arriving

Finally, Apple to renew its two sizes of MacBook Air. A 13.6-inch model with an M3 processor is therefore on its way. This would mark the end of the sale of new M1 MacBook Airs (13.3 inches) in Apple Stores. The 13.6-inch M2 MacBook Airs, for their part, remain available in Tim Cook’s official stores but with a price drop when their successors are released.

The fifteen-inch MacBook Air, introduced last year for the first time, will also be equipped with an M3 version. As a reminder, this proprietary chip is assembled by TSMC in Taiwan and offers on the MacBook Pro M3 a SoC (system on chip) configuration with a ten-core graphics card, an eight-core CPU, or even up to twenty-four gigabytes of RAM and two terabytes of internal storage. Artificial intelligence is also part of the package, with an in-house engine: the Neural Engine (sixteen cores).

By the way, the latest MacBook Air models arrived in March 4, 2024.

Links

• Newsroom – Apple
• Sell old Apple device online – iGotOffer
• Everything About Apple’s Products – The complete guide to all Apple consumer electronic products, including technical specifications, identifiers and other valuable information.

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