Apple will possible maintain one other occasion in October this yr to announce new Macs and iPads. If that’s the case, it could be the fourth time within the final 5 years that Apple has held an occasion in October. Final yr, Apple held a digital occasion on Monday, October 30 to announce new MacBook Professional and iMac fashions with the M3 sequence of chips.
Beneath, we recap rumors a few potential Apple occasion in October, together with new merchandise which are anticipated to be introduced.
Apple Occasion in October
In his Energy On publication earlier this month, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman mentioned that Apple will maintain an October occasion this yr to announce new iPads, together with an up to date iPad mini, together with the primary Macs with the M4 sequence of chips.
“There are also new iPads in the works, including an upgraded mini version,” he wrote. “They’re on deck for Apple’s October event alongside the M4 Macs.”
Apple has but to announce an October occasion this yr, so this stays a rumor for now.
New Merchandise Anticipated
MacBook Professional
Apple plans to announce up to date 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions with M4, M4 Professional, and M4 Max chips within the coming weeks, in accordance with Gurman. No design modifications have been rumored for the laptops this yr, with enhancements similar to an OLED show and thinner design not anticipated till 2026 on the earliest.
Apple final redesigned the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional in 2021, and the most recent fashions with M3, M3 Professional, and M3 Max chips had been launched final October.
iMac
Apple additionally plans to replace the iMac with the M4 chip within the coming weeks, in accordance with Gurman. No design modifications are anticipated for the desktop pc.
An unanswered query: Will the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad equipment for the iMac lastly swap from Lightning to USB-C this yr?
Mac mini
Gurman expects the Mac mini to be up to date with M4 and M4 Professional chips within the coming weeks, and he mentioned the desktop pc will likely be redesigned to grow to be almost as small as an Apple TV. The brand new Mac mini will apparently lack USB-A ports, and as a substitute function 5 USB-C ports, together with two on the entrance of the pc.
This is able to be the Mac mini’s first main redesign since 2010.
iPad mini
As talked about, Gurman expects a seventh-generation iPad mini to be unveiled on the occasion.
Rumored options for the following iPad mini over the earlier mannequin embrace a quicker chip, upgraded entrance and rear cameras, a repair for “jelly scrolling” display screen tearing in portrait orientation, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 assist, and new shade choices.
Apple provide chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo beforehand mentioned the following iPad mini would enter mass manufacturing within the second half of 2024, so there’s settlement from a number of credible sources in regards to the system being up to date later this yr.
Apple launched the present iPad mini in September 2021, with new options on the time together with a bigger 8.3-inch show, a USB-C port, a Contact ID energy button, the A15 Bionic chip, 5G assist on mobile fashions, a 12-megapixel rear digital camera with Heart Stage assist, compatibility with the second-generation Apple Pencil, and extra.
Gurman has mentioned “new, lower-end iPads” plural will likely be unveiled within the coming weeks, so there could possibly be an iPad 11 at Apple’s occasion too. Nevertheless, iPad 11 show shipments will not be anticipated to start till October, so the system might debut later.