
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 |
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