In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman said that he expects new Apple products in 2022, including the iPhone 14 series, a new MacBook Air with an M2 chip, and an iPad Pro with wireless charging.
We've heard from other sources that some of the new models will feature a hole-punch display design. A hole-punch design is a display that has a small cutout for the front camera. The notch would be removed and the Face ID system would be moved under the display.
The new MacBook Air will be powered by a new M2 chip that will be "marginally faster" than the M1 chip, according to Gurman. He thinks the M2 chip will have an 8-core processor like the M1 chip, which would be an upgrade over the current MacBook Air's 7-core or 8-core options.
Gurman expects a new iMac, a new Mac mini, and a smaller version of the Mac Pro to be released this year. When Apple first announced its plans in June 2020, it said it would take two years to complete the transition from Intel to its own custom-designed chips.
Gurman said that Apple could announce its long-rumored augmented reality headset at the company's annual conference in June of 2022, but he cautioned that the launch time for the product has been pushed back before.
A rugged version of the Apple Watch, an iPad Pro with wireless charging support, and a new iPhone with 5G are some of the things Apple will release in the next few years, according to Gurman. His Power On newsletter contains his latest thoughts.
