It has been rumored for quite some time that Apple is planning on switching to mini-LED display technology (from LCD in some products, and from OLED in others) for its products at some point in the future. And now one analyst believes that could start in 2020.
Apple is predicted to release as many as four smartphone models next year, including two iPhones featuring a 6.1-inch screen, according to JP Morgan.
Apple's iPhone lineup has featured 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch display sizes since 2018's iPhone XS family, but that could change next year if a new report is anything to go by.
Earlier this year, it was reported that Apple was bringing Apple Pay Express Transit mode to iPhone and Apple Watch owners in London, England. Unfortunately, those customers are still waiting.
Having recently traveled to Asia and talked to Apple's suppliers, Barclays analysts have concluded Apple will outfit next year's iPhone 12 Pro and Max smartphones with six gigabytes of RAM, up from four gigabytes of RAM in the current iPhone 11 Pro and Max models.
The original AirPods became a true sleeper hit for Apple, but demand for the new noise-cancelling AirPods Pro is reportedly "much higher" than the company's original estimate.
Apple hasn't ignored podcasts by any stretch of the imagination, serving as one of the biggest platforms to get podcasts out there into the world and into listener's ears. What it has ignored, though, is creating its own original content.
It feels like forever ago that Apple launched Apple News+, one of its latest subscription services that collects a variety of news services and magazines in one spot.
Apple is not against bundles, both on the hardware/software and software/software fronts, and it sounds like the company may be planning to launch a new option next year.
While a refresh of the iPad Pro was briefly expected to arrive before the end of 2019, the running theory is now firmly planted in the first half of 2020.
There have been rumblings and grumblings that Apple is working on a slightly redesigned new MacBook Pro set to launch before the end of 2019, and now another report aims to corroborate all those earlier rumors.
Apple TV+ already has a huge roster of talented people working on projects for the streaming service, but it sounds like one more may be joining the list.