Report: Apple to Launch These New Products in 2026

[Jeeve Stubbs]

Why can't they make a small phone? I just want a jacked up iphone with flagship specs i can hold in one hand, and my hands are HUUUGE kid.

I agree with you. Instead of allocating resources to thinness, Apple should offer the iPhone Mini again.

 

[akzero]

Apple is planning to launch at least 15 new products in 2026, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Gurman outlined what to expect from Apple in 2026 in the latest edition of his "Power On" newsletter. He said the company is heading "into one of its most pivotal years in recent memory," with the rollout of major new Apple Intelligence features, intense regulatory pressure on the App Store, and the risk of new tariffs.

The "early portion of the year" should see the release of the iPhone 17e, iPad (12th-generation) with A18 chip, iPad Air with M4 chip, MacBook Air with M5 chip, MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, and new external displays. Around March to April, Apple should roll out the long-awaited revamped version of Siri alongside a new smart home display with speaker-base and wall-mount options.

In the fall, the company will release new Apple Watches and iPhones as usual. The iPhone 18 Pro models will drop Qualcommm modems for Apple's own C1 chip. The first foldable iPhone is also expected to launch.

The company is likely to debut smart home security products such as a camera in 2026. A new Mac mini with the M5 chip is also expected, along with a new Mac Studio. A new iPad mini with an OLED display should also arrive, but an update to the iPad Pro is not due until 2027.

Before the end of the year, the company could unveil redesigned MacBook Pro models with M6 Pro and M6 Max chips, thinner chassis, touchscreens, and OLED displays. Apple could also preview its smart glasses product before the end of 2026, with suppliers already producing small quantities.

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Still no larger iMac??? It's been a couple years since I've been able to use my 27"
so looking for to buying a bigger one if it comes out.

 

[fortfive]

I guess not a lot. Chinese companies are essentially copiers of Western technology and don't have much innovation to offer, at least for now. Samsung isn't much better, at least in products where it competes with Apple. A couple of original features here and there, but it's mostly the Korean company that imitates Apple and not the reverse.
One thing where Apple is definitely behind and trying to catch up is AI, and this is dominated by American companies.

Chinese companies apparent lack of innovation has more to do with their ability to influence market trends than any lack of creativity. People said the same thing about Japan in the 70s, but then Sony showed what consumer electronics could be, Toyota et. al showed what cars could be, Mistubishi everything else. They never did get speakers right though. Chinese are innovating like hell on the back end; deepseek accomplishes a slightly less refined output at a fraction of the compute power requirements. This generation's Steve Jobs has been born there and is fixing to spring forth.

 

[fortfive]

I agree with you. Instead of allocating resources to thinness, Apple should offer the iPhone Mini again.

There are literally dozens of us! I'd still be rocking my mini but some fellow enthusiast stole it.

 

[SactoGuy18]

The new iPhone 18 Pro models and the foldable iPhone will use the C2 next-generation radio modem chip for 5G, now including mmWave support. And given what Apple has done so far with the C1 and C1X, it won't be slow, either.

 

[LonestarOne]

Please, no touch screen on M6 MBP!

Maybe a Touchbar. Then I can replace my M1 MBP.