A revered analyst believes Apple will make several changes to suppliers of its products in 2020.
Kuo: Apple to shuffle suppliers of some of its products in 2020
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Apple predicted to release two 6.1-inch iPhones 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.
iPhone 12 Pro and Max predicted to have 6GB of RAM
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.
MacBook with new keyboard to debut in 2020, revises Kuo
Revered Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities has revised his earlier timeline that plots Apple’s return to the traditional scissor switch keyboards. He’s now predicting that first MacBooks with scissor switch keyboards will debut in the middle of 2020.
Kuo: iPhone SE 2 will start at $399, include a red color option, no 3D Touch
If you’re in the market for an inexpensive iPhone, your best bet is to actually wait until Apple's rumored second-generation iPhone SE model arrives in early 2020.
Kuo: MacBooks will swap over to a scissor mechanism keyboard in 2020
Apple's return to the more reliable scissor-switch keyboard mechanism is expected to kick off with a brand-new notebook model featuring a sixteen-inch display that's apparently coming down the pike later this year, but what about the good ol' MacBook line?
Kuo reiterates that Apple is readying the release of iPhone SE 2 in the first quarter of 2020
If you had any doubts that Apple will be releasing a successor to its popular four-inch iPhone SE, reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities is here to dispel them.
Kuo: the next iPad Pro will feature time-of-flight sensors for better AR
Apple will launch updated iPad Pro tablets outfitted with rear cameras using time-of-flight 3D sensing technology in the first quarter of 2020, according to reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Kuo: Apple working with third-party brands to launch its AR headset in second quarter of 2020
Apple is supposedly working with unnamed third-party brands to release its rumored augmented reality headset accessory in the second quarter of next year.
Kuo: Apple will absorb most of the additional costs due to tariffs
Apple has argued that Trump's additional tariffs, effective September 1, could have a wide range of negative impact on its earnings while tilting the playing field in favor of its global competitors, but one analyst is out with a new report predicting that the iPhone maker will absorb most of the additional costs stemming from tariffs.
Kuo claims 2021 iPhones will have both Face ID and Touch ID, but he could be wrong about that
According to the most recent note to clients by Ming-Chi Kuo of TF Securities, the most reliably of Apple analysts out there, iPhones released in 2021 will feature both the Face ID authentication method and a new under-screen Touch ID sensor.
Kuo: all 2020 iPhones to sport 5G connectivity, not just two of the three new models
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities now thinks that all three iPhone models releasing in 2020 will feature 5G cellular capability, a change from his earlier prediction calling for two of the three new iPhones slated to ship in the next year to incorporate 5G cellular modems dual-sourced from Samsung and Qualcom.