Apple could launch another iPhone, more MacBooks, and other devices within months

[Daniel Sims]

Something to look forward to: Although Apple recently introduced several new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods Pro 3, the company is expected to launch more hardware before the end of the year and in early 2026. These could include a budget variant of the iPhone 17, with a new iPad possibly arriving as soon as next month.

According to Bloomberg's Power On newsletter, Apple could launch up to 10 devices over the next several months. Most will be product refreshes with faster processors but the Cupertino giant is also expected to introduce a new kind of smart home device.

The company's next product will likely be a new iPad Pro in October. The tablet could mark the debut of Apple's M5 chip, based on TSMC's newest 3-nanometer semiconductor process, and the return of the front-facing selfie camera.

A revised Apple Vision Pro could also appear before the end of 2025, but it isn't the Vision Pro 2. Instead, it will be a relatively modest update with an enhanced M4 processor for AI workloads. A major redesign with reduced weight – the Apple Vision Air – is expected in 2027.

At least one new Mac monitor might also launch before the end of the year, though it could slip into the first quarter of 2026. Details on the display remain scarce, but another is also expected early next year. An M5-powered MacBook Pro and MacBook Air could also appear around the same time.

Apple's most important early-2026 product launch will likely be the iPhone 17e, continuing the new budget tier the company introduced with the iPhone 16e in February. Its feature set remains unclear, but it will come with the same A19 chip as the standard iPhone 17.

Meanwhile, upcoming home devices with new processors include the HomePod mini and Apple TV. The set-top box will feature Apple's new N1 wireless chip and support for the AI-enhanced version of Siri, while the speaker will include new voice-control functions. A new product category, the previously delayed Smart Home Hub, could also be released in early 2026 if Siri's upcoming AI upgrade is ready by then.

Finally, a next-generation AirTag is expected to feature an improved wireless chip with a wider detection range.

Apple recently launched the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Air, Apple Watch SE 3, Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and AirPods Pro 3. The company also launched major operating system updates for all of its product lines on Monday.

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Apple could launch another iPhone, more MacBooks, and other devices within months

 

[Squid Surprise]

Looking forward to the Apple TV… and might upgrade my 6-year-old iPad Pro as well…

Don’t need a new iPhone, but still intrigued by the newest Apple Watches… can they really charge enough in 15-20 minutes (while I shower) for me to be able to wear it the rest of the day?

 

[AlexIL]

A real budget iPhone would be a welcome addition as iPhone 16e was far from budget and frankly pointless. You could add another 50 and get normal iPhone. So after SE3 there were no budget iPhone so far.

 

[Theinsanegamer]

A real budget iPhone would be a welcome addition as iPhone 16e was far from budget and frankly pointless. You could add another 50 and get normal iPhone. So after SE3 there were no budget iPhone so far.

No you couldnt.

On launch, the iphone 16e was $599 USD for the 128GB base model. The iphone 16 started at $799 for the same. That is a $200 difference, not $50. The iphone 15 was $699, which is closer at a $100 difference, but was using an older generation chip and would receive 1 year less support then the 16e, for a higher price.

Apple has no real interest in the "real" budget market for iphones. Given the price of silicon, selling an iphone for $3-400 with the latest chip, or even a previous gen chip, with 8 years of support is a money losing endeavor, and as the SE series showed, not many people were actually interested in them.

 

[AlexIL]

No you couldnt.

On launch, the iphone 16e was $599 USD for the 128GB base model. The iphone 16 started at $799 for the same. That is a $200 difference, not $50. The iphone 15 was $699, which is closer at a $100 difference, but was using an older generation chip and would receive 1 year less support then the 16e, for a higher price.

Apple has no real interest in the "real" budget market for iphones. Given the price of silicon, selling an iphone for $3-400 with the latest chip, or even a previous gen chip, with 8 years of support is a money losing endeavor, and as the SE series showed, not many people were actually interested in them.

Who buys them on launch today? Braindead? Two to four months after launch they drop to sanity. Besides you are speaking about US market I am speaking about international markets. If you add taxes and deduct agreements at certain places there were zero difference between 16e and 15 at launch.

Manufacturing cost for single iPhone including labor transport and storage never exceeds half of its asking price. Check with any AI available for exact numbers.

Tim asks way more than current market realistically can provide. If he doesn't make real budget iPhone like SEs he'll be seeing quarterly reports not to his liking. SE did sold very well, just not in the US. US also is not the largest market and not most important for any company for a very long time by now.

 

[Theinsanegamer]

Who buys them on launch today? Braindead? Two to four months after launch they drop to sanity.

People who...need a new phone?

Also no, they dont "drop to sanity" whatever that means. Iphone prices remain stable until th enext year, when they drop down a slot in price ot make room for the new model. They've been doing this for the better part of a decade now.

Besides you are speaking about US market I am speaking about international markets. If you add taxes and deduct agreements at certain places there were zero difference between 16e and 15 at launch.

Again, the 15 was an older generation then the 16e, so less support. IDK if you're measuring in snow pesos or whatever, you should specify that in your comment.

Manufacturing cost for single iPhone including labor transport and storage never exceeds half of its asking price. Check with any AI available for exact numbers.

Why would I "check" with hallucination prone AI when I could just read the sources myself?

Wait, is that how you got your pricing numbers? That explains a bit.....

Tim asks way more than current market realistically can provide. If he doesn't make real budget iPhone like SEs he'll be seeing quarterly reports not to his liking. SE did sold very well, just not in the US. US also is not the largest market and not most important for any company for a very long time by now.

Everything you wrote here is wrong
1. The US makes up 1/4th of GLOBAL consumer spending. It also represents Apple's highest marketshare at over 50%. It is the most important market, to Apple.
2. The sales of Apple iphone shave remained consistent. The 17 pre orders are apparently doing very well. So no, Tim is not asking for more then the market can provide.
3. The SE, at it's height, made up just 6% of total iphone sales. That dropped to 3% with the iphone SE. So no, it did not "sell well".