Traditionally, August has always been a quiet month when it comes to announcements of new Apple products. It’s been almost 30 years since some really big products were launched during the summer period.
Well that would be an exaggeration. It is true that the company launched another relevant product over the summer. In fact, last August we saw the arrival of the Apple Card and the iMac 27 “Retina 4K.
So what does August 2021 have in store? Will Apple continue the trend of the last two years with the launch of a product? It’s what we think (and the level of likelihood that our predictions will happen).
AirPods
Considering their popularity, it is somewhat surprising that Apple hasn’t updated the standard AirPods since March 2019. True, around that time they released the AirPods Pro (although in October 2019) and the AirPods Max. But for those who only want the simplest AirPods, it gets long.
Max Gurman, a legitimate Apple leaker who writes for Bloomberg, has already assured that Apple is preparing AirPods with shorter branches and that they will arrive this same 2021, while in 2022 the new AirPods Pro will arrive.
Will August be a good month to do it?
Probability: 5/10
New iMac with a bigger M1
In recent months, Apple has been busy updating its product line with the M1 chip. So far we’ve seen it on the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini, and most recently the iMac 24 ”.
There have been many rumors about the missing one: the iMac 27 “. Many expect it to arrive soon with the M1 included, while others speculate that its screen could be 30” or even 32 “. “.
We know Apple likes all of its products to have the same chipset, as it allows them to get the most out of it, as well as add improvements to macOS itself. So it wouldn’t be surprising if it introduced the new iMac 32 ”before the new iPhones took center stage in September.
Probability: 4/10
New models of iPad mini 6 and standard iPad
Sometimes it seems that Apple doesn’t pay much attention to the iPad mini. That changed in 2019 with the arrival of the iPad mini 5, which did so with the latest processors and at an even lower price.
Now, two years later, everything indicates that the new iPad mini has not yet arrived. It could do so with a new design similar to the one introduced with the iPad Air 2020.
There are also rumors that it will arrive with a new standard iPad, which will replace the 10.2 “iPad of 2020. In that sense, it would have a 10.5” screen like the iPad Air model.
Probability: 5/10
Macbook Pro
The current MacBook Pro lineup is a mix of powerful devices with the M1 chip (the 13 “entry models) and the Intel-powered versions of the 13” and 16 “models. Apple will change this soon, as will the newer models. with M1 they could arrive this fall.
The 13 “model is believed to have a 14” display, while the 16 “devices may be the first to include the M1X or M2 chip.
This is why it is highly unlikely that they will arrive in August, although we hope they will.
Probability: 2/10
Apple Arcade
On the other hand, the arrival of these video games on Apple Arcade is certain:
- Detonation stroke
- Super Stickman Golf 3+
- Super jump day
- Monster Hunter Stories +
- Word web
- Tetris Beat
Apple TV +
We also know the release schedule of Apple TV +:
Series
- Mr. Corman (premieres August 6)
- The truth must be told (season 2, August 20)
- To see (season 2, August 27)
Movies
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