The very reliable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has published (via 9to5mac)his expectations of the products in Apple’s pipeline in 2014.
According to the report, here are Kuo’s predictions:
12-inch MacBook with new design + Retina Display:
- Smaller MacBook with entirely new design
- Launching in either Q2 or Q3 of 2014
- 12-inch screen, but as portable as current 11-inch MacBook Air and productive as 13-inch MacBook Air
- Higher-resolution display (Retina)
- Will “redefine laptop computing” once again just like the current MacBook Air design
- Thinner/lighter than MacBook Air, new clamshell structure
- Will run on Intel chip, not Apple-based A8 processor
- Potentially lower-cost than current Apple notebooks
Lower-cost iMac:
- Apple could ship a cheaper iMac next-year
- Current iMac did not ship as many units as expected
- Lower-cost model could help combat Windows desktops
- Kuo expects this iMac model to boost iMac sales by 10-20%
- Ship in Q2 or Q3 2014
Sixth-generation full-sized iPad:
- Would carry same 9.7-inch screen size as current iPad and upcoming iPad 5
- Display would be higher-resolution with a PPI (pixels-per-inch) of 30-40% higher than the current Retina iPad
- Third-generation iPad mini would retain the 2048×1536 Retina display of the upcoming iPad mini 2
Interestingly, Kuo is not expecting an iPad with a larger display as suggested by DisplaySearch recently.
Here’s DisplaySearch predictions in case you missed it:
| Current Product | Display | New Product | Display | Timing |
| iPhone 5 | 4” 1136×640 | iPhone 6 | 4.7” 1280×720; 5.7” 1920×1080 | Q2’14 |
| iPad | 9.7” 2048×1536 | iPad 5 | 9.7” 2048×1536; portrait mode, slim bezel | Q4’13 |
| New iPad | 12.9” 2732×2048 | 2014 | ||
| iPad mini | 7.9” XGA | iPad mini 2 | 7.9” 2048×1536; portrait mode | Q4’13 |
| MacBook Air | 13.3” 1440×900 | MacBook Air (new) | 12” 2304×1440; low power | 2014 |
| Apple TV | 55”, 65” 4Kx2K 120Hz LCD | Q3’14 | ||
| iWatch | 1.3”/1.63” 320×320 flexible AMOLED | Q4’14 |