Ming-Chi Kuo is building on his previous predictions
about the iPhone SE – it will come in the first quarter of next year. It will
have an iPhone 8-based design, down to the 4.7” LCD, however it will use the
Apple A13 chipset from this year. Nikkei Asian Review is predicting very
similar specs.
Kuo predicts Apple will sell 30-40 million of these.
One thing that’s not clear if the phone will use the cheap Touch ID sensor
(which will fragment Apple’s ecosystem) or a pricier Face ID module. Anyway, Kuo says Apple will also
unveil a new iPad Pro in Q1. It will feature a 3D Time of Flight sensor on the
back, targeted at a better Augmented Reality experience.
Later on, Kuo expects Apple to partner with
third-pary makers to build an AR headset, which will rely on an iPhone for the
data processing and connectivity, but will provide its own screens (AR is not
like VR, you can’t use a phone screen).
A new MacBook Pro is also on the cards. It will use
scissor keys instead of the maligned butterfly mechanism that is causing
headaches for buyers of new MacBooks. And as you can see from the timeline
drawn up by the analyst, Apple’s 2020 iPhones are expected to launch with 5G
connectivity.
