Apple planning on releasing 23-inch iMac, 11-inch iPad Air in 2020
Apple is reportedly planning on releasing a new 23-inch iMac and an 11-inch iPad Air in 2020 as part of a broader lineup of more affordable devices in 2020.
A new 23-inch iMac and 11-inch iPad Air may be coming in the second half of 2020.
The iMac, last updated in March 2019, is currently available in 21.5-inch and 27-inch variants. Apple revived the iPad Air lineup in September 2019 with a third-generation model packing a 10.5-inch display.
On Tuesday, a new report from The China Times, spotted by Mac Otakara, indicate that lower-cost refreshes for both of those products are coming in the second half of 2020.
The report claims that the 2020 iMac will have a 23-inch display and could ship early in the fourth quarter of 2020. It's said to be a replacement for the smaller 21.5-inch iMac, and may be more affordable.
This would not be the first time Apple has used a display similar to the purported 23-inch version in the report. In 2007, Apple created a 24-inch version of the iMac.
Apple is also planning a lower-cost iPad Air with an 11-inch display, The China Times reported. Beyond claiming that mass production will ramp up in the third quarter, the report is relatively light on details.
In March, however, a Twitter account with a short history of accurate leaked information suggested that Apple was planning a new iPad Air for 2020 with a mini-LED display, no notch and Touch ID underneath the screen.
The China Times says that ongoing production issues due to the coronavirus may have disrupted plans to produce mini-LED backlighting en masse, suggesting that mass production for new backlighting may not materialize until 2021.
Notably, the publication notes that the rumored 23-inch iMac and 11-inch iPad Air are part of a broader wave of affordable devices that kicked off with the iPhone SE in April.
A new 23-inch iMac and 11-inch iPad Air may be coming in the second half of 2020.
The iMac, last updated in March 2019, is currently available in 21.5-inch and 27-inch variants. Apple revived the iPad Air lineup in September 2019 with a third-generation model packing a 10.5-inch display.
On Tuesday, a new report from The China Times, spotted by Mac Otakara, indicate that lower-cost refreshes for both of those products are coming in the second half of 2020.
The report claims that the 2020 iMac will have a 23-inch display and could ship early in the fourth quarter of 2020. It's said to be a replacement for the smaller 21.5-inch iMac, and may be more affordable.
This would not be the first time Apple has used a display similar to the purported 23-inch version in the report. In 2007, Apple created a 24-inch version of the iMac.
Apple is also planning a lower-cost iPad Air with an 11-inch display, The China Times reported. Beyond claiming that mass production will ramp up in the third quarter, the report is relatively light on details.
In March, however, a Twitter account with a short history of accurate leaked information suggested that Apple was planning a new iPad Air for 2020 with a mini-LED display, no notch and Touch ID underneath the screen.
The China Times says that ongoing production issues due to the coronavirus may have disrupted plans to produce mini-LED backlighting en masse, suggesting that mass production for new backlighting may not materialize until 2021.
Notably, the publication notes that the rumored 23-inch iMac and 11-inch iPad Air are part of a broader wave of affordable devices that kicked off with the iPhone SE in April.
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$500 iPad Air 10.5"
$650 iPad Air 11"?
$800 iPad Pro 11"
The iPad Air 10.5 has an A12. The iPad Pro an A12Z. Not much differentiation for a new iPad Air to squeeze into the lineup.
And, an iMac 23 will be cheaper than the current iMac 21.5? Strange. It will be cheaper than the iMac 4K? It starts at $1300. So, it will slot in at $1000?
Strange rumors all around.
This is a genuine quesiton btw. Not trying to be snarky.
The iPad Pro with the A12Z is a stop-gap until the A14X SoC is ready later this year.
Want:
1. larger size than 27
2. double the resolution
3. SSD only
Larger than 27" and double the resolution? We already have 5k iMacs, doubling the resolution won't make a difference unless you mean very large screens when you mentioned larger than 27".
The rumors swirling for this new iPad Air gets even stranger with under-display fingerprint sensor too. Seems Apple has a lot of hardware components circulating the supply chain and it all hasn't shaken out just yet on where all the parts are going, if they actually ship in a product in the first place.
My 2013 iMac 27 is also getting old. Holding out for a new industrial design.
I'm not sure the timetable of the new iMac design but I doubt they would rollout the smaller size first. I wish there was something with iMac power but you could add your own monitor to it.
iPad - 300 usd
iPad Air - 500 usd
iPad Pro - 800 usd
iPhone SE - 350 usd
iPhone 12 - 650 usd
iPhone 12 Pro - 950 usd
iMac - 1000 usd
iMac redesign - 2000 usd
iMac Pro - 5000 usd
Macbook ARM - 800 usd
MacBook Air - 1100 usd
MacBook Pro - 2000 usd
Apple Watch Series 4 - 200
Apple Watch Series 5 - 300
Apple Watch Series 6 Redesign - 400
AirPods - 100 usd
AirPods In ear - 150 usd
AirPods Pro 250 usd
Which is not all that good, by the way---the pixel density is sub 200.