Apple doesn’t really do lazy. Summer or not. The lab is hot.
According to Mark Gurman, the company is already testing new iPad Pro models. Redesigning an entry-level MacBook Pro too. Developing that new M7 chip. Meanwhile, Nikkei Asia says Apple is aggressively ramping up production for its first foldable phone.
Launch expected later this year.
A rep for Apple didn’t get back to us. Or maybe they just didn’t answer.
The Leadership Shift
Tim Cook is heading out. John Ternus is moving in. The transition usually brings product glut, and this time is no different.
Look at the stack:
- The first-ever Apple foldable
- iPhone 18 series (Pro, Max, base model)
- A second-generation iPhone Air
- Possibly an iPhone 20, purely to mark the 20-year anniversary
- Smart glasses
It’s a lot. For one year.
iPad Pro gets sharper (and hotter)
The iPad Pro refresh is coming, but not for a while. Gurman pins it to spring 2027. The dimensions stay the same. 11 inches and 13 inches. Nothing revolutionary in size.
But under the hood? It might get serious.
Current M5 chips might get jumped over entirely for the M7. Why? Because AI is hungry. These new iPads will likely feature a vapor chamber cooling system. Heat is the enemy of sustained performance, and Apple is finally addressing it.
Austin Evans, a tech YouTuber with nearly 6 million subscribers, isn’t holding his breath for the software, though. The hardware is great. Built-in 5G, good screen. But iPadOS is still… iPadOS.
“Even with apps like Final Cut and an improved Finder, you’re stuck in a compromised, locked-down loop compared to the Mac or Windows.”
Is it fair to compare them directly? Maybe. Maybe not. But the ceiling is visible.
Touchscreen Macs are real (probably)
Gurman says the entry-level MacBook Pro is getting a redesign too. Launch window? First half of 2028? No, first half of 2027.
It’ll have a touchscreen.
The high-end MacBooks, arriving late this year or early 2025, will follow suit. The era of the click-only Mac interface is ending.
The Foldable Hunger
Let’s talk about the foldable phone. The elephant in the room. Or should I say, the rectangle in the room that folds.
Apple hasn’t announced it. That’s part of the game. But Nikkei Asia reports suppliers have been told to gear up.
First guess: 7 to 8 million units.
Current guess: 10 million.
They need to make 10 million foldables this year. That’s a huge jump in expectation. Apple apparently fixed the hinge issue, the thing that usually breaks these devices.
“The company has told suppliers it needs 10 million units, a significant bump from previous estimates.”
Evans is excited. He’s also wary of the price. If Apple brings refined hardware and decent multitasking to that inner screen? It’ll be amazing.
And expensive. Very expensive.
Apple expects to churn out 220 million iPhones this year total. Including the new Pro Max models and this new folding variant. That’s a lot of aluminum and glass moving through ports.
Will you buy it?
