4.7 4x5u6q Inch iPhone, Refreshed iPad Pro, Apple Wireless Charging Pad, and More Expected in H1 2020: Ming-Chi Kuo

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By Gaurav Shukla | Updated: 30 January 2020 12:03 IST

4.7-Inch iPhone, Refreshed iPad Pro, Apple Wireless Charging Pad, and More Expected in H1 2020: Ming-Chi Kuo

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Apple iPhone SE 2 is rumoured to include Touch ID home button and A13 chip

Highlights

Apple had last refreshed iPad Pro models in 2018
It isn’t clear if Apple will update both MacBook Pro and MacBook Air
Apple is also said to be launching high-end headphones

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We already seem to know a lot about Apple's 2020 plans, thanks to leaks, rumours, and investor notes from the likes of Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Now, Kuo is back with yet another investor note to further detail the Cupertino, California-based company's plans for the first half of this year. Kuo reiterates that Apple will bring a low-cost iPhone, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air refresh, and refreshed iPad Pro. Kuo also adds that the company will likely bring ultra-wideband tracking tags, high-end headphones, and a wireless charging mat.

“We forecast that Apple's major new hardware products in 1H20 include the 4.7-inch LCD iPhone, iPad Pro, MacBook Pro/Air, smaller wireless charging mat, UWB tag, and a high-end Bluetooth headphone," wrote Kuo in an investor note for TF International Securities, according to MacRumors.

As per the details from the Ming-Chi Kuo investor note, the low-cost iPhone, refresh iPad Pro, and the refreshed MacBook Pro or MacBook Air (or both?) are going to the biggest new products from the company in H1 2020.

From what we already know about the low-cost iPhone that is likely a successor significant old iPhone SE, the phone is likely to feature a 4.7-inch LCD and revealed that it is bringing the HomePod to India soon with a pricing of Rs. 19,990 that is actually less than $299 price tag in the US.

iPad Pro refresh could iPhone 11 Pro Max. These shooters are also said to 3D sensing for augmented reality (AR). To recall, iPad Pro was last refreshed in 2018, so, it is about time.

Kuo isn't very clear in the investor note whether the analyst believes that just MacBook Pro is expected to be refreshed or just MacBook Air or both of those laptops. 13-inch MacBook Pro seems to be most likely contender for a refresh with the scissor-style keyboard that company included on the 16-inch model. Newer processors will also certainly be added.

Coming to the accessories, the small wireless charging mat seems like an interesting product after the company cancelled its much-anticipated AirPower charging mat. No details are currently available about this wireless charging mat. If the AirPower fiasco is any indication, it will likely charging one device at a time.

The high-end headphones mentioned by Kuo seems like the rumoured Apple-branded headphones. The only thing new about them right now is that they will Bluetooth, without which they can't really be wireless.

Apple has also been said to be working on Tile-like tracking tags. According to Kuo, these tags will ultra-wideband radio technology that should ideally make their easier to locate. The tags have been rumoured to be called AirTags in the past.

iPhone SE (2020) 21273

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Modern processor
Slim, light, easy to use
Good daylight camera performance
Regular iOS updates likely for many years

Bad
Dated looks and small screen
Single rear camera
Average battery life
Expensive

Read detailed Apple iPhone SE (2020) review

Display 4.70-inch

Front Camera 7-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

Storage 64GB

OS iOS 13

Resolution 750x1334 pixels

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