With the latest release of the AirPods Max, Apple closed 2020 and so far we have not had any new products from the company. This is not strange either, since January is not usually a month in which the company ventures to put new hardware on sale. However, we have had information during the last months and weeks that place March as the possible month in which we will see the first products. We analyze everything in this post.
iPad Pro, iPad 2021 and, iPad mini 6?
March is usually a month in which Apple launches new generations of iPad, whatever its range. In recent months there has been much talk about the new iPad Pro and precisely in the last few hours the design of the 11-inch model was leaked, which would be identical to the 12.9-inch, although obviously smaller. This device would slightly increase the thickness of both its body and its camera module, keeping otherwise a scheme equal to that of the models launched in 2020. The miniLED screen and 5G technology would be its main novelties, although the screen change It only seems to be confirmed at the moment for the bigger team. Both would come with an A14X Bionic chip , giving an even greater power than the current A12Z that their predecessors mount.
The cheapest iPad of the company and which is the entry model for its tablets, could also be one of the first to appear during this first part of the year. Although great innovations are not expected in it because it is not a device focused on it, it is expected that the same design that the iPad Air 2019 already had will be reused. That is, it would go on to mount a 10.5-inch screen with improved touch functions and with 4 GB of RAM memory and a powerful A13 Bionic as the main brain.
More doubts are generated by what would be the sixth generation of the iPad mini . This device focused on being used in any situation due to its tremendous portability is one that is expected to renew its design by adopting a front with fewer frames with the elimination of the Home button and the transfer of Touch ID to the unlock button, something that has already Happened to the latest iPad Air. Although the information is still scarce, analysts point out that the screen could go from 7.9 to 8.4 inches thanks to that readjustment of the front. As a processor, an A14 is expected, although as we say, not much information has transpired.
AirTags, are you there?
Apple locators have been an open secret for almost two years. The company left clues in the iOS code during various versions, from the first betas of 13 to the current ones of 14.4. In all of them, reference is made to a product of which we could even know its animation on the iPhone thanks to the filter Jon Prosser. Its launch was initially scheduled for the end of 2020 or so at least it was commented, but it seems that for some reason Californians have decided to wait and the month of March 2021 could be more than suitable for it to be officially announced.
AirPods 3 with a ‘Pro’ style
Some AirPods Pro perhaps somewhat smaller and without noise cancellation. This could be in a few months the shortest summary to define the third generation AirPods if the forecasts are met. From China, the country where Apple manufactures most of its products, information arrives stating that these headphones could be tremendously similar to the current ‘Pro’ model, but with the aforementioned cancellation functionality absent. Perhaps among its improvements we will see a hypothetical H2, an evolution of the current H1 chip that is mounted not only by these headphones but also by the rest of the AirPods range and even Beats.
Mac-level surprise?
2020 ended with Macs at the top of the Apple stage, as the most anticipated products of the year and that have surprised the most with the new M1 chip. In this 2021 this transition to Apple Silicon is expected to continue with the definitive (or almost) goodbye to Intel chips. While the iMac is one of the most anticipated, there is no indication that it could arrive before the summer, so the range of notebooks is the one that captures all eyes. The 16-inch MacBook Pro and even a renewal of the 13-inch to 14-inch would be released this year and although no date is specified, it would not be ruled out that any of them made their appearance in these first months. They would also have miniLED panels like the iPad Pro, so the visual experience would improve. There has also been a lot of talk about the return of the 12-inch MacBook, this time mounting an M1 or M2 chip, will it come true?
The rest of products such as iPhone and Apple Watch are reserved for autumn, with September as a possible date and as usual every year except for the strange 2020 in which smartphones had to be presented in October. Who knows anyway if we will not find a previous surprise such as the expected Apple Glass or a preview of them. In any case, we will remain attentive to new information, but today what is most talked about are the products featured in this post. Will the rumors be right?