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Apple's 2026 and 2027 Product Roadmap: Foldable iPhone, iPhone 18 Pro, M5 Macs, and More
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dead.cell
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Apple lost me as a potential customer for the Apple TV. I waited since the summer for it to come to fruition based on rumors and, thanks to a resident member here who pointed out you can do Airplay on Roku, I decided to go w/ Roku instead. $25 for a 4K Roku streaming stick was hard to pass up at that.
Maybe one day Apple will get it out the door but eh...
Maybe one day Apple will get it out the door but eh...
PowerBook G5 and iPhone 9 coming spring 2026!
Also it’s funny that iOS is still programmed to autocorrect the capital P and B in “PowerBook,” is that a hint for the future???? 😆
The only thing I may or may not have interest in is the Anniversary edition phone. I am curious to see if the design is what I'm looking for or not. Otherwise, I simply don't need any new products at this time. I don't need a new phone in two years either but I would consider one if it is a better physical design over what I have now (I want a phone with rounded sides AND light weight that isn't big).
Jeremy3292
macrumors regular
Jeremy3292
macrumors regular
But they still are - pro models in the fall. People also buy things irrationally and on a whim. Moving the base model/cheaper releases to the spring and keeping the expensive pro models in the fall for holiday season makes a lot of sense from a sales perspective. People will then always buy the newest pro model before Christmas and those who didn't or the more budget conscious shoppers will buy a "nice new fresh" model in the spring. When you release all models at one time every year it causes people to not buy any iPhones after Christmas really bc they're just waiting for the next one in September. It also forces people to buy the pro model in the fall or wait until the next spring for the cheaper model.
anshuvorty
macrumors 68040
And what? Read about politics and the depressing and insanely idiotic state of the US currently? Yeah, no thanks. Tech, at most times, is apolitical, and I want to keep it that way and just enjoy the fascinating developments in this industry that happens.
You are right though, if I want to remain surprised, I should do a better job of avoiding these leaks.
For phones at least, yeah.
The 14-inch + 16-inch Macbook Pros with M5 Pro chips look to be arriving in the Spring. Macbook Pros with M Pro chips seem to be on a 10-15 month refresh cycle.
| Chip Series | Release Date | Notes |
| M4 Pro / Max | November 2024 | Announced late Oct 2024; availability began Nov 8. |
| M3 Pro / Max | November 2023 | Announced Oct 30, 2023 ("Scary Fast" event); availability began Nov 7. |
| M2 Pro / Max | January 2023 | Released directly via press release. |
| M1 Pro / Max | October 2021 | First introduction of the 14" and 16" Apple Silicon chassis. |
I'm increasingly despondent about Apple products, especially their software. They seem to be moving backwards. Everything is just getting uglier, buggier and more difficult to use. The power of their ARM chips is the only impressive thing to come from Apple in recent years. Apple Vision Pro is a joke. Their unbelievably bad AI is potentially dangerous. Progress with the Apple Watch / iPad has ground to a halt. The latest version of iOS seems like a major downgrade compared to the previous version. I still prefer Mac OS over Windows, but Apple is annoying me so much lately... If I can find a reasonably good alternative I will take it.
Ursadorable
macrumors 65816
This is by far my most eagerly awaited product. I want to start experimenting with even larger LLMs.
My only fear is that the price is going to be insane due skyrocketing RAM prices over the past year.
N0ughtsAndCr0sses
macrumors 6502a
Perhaps he will say “One more thing” and then announce that he is replaced by AI which can maximize profits better than him.
sjsharksfan12
macrumors 68030
I was the same way. Decided to buy a ONN device. It wasn't only the whole Apple TV mess. It was also this forcing of liquid glass on people. I was an Android user over the phone for a couple of years, but I still had an Apple TV, Mac, Ipad, and Homepod. Now I'm trying to just get away from the Apple Ecosystem, even though they still have a variation of Itunes to buy/rent movies or TV that I could still use. Still, in terms of the hardware, I don't think I've been this disappointed in Apple since the 90s. It actually was the Ipod and Itunes that brought me back to the company. I wonder what it will be in the future, if any.
Functionality aside, both the Notch and Dynamic Island serve as styling elements to instantly identify the device as an Apple iPhone.
Proof positive as we have witnessed the addition of the Notch on Apple Laptops.
Nothing if not clever, Apple knows exactly what works in marketing their products.
They're also aware many people would prefer a full screen display without either of these, so Apple talks it up. But actually taking action is another matter. They've had the capability for years yet they've failed to implement it.
Abydos
macrumors 6502
maybe, its geological terminology : three sections of unequal lengths, early being the first section (may compose 90 per cent of the entire period, middle and late refer to specific events that comprise of very little time. in other words when the product arrives that will be by definition early 2026 - don't worry
beginnersview
macrumors member
Riiiight...
So, an iPhone with an active display so wide that just picking up the phone results in : an unintended call (made or cancelled), an agreement to attend someone's party, and an accidental purchase of a Deluxe Roomba (or maybe a who-knows-what...)!
Do any of these people actually try to use the device in real life?
/s (kinda)
Apple will have a star product next year, iFold, the first ever pocketable 2 in one device: hybrid iPhone mini and iPad mini which will fulfill all who have been wanting the latest updated iPhone mini and iPad mini. This foldable will be the center of attention and be sold out easily. I may get this also with Samsung Trifold next year. Have been wanting pocketable phone and tablet hybrid for ages feeling like waiting for thousand years.