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What to Expect From Apple in 2020: New iPhones, Refreshed iPads, Apple Watch Series 6 and More

My prediction:
  • "iPhone 9" (4.7-inch) to be announced in March
  • "iPhone 11S" (6.1-inch), "iPhone 11S Pro" (5.4-inch), "iPhone 11S Pro Max" (6.7-inch), similar designs to the current generation
  • "iPhone __" (6.1-inch) redesign to be a Pro "first look" model similar to the X
 
"What to Expect From Apple in 2020: New iPhones, Refreshed iPads, Apple Watch Series 6 and More".

What about the following?

1. Releasing full APFS documentation, and specifically how to write to such disks (as done already for how to read them), so that Alsoft can release DiskWarrior 6 to rebuild the directory of APFS disks?

2. Time Machine 2 to make backups into APFS target disks.
 
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sully54 said:
Last year’s iPhone was the Xs. The one before that was the X.

This year, it’s the 11. Seems to me the likely bet for 2020 iPhones will be 11s, not 12.
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There also was no iPhone 7s.

Of course, there were some special circumstances. Like that they wanted to use the roman numeral X for the clearly very new design of the iPhone X and thus didn't want the gap in numbers to be too large. They might even have skipped the '7s' name for the '8' to make the '8' look more different when it had comparatively few changes compared to the iPhone 7 (better CPU, only marginally better camera hardware, Qi charging).

But there might be special circumstances with the 2020 iPhones as well in that "11s Pro Max" might be too many markers (11, s, Pro, Max).
 
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Incredibly vacuous, clickbait article, even for a low quality site such as MR.
 
MikhailT said:
Did you mean A13? iPad Pro already has an A12X chip.
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This might be by accident or not, but Apple's CPU packages mirror the iOS version number (for iPhones, iPads can lag behind a bit), in that iOS x has been released at the same time as iPhones having Ax processors since the iPhone 4 (with an A4 processor) and iOS 4 were released in June 2010.
 
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Spock said:
You only quoted the parts of my post that you chose to read, I was referring to the stand not the display itself.
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Apologies, that was meant more for nutmac’s statement before you. I don’t think they even have to concern themselves with making the stand TOO much cheaper. They’ve done something similarly impressive before on the iMac and the cost (since the “stand” in that case was required) was just rolled into the purchase.
bluecoast said:
I’m willing to bet that at WWDC, we’ll see a redesigned ARM powered iMac - along with a brand new ARM MacBook.
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I would agree. If they’re going to make some big jump this year, then developers are going to HAVE to know the performance characteristics across the entire line. Maybe not have everything released close to WWDC, but certainly have the features previewed.
 
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lovehateapple said:
If apple switches over to ARM based macs, I guess that means no more Boot Camp / Windows compatibility?
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Of course it will mean that. Unless Windows IoT is enough for you...

You can always purchase a Windows Virtual Desktop license, though. That's where Microsoft's headed anyway.
 
motm95 said:
Apple really needs to get off this update every year bandwagon, at least as far as iOS and MacOS goes. But it's not necessary to refresh the iPhone every 12 months either.
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I fully agree. But we all know the problem...the much more prominent attitude of "I need new, now." Most people get bored too easily. And have gotten used to the yearly release cycle. If Apple were to announce that there was to be no new product update this year or software update...a very vocal crowd would lose their sh*t. Personally...I'd be all for it. Like maybe get on a schedule of software on Year A...hardware on Year B. That would be a decent compromise for people. Still get something new every year, but each thing still gets two years to get right!
 
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MikhailT said:
Not exactly, Microsoft has Windows 10 ported to ARM already, look at their Surface Pro X with the custom ARM CPU, plus they had it for ARM for a few years via WinRT as well.
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Yeah, and only a fistful of Microsoft's own (Office) applications run on that specific version of Windows. Software has to be ported the ARM architecture in order to run, and nobody's doing that because there simply is no market for it. So if you run Windows on ARM, you better make sure that you don't need more than the two or three applications that actually run on it -- because almost the entire Windows ecosystem will be out of your reach.
 
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iOS Geek said:
I fully agree. But we all know the problem...the much more prominent attitude of "I need new, now." Most people get bored too easily. And have gotten used to the yearly release cycle. If Apple were to announce that there was to be no new product update this year or software update...a very vocal crowd would lose their sh*t. Personally...I'd be all for it. Like maybe get on a schedule of software on Year A...hardware on Year B. That would be a decent compromise for people. Still get something new every year, but each thing still gets two years to get right!
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Not just that. But the comp updates every year....
 
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The Game 161 said:
Not just that. But the comp updates every year....
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Also true. Moving back to my point on software, there was a time when Mac software updates weren't every year. I would probably be right in assuming most longtime Mac users preferred it that way...
 
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I hope the Apple Tag will be flat sided, pentagonal or hexagonal shape.
 
What I want and expect from Apple this year are likely to be different. My greatest need is to replace one of my iMacs, which is six years old.

  • Same outer dimensions, larger display = smaller bezels (possible)
  • Face ID and/or Touch ID for authentication (less likely, but possible)
  • Up-to-date CPUs and graphics (likely)
  • User-replaceable SSD (extremely unlikely)
  • Adjustable height (possible)
 
nutmac said:
iMac and iMac Pro should adopt Pro Display XDR design, minus expensive vent holes and magnetic adjustable stand. And discontinue spinning hard disk entirely and adopt SSD on the base model.

Apple TV would be nearly perfect if it splits into:
  • Apple TV ($99) with basic Salt-style remote, A10 (not A10X) for UHD, HDMI 2.1, 32GB storage
  • Apple TV Pro ($199) with redesigned remote (better ergonomics, better for games), A12X, HDMI 2.1, 128GB storage, 6-month to 1-year Apple Arcade subscription
Apple Card Pro with NFC (so I can use it without iPhone or Apple Watch), $199 annual fee with more perks and higher reward, such as:
  • 2% on all purchases
  • 3% on Apple Pay purchases
  • 4% on select purchases (e.g., T-Mobile, Nike, Uber, Walgreens)
  • 6% on Apple Store purchases
  • Complementary Apple Arcade or Apple TV+ subscription
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I kind of expect a black, premium Apple Card down the line.
 
I know it’s a long shot, but it would be nice to get a redesigned iPad mini. I guess at this point, even a processor update is unlikely this year.
 
I am very much in need of a new 12.9 iPad Pro. I wish we could nail down a date!
 
Apple is working to reduce its reliance on Intel by developing its own ARM-based chips for its Mac lineup, which would allow it to manufacture its chips in house without waiting on Intel's release timelines.
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Wrong. Apple has working AMD solutions in-house for the Zen line up of CPUs. Until AMD can produce an APU that is Zen 2 based or later Apple won't move forward and piece meal AMD into their line ups.
 
I'm interested in the new iPads, Watches and MacBook Pros I am tempted to replace my 2017 model. I have nearly pounced on the 16" model several times.

I have no idea how the could possibly improve the Apple TV hardware wise.
 
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