Category: ming-chi kuo

Ming-Chi Kuo: MacBook Pro with Apple ARM chips coming in Q4 2020

[ad_1] Appleā€™s first Mac with its own ARM processor will be the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via iMore). He believes that production of that model will start in Q4 of 2020, with an A-series powered MacBook Air arriving shortly afterwards either in Q4 2020 or early 2021. Apple will also release […]

Apple’s next-generation AirPods might arrive in early 2021

[ad_1] You might not want to hold your breath for an update to Apple’s AirPods in 2020. Well-connected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims (via AppleInsider) that Apple is likely to mass-produce third-generation AirPods in the first half of 2021, and follow suit with the second-generation AirPods Pro in the fourth quarter of 2021 or first quarter […]

iPad Pro and MacBook Pro could switch to mini LED displays in late 2020

[ad_1] In theory, mini LED offers many of the benefits of OLED screens without the usual drawbacks. The extremely dense array of LEDs promises high contrast ratios, a wide color range and a thin panel, but remains power-efficient and won’t risk burning in like OLED can. Mini LED makes sense for pro devices where accuracy […]

Apple may launch its AR headset with third-party help early next year

[ad_1] Kuo has said in the past that Apple plans to market the headset as an iPhone accessory. It will reportedly wirelessly offload computing, networking and location-related tasks to the iPhone. In this way, Apple hopes to keep the device thin and light. Without providing additional context, Kuo adds Apple will work third-party brands to […]

iPhone SE2 will look like an iPhone 8 and arrive early 2020

[ad_1] According to CNBC, Kuo suggested in an analyst note that the iPhone SE2 will retain the iPhone 8’s 4.7-inch screen. The iPhone 11 has a 6.1-inch display. Many people who bought the iPhone SE did so because it packed the guts of an iPhone 6S into the smaller body of an iPhone 5-style design […]

Apple’s rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro may ditch the flaky keyboard

[ad_1] This is just the latest rumor to come from Kuo. He previously predicted that the 16-inch MacBook Pro will arrive before the end of this year. He also believes future Macs, coming in 2020, will use the scissor mechanism rather than the butterfly mechanism. That wouldn’t be surprising, given all the complaints over Apple’s […]

Apple’s rumored AR headset might require an iPhone

[ad_1] The AR glasses, Apple’s first, will act as a display, and the computing, rendering, internet connection and location services will come from the user’s iPhone, Kuo said, as reported by 9to5Mac. In a lot of ways, this would be similar to the approach Apple took with the first few Apple Watch models, which needed […]