Apple could kick off 2026 with new MacBook Professional, iPhone 17e, and iPads

September is simply two months away, and which means we’re getting nearer to the anticipated launch of Apple’s iPhone 17 series, together with a brand new addition reportedly referred to as the iPhone 17 Air.

Whereas the iPhone 17 sequence is Apple’s subsequent main product launch, consideration is already shifting to what may come afterward. Usually, Apple releases new Mac models within the fall, however these may now be delayed till 2026.

This information comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who stories that sources acquainted with Apple’s plans say the Cupertino-based firm is contemplating suspending the discharge of latest MacBook Professional and Air fashions till 2026. These gadgets have been initially anticipated in 2025.

The final replace to the MacBook Professional lineup was in November 2024, when Apple launched a refreshed MacBook Pro with its M4 chipset. The following MacBook Professional is predicted to characteristic an M5 chipset and keep the identical design launched in 2021. The M5 MacBook Professional will reportedly be the final to characteristic the present design, with Apple planning to introduce “new instances and a transfer to OLED” afterward, probably in 2027. The MacBook Air was refreshed earlier this yr with the M4 chipset.

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The iPhone 17e and new iPads are additionally anticipated in early 2026

A brand new exterior Mac show is also coming quickly

It is not simply new MacBooks probably launching within the first half of subsequent yr. Gurman also reports that Apple plans to launch a successor to the iPhone 16e, referred to as the iPhone 17e, in early 2026. The iPhone 16e is a mid-range cellphone that was launched in March with a $600 price ticket, $200 cheaper than the iPhone 16. It incorporates a notch design as an alternative of Dynamic Island, and has a single rear digicam in comparison with two.

The iPhone 17e is predicted to “look much like the 16e,” which suggests it would maintain the notch design. It might be powered by Apple’s A19 chipset, anticipated to debut with the iPhone 17 this fall.

Turning to iPads, Gurman stories {that a} new entry-level iPad is ready to reach in early 2026, alongside new iPad Air fashions. Since Apple final up to date the bottom iPad and iPad Air in March, this might make sense. The upcoming refreshes are more likely to be chipset upgrades, with the bottom iPad reportedly getting a “quicker chip” (at present the A16), and the iPad Air receiving an improve to the M4 chip (at present the M3).

Concerning the iPad Professional, it’s rumored to be refreshed this fall with the M5 chipset, not in 2026. The final iPad Professional refresh was in Might 2024, so will probably be overdue for an improve by the autumn.

Lastly, Gurman stories that Apple may launch a brand new exterior monitor for Macs this fall. Because the Apple Studio Display was launched in 2022 and no new monitor has adopted, it will make sense for Apple to lastly launch a brand new one. My foremost criticism in regards to the Studio Show, moreover its beginning worth of $2,000, is the 60Hz refresh fee. Hopefully, Apple will provide its subsequent Mac exterior show with a 144Hz refresh fee or increased, and it will be nice if it featured an OLED panel as an alternative of a Retina one as nicely.

Whereas I am excited to see the whole lot Apple has deliberate for 2026, I believe I am most excited in regards to the new iPads. Specifically, I hope it provides the bottom iPad a pleasant improve. This yr’s improve to the A16 was welcome, however one thing just like the A17 Professional or A18, which helps Apple Intelligence, can be significantly better. Moreover, I hope the iPhone 17e will get extra of an improve than at present anticipated. Different mid-range telephones, just like the Pixel 9a or the OnePlus 13R, provide extra worth than the iPhone 16e, and it will be nice to see the 17e develop into extra aggressive.

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