What to Expect From Apple in 2021: New Apple Silicon Macs, iPhone 13, AirTags and More

[Shearwater]

Outside of the annual software upgrades and iPhone models in the fall, everything else is conjecture. No one knows when Apple will release mini LED iPads, new iMacs, or MacBook Pros for that matter, so categorizing them in a timeline is fruitless at this point.

"Rumour"....A currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth.
I wonder if that's why it's a rumour ( rumor
) site?🤔

 

[CJ Dorschel]

My son is diabetic. He wears a continual glucose monitor that transmits his blood sugar readings to his Apple Watch (and my and my wife’s Apple Watched). It’s nice, but ever 10 days we have to change the sensor and because it involves a needle puncturing his skin, it’s a massive battle every 10 days to get him to do it. A non-invasive glucose monitor would dramatically change our lives. I can’t understate how great that would be for diabetics.

As a type 1 since 12 (test 12-14 times a day even with my Dexcom G6 and maintain my A1C’s in the 5 range) this would absolutely be a game changer. Even for non-diabetics this would help with understanding how diet and exercise impact overall health. Either way, this would help shift towards preventative healthcare and away from treatment based systems.

 

[nexusrule]

Apple wants to move consumer purchases for the MacBook Pro and iMac's from an average of 6 years ownership to 3 years. But keeping the price the same. I call BS, Oh look the M2 processor has come out now! time to upgrade like my iPhone. This is perfect with alinement with AppleCare 3 year program. Oh and we are going to devalue your old Mac if you want to trade it in, so we get more money for Apple stock holders.

Why is my Mac running so slow, oh it only has a M1 processor and Apple has upgraded the OS.

If the fact that the chips now have a number in the name makes you wants to upgrade, or imagine some conspiracy to make you upgrade, see a therapist man, don‘t put it on Apple. Apple makes a computer that’s way faster than before (greater machine lifespan), has a battery that lasts way more (greater machine lifespan), doesn’t get hot as before (greater machine lifespan) and because of how they name the chip you think they want to reduce the lifespan? Weirdest thing I ever heard on a tech forum.

 

[nexusrule]

My thought too, which is another reason why the RAM on the entry level devices is 8gb. The M1’s appear to be fairly robust performance wise, but it’ll be fairly easy to plan 8gb of ram as the bottleneck to motivate people to upgrade after 3 years.

The reason why there is less ram is different and you can know what it is reading some tech review before starting to spew conspiracy-like misinformation because you don’t know what you are talking about. Hint: iPhone have half or less memory than android competitor yet they are more performant and last longer. Why?

 

[Rochy Bay]

Wouldn't they just allow for this in their costs as it is a business cost?
Nobody loses anything as if the store didn't exist how would they be selling their apps?
For me the whole App Store is yet another great reason to stick with Apple, and all these app developers benefit from this.

Ask the developers themselves what they really think. You would not know.

 

[Rochy Bay]

Some of these products are reaching a maturity point where I don’t think they need to see an ‘annual release’, the Apple Watch being one of them, the iPhone can even be staggered with a longer release if they wanted to.

The Apple tags I think will be a popular product, but they’ve been rumored for a long time without really any substantial information/updates. I definitely have a used cases for a product like that, but more than anything, I’m curious if they will actually happen, given they’ve been rumored for almost 16 months, I’m definitely on board to see the potential if they ever launch.

Their goal is shortening product life. Not extending it.

 

[Rochy Bay]

It’s true, there are so many little software things here and there that don’t work...never used to be this way. Product of a successful company that has expanded tremendously over the past 10 years.

Apple became all about profits now. Expect product life and quality to continue to drop.

 

[Abazigal]

I predict that Apple will go on to become even more successful. The signs are all there.

 

[DaRev]

Do you have any kind of source for that? I don’t see how Apple’s current plans with Macs are really anything different from what they’ve always done other then the chip inside. Yes, there will be a M2, but how is that any different from Apple swapping out an old Intel chip for a newer one every year or so? Computers are always going to get better each year, that’s never not going to be the case.

And it’s not like most people upgrade their phones each year either, despite new models coming out on a yearly basis.

It is called trolling, he made the statement knowing that Apple provides support far longer than any other manufacturer of hardware with many many years of os updates.

 

[gnasher729]

24” for a desktop seems a little small, no? I’m sure there’s a market, sure. But large enough to warrant an “all-in-one” computer?

