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2020: Apple’s still got a handful of songs to sing


While I believe history will remember 2020 as a dreadful year overall, Apple remains focused on most of its original plan to make this a very big year. What’s still coming? A deluge of recent rumors and speculations gives us a sense of what to expect.

The iPhone 12 series

We’ve looked at this before, and it seems Apple remains on course to introduce four iPhone 12 models this year, including Pro models as well as devices with 5G capabilities. Leaker Jon Prosser recently claimed on Twitter these devices will be announced at an October iPhone event, though actual shipping dates could be staggered into November. This chimes neatly with existing speculation that product development and manufacturing has been affected by US/China trade tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.

An all-new Apple Watch

The next Apple Watch is expected to include a larger battery, new sensors and the ability to measure blood oxygen and sleep tracking (thanks to Beddit); Prosser claims the Apple Watch Series 7 will be introduced this fall.

A new iPad

Apple updated the iPad Pro in March, so an upgrade to the high-end tablets seems unlikely. More likely is an update to the iPad Air or iPad mini, which both last saw upgrades in March 2019. One Digitimes report has claimed this release could include a lower-cost 10.8-in. model.

Expect these to all feature TrueTone capabilities.

‘Apple One’ services bundles

We’re also expecting new services, with recent speculation concerning imminent launch of new “Apple One” services bundles seemingly confirmed by a Bloomberg report. It claims these new bundles will launch in October and scale from an Apple Music/TV+ bundle to include a selection of different varieties, some including Arcade, News and high-capacity iCloud storage.

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