With the official launch of Apple's new product launch, the new Studio Display, Mac Studio, iPad Air, iPhone SE and other products have been met with everyone.
Before the launch event, there was a message mentioning Apple's Mac series product update plan, and now the latest news gives different product planning content.
The message mentions that Apple seems to have postponed the release of the redesigned MacBook Air to a later part of the year, and may not release new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models until 2023.
It is said that Apple originally planned to launch a new MacBook Air with a new design, MagSafe, M2 chips, etc. in late 2021 or early 2022, but now its release plan seems to have been postponed to the second half of 2022.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo's forecast also shows that the new MacBook Air will begin mass production at the end of the second quarter or the beginning of the third quarter, suggesting that the device may be launched sometime around September.
The latest revelation also mentioned that Apple is not expected to update its high-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models this year, and the new generation of "M2 Pro" and "M2 Max" chips are more likely to be available next year. This year's only MacBook Pro update could be the all-new entry-level MacBook Pro, which will come with a 13-inch display and M2 chip.
According to the information mentioned in the breaking news, Apple may launch a series of new Macs equipped with M2 chips at the end of 2022. In this way, the upgrade cycle of Apple's M series chips can be determined to be two years.
At the same time, in addition to the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, the entry-level Mac mini, 24-inch iMac and iPad Pro will also be products that may be equipped with the new M2 chip, but the specific information is not known for the time being.
As for the M2 chip that has been mentioned many times, the relevant news shows that this new M2 chip will be a major upgrade of Apple's self-developed chip, compared with the previously launched M1 series chips, this time will bring a larger version iteration.
Its CPU may be a little faster than the M1, but the chip should retain the same octa-core architecture, with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU.
In addition to the product update of the MacBook series, the iteration of the iMac was also mentioned in the relevant leaks.
A report suggests that Apple may not release the 27-inch iMac mentioned in previous revelations.
However, the news about Apple's new products has appeared a lot, and the specific upgrade situation needs to be confirmed later.