27” and 31.5” would seem to make a lot more sense. 27” for the ‘consumers’, and 32” for the ‘pro’ model. Aside from dorm room scenarios, I just don’t get it.

Apple is selling lots of iMacs with a 21 inch screen. And 32" is a monstrosity.

 

[ericwn]

Their goal is shortening product life. Not extending it.

Opinion piece.

 

[ericwn]

Apple became all about profits now. Expect product life and quality to continue to drop.

Apple is stock traded and always about profits and shareholder value. That ha not changed.

 

[juminoz]

It would be a mistake for Apple to release Apple TV with A-series chip instead of M-series chip. Using M1X means it can perform probably at the same level as PS4 or better and really give other console makers a run for their money. Or maybe Apple should just use their change to buy Nintendo and come up with the next-gen console to complete with Microsoft and Sony. Nintendo Switch is already using ARM-based architecture so making existing games work with M1X probably isn't an impossible task considering someone already came up with an emulator for M1 Mac.

 

[Solomani]

iPad Mini was mentioned.... wooooooo!!!

 

[chucker23n1]

It would be a mistake for Apple to release Apple TV with A-series chip instead of M-series chip. Using M1X means it can perform probably at the same level as PS4 or better and really give other console makers a run for their money.

The cores in M1 and A14 are the same; the M1 is more about additional scale and features, and a slightly higher clock. (For example, an A14X would likely not go up to 16 GiB RAM, or feature Thunderbolt.)

Unless they want to make the new Apple TV larger, they probably don't want increase the clock.

 

[DocMultimedia]

VR goggles, but just don't think these will be ready until 2022 at the earliest. Maybe they'll be ready when Apple Tiles get released.

 

[DarthDon]

Wot, no new iPod Touch?

Ipod Classic w/ M1...

 

[DarthDon]

So, nobody expects a Mac Mini in 2021? With 4x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, 12 core?

A Mac Mini like that should beat the Mac Pro in scores...

 

[Bug-Creator]

So, nobody expects a Mac Mini in 2021? With 4x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, 12 core?

I for sure have my fingers crosses, and it is for sure one of the lowest hanging apples for Fruit to pick (or something like that)

Back when the DTK was released I was harping on someone showing how it looked on the inside as I thought a full consumer ready PCB would indicate that Apple could just drop in a A14Z (which turned out to be called M1) into it.
Lots of people were convinced that that won't happen cos..... reasons.....

Well


Btw. I would still like to know wether that DTK-PCB is a Rev0.1 of the M1-Mini and if the A12Z on it is in a package pin compatible to the M1. No practical reason just something to kill a cat.

 

[J.J. Sefton]

AirPod socks.

Kidding aside, I'm chomping at the bit for a (redesigned) 32" iMac.

 

[pray2crom]

Just want a MacBook Pro that can play Starcraft II on highest graphics settings with at least 60fps. Hopefully the 16inch with M1x or M2 or whatever they will call it can do it.

 

[richinaus]

Ask the developers themselves what they really think. You would not know.

I know Apple is a business and they provide a fantastic platform for developers to sell their product.

My business has nothing remotely like this and I would gladly pay 15 - 30% for it [as I would allow for this in my costs, as it is simply a cost of business]. You would not know this apparently.

 

[richinaus]

Apple is selling lots of iMacs with a 21 inch screen. And 32" is a monstrosity.

24” 4K is the sweet spot for me, as I find 27” too big for my work [too much mouse work for no beneift].

For video editing, gaming and consumption I can see wider and larger screens are better.

 

[PlayUltimate]

I miss the iMac G4 design even though i skipped from iMac G3 to iMac G5.

have one on my shelf. Don't use it but can if needed.

 

[HVDynamo]

There's a mistake here. "Mini-LED" displays are definitely not going to use "local dimming" that "dims the backlight," because "mini-LED" (I usually see these displays called "micro-LED") displays don't have backlights. Just like OLED displays.

LCD's have a white backlight, and then selectively filter that light to get RGB. Micro-LED's just have... microscopic LED's. Direct red, green, and blue lights. There's no backlight to dim. All "blacks" are true blacks, like on OLED's, because you aren't trying to completely block out a backlight, you're just not emitting any light from your LED's. So it's "perfect" blacks.

No, the article is correct. You are getting MiniLED and MicroLED mixed up. MiniLED is a backlight technology for LCD's, and MicroLED is the OLED like display.