Kuo: Apple Planning 20-Inch MacBook With Foldable Screen

Apple is planning to release a 20-inch MacBook with a foldable screen in around three years, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. “Apple’s only foldable product with a clear development schedule is the 20.3-inch MacBook, expected to enter mass production in 2027,” said Kuo, in a post on X today. He did not provide any […]

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Kuo: Apple Watch Ultra With MicroLED Display Indeed Canceled

Earlier this week, Apple supplier ams OSRAM announced it would “re-assess its microLED strategy” after a “cornerstone project” was “unexpectedly cancelled.” Counterpoint Research’s Display Supply Chain Consultants informed MacRumors that this project related to the rumored Apple Watch with a microLED display. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today commented on the matter, saying that Apple has […]

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Kuo: Apple Vision Pro Unlikely to Receive Major Upgrades Until 2027

It may take several years for the Vision Pro headset to receive major hardware upgrades, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. “It is currently estimated that new models with significant changes to the Vision Pro specification may not be in mass production until 2027,” Kuo said today. Based on his latest supply chain checks, Kuo […]

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Kuo: Apple Vision Pro on Track to Launch in More Countries Before WWDC in June

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today reiterated his belief that the Apple Vision Pro will launch in additional countries before Apple’s annual developers conference WWDC in June. The headset first launched in the U.S. earlier this month. Apple will likely expand the Vision Pro to more English-speaking countries, such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the […]

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Kuo: iPhone 16 Models to Lack Significant Design Changes Beyond Capture Button

iPhone 16 models launching later this year will not have any “significant design changes,” according to Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. One of the only notable hardware changes rumored for the iPhone 16 lineup is the addition of a so-called “capture” button for recording video. According to a recent report, the button will respond […]

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Kuo: Apple Has Already Sold Up to 180,000 Vision Pro Headsets

Apple sold between 160,000 and 180,000 Vision Pro headsets during its first pre-order weekend, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a new post on Medium, Kuo says that the headset sold out soon after the pre-order process opened, with shipping times for all models slipping five to seven weeks. While the instant sell-out and […]

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Kuo: Apple Vision Pro to Launch Internationally Before WWDC 2024

Apple is likely to launch its Vision Pro headset outside the United States before WWDC 2024, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today reports. In a new post on Medium, Kuo explained that Apple plans to share new details about visionOS with developers from around the world at WWDC 2024. To facilitate this, Apple needs to make the […]

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Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro Max to Remain Best-Selling Model in Early 2024

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max will continue to be the best-selling iPhone model in the first half of this year, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Writing in his latest industry note on Medium, Kuo said the iPhone 15 Pro Max “will still account for 40–45% of all iPhone 15 shipments in 1H24,” which will […]

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Kuo: Apple Will Only Produce Up to 80,000 Vision Pro Headsets for Launch, Sellout Likely

Apple is planning to produce between 60,000 and 80,000 Vision Pro units for the February 2 launch of the device, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. With the small size of the shipment, Kuo believes that the Vision Pro will “sell out soon after the release.” According to Kuo, though Apple has not yet defined the […]

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Kuo: Apple Vision Pro to Sell Out Fast, Leading to Long Shipping Delays

Apple on Monday announced it would begin accepting pre-orders for its new Vision Pro headset on January 19, with an official launch in the U.S. to follow on February 2. But if you’re in the market for one, you may have to move fast, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. “Thanks to the demand from […]

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iPhone 16 Pro’s Ultra Wide Camera Rumored to Receive Major Upgrade

The iPhone 16 Pro models will be the first to feature more than one 48-megapixel sensor, leaving the Telephoto camera as the only rear-facing lens with a 12-megapixel resolution, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports. Writing on Medium, Kuo explained that the ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌’s Ultra Wide camera will feature a 48-megapixel sensor. The upgrade should […]

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Kuo: iPhone 17 to Feature 24MP Front-Facing Camera

The iPhone 17 will feature a 24-megapixel front-facing camera, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The information was shared in a new post on Medium. The iPhone 14 and 15 feature a 12MP front-facing camera with five plastic lens elements. The iPhone 16 lineup is expected to feature the same hardware. With the ‌iPhone‌ 17, […]

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Kuo: Vision Pro Mass Shipments Begin Next Week, Launch by February

Mass shipments of the Vision Pro to Apple will begin in the first week of January, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a Christmas Eve note, Kuo said the Vision Pro will most likely hit shelves in late January or early February based on this schedule. Kuo estimates that Vision Pro shipments in […]

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Kuo: Apple Upgrading iPhone 16 Microphone to Boost Siri AI Experience

Apple plans a significant upgrade to the iPhone 16 microphone to improve the new AI-enhanced Siri experience, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Writing in his latest Medium post, Kuo says that “strengthening Siri’s hardware and software features and specifications is the key to promoting AI-generated content,” adding that Apple’s generative AI ambitions and integration […]

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iPhone 16 Pro Again Rumored to Include Tetraprism Telephoto Lens With 5X Optical Zoom

Both the iPhone 16 Pro and ‌iPhone 16‌ Pro Max will include Apple’s tetraprism Telephoto lens with improved zoom capabilities, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reiterated today. Apple introduced a new tetraprism lens system for the iPhone 15 Pro Max, enabling 5x optical zoom for the first time. The camera technology was not added to the […]

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Kuo: New Larger 12.9-inch iPad Air Coming in Early 2024

Apple will add a new larger 12.9-inch iPad Air to an entirely refreshed iPad lineup coming next year, with two ‌iPad Air‌ models taking priority in Apple’s launch roadmap, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In his latest outlook, Kuo predicts that Apple will compensate for this year’s lack of movement in its ‌iPad‌ lineup […]

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iPhone 17 to Be Assembled in India as Apple Aims to Further Diversify Supply Chain

Introductory production on the standard iPhone 17 will start in India in the second half of 2025, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo says that new product introduction (NPI) for the ‌iPhone‌ 17 will happen in India, marking the first time that Apple begins development of a new ‌iPhone‌ outside of China. Apple will […]

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Kuo: No Apple Watch Ultra 3 Next Year?

There are currently no signs of an “Apple Watch Ultra 3” being in development within Apple’s supply chain, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today. As a result, he believes the likelihood of a new Apple Watch Ultra being released in 2024 is “decreasing.” “If Apple doesn’t officially kick off the Apple Watch Ultra 3 project by […]

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Kuo: Apple Considering Low-Cost MacBook Launch in 2024

Last month, a seemingly unlikely rumor out of Asia claimed that Apple could be planning to launch a low-cost MacBook series next year in order to compete with Google’s popular and more affordable Chromebook models. On Tuesday, that rumor was revived by respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. A DigiTimes report in September said Apple could […]

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Kuo: ‘M3 Series MacBook Pro’ to Be Focus of Apple’s October 30 Event

Apple’s upcoming “Scary Fast” event will focus on the M3 series MacBook Pro models, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo’s wording suggests that he is expecting multiple M3 chips rather than just a single M3 chip, hinting at the possibility of M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips. If Apple does release M3, M3 […]

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