Kuo: iPhone 12 features a “high-end” lens array in the rear camera for better optical clarity
Apple supplier Largan will produce these premium camera lenses for the iPhone 12 models, which are predicted to be used in the rear cameras.
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Kuo: First ARM Macs will be 13.3-inch MacBook Pro and overhauled iMac
A new iMac all-in-one featuring a redesigned form factor, plus a 13.3-inch notebook, should kickstart Apple’s rumored transition to ARM-based desktop chips.
Kuo: AirPods 3 sporting AirPods Pro-like design arriving in the first half of 2021
The third-generation AirPods are expected to bring an updated look that’s more consistent with the current higher-end AirPods Pro earbuds.
Kuo: iPhone 12 buyers won’t be getting free earphones in the box
Would-be iPhone 12 buyers who don’t already own a pair of wireless earbuds will need to factor in the added cost of purchasing AirPods or similar earphones separately.
Kuo: Apple may have delayed first mini-LED products into 2021
The global health crisis caused by the coronavirus appears to have prompted Apple to delay adoption of mini-LEDs in the short-term, but investors shouldn’t be worried.
Kuo: Apple would pay 40-60% less for the CPU by switching away from Intel
In Kuo’s mind, ARM-powered Macs would help boost annual Mac sales from about twenty million units currently to as many as thirty million units over time.
Kuo: iPhone gaining a bigger sensor & sensor stabilization in 2020, periscope lens in 2022
These improvements could result in optical image stabilization for Apple’s ultra-wide lens whilst enabling deeper optical zoom up to ten times.
Kuo: updated MacBook Pro and Air models with scissor keyboards arriving by the summer
Following positive market response to the 16-inch MacBook Pro, updated MacBook Pro and Air models with reliable scissor keyboards should drop by the summer.
Kuo: expect a radical major Mac notebook chassis redesign in 2021
An all-new industrial design for the MacBook line should be expected in the second or third quarter of 2021.
Kuo: first ARM-ed Mac models arriving in late 2020 or early 2021
The revered Apple analyst has added a timeline to the prediction of ARM-powered Macs, saying the Cupertino giant will make the move sooner than he originally anticipated.
Kuo: Apple is proactively maneuvering to diversify iPhone 12 camera lens suppliers
The reliable analyst predicts that Apple’s iPhone production will not improve materially until the second quarter of 2020.
Kuo: AirTags production to ramp up in the second or third quarter ahead of a fall release
Apple’s oft-rumored tracking accessory, dubbed AirTag, could arrive alongside the next iPad Pro and iPhone in September.
