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The week is coming to an end and unlike the previous ones, it was especially rich in speculation and leaks about future Apple products, whose both the announcement and the start of sales are expected in the coming weeks. However, the originators of this information warn of a possible delay due to coronavirus that crippled the supply network.

iPhone SE 2 / iPhone 9

This year's most interesting noveltyou should be the successor to the "people's" iPhone SE. Ten originally offered a combination powerful hardware, small size and low price, thanks to whichž enjoyed enormous popularity. The low price was mainly due to the use of the display and body from the iPhone 5 era, which was already on the market then 3,5 years and on which the iPhone 5s was also built.

A similar situation could also occur his in the successor, which is referred to as iPhone SE 2 or iPhone 9. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo the model of the phone this time should be the iPhone 8, which is on sale from 13 CZK, 490 € or 469 dollars. The device offers 349,7inch Retina HD display with a resolution of 1334×750 pixels, an A11 Bionic chip and a 12-megapixel camera with a six-member lens (6P).

The phone is expected to offer a more powerful processor (A13) but will retain the camera of its predecessor. If this were the case, it will reduce the impact of the coronavirus on the release and availability of the phone. At least that's according to analyst Kuo, who said the phone won't offer a seven-piece (7P) lens, with whose delivery are problems today.

This video, showing only a modified iPhone 8 with iOS 12, also made its way around the Internet.

Bloomberg also says we'll see the phone in March, but plans may change. Its price was set to, according to the server 400 dollars. As a result, its next owners will get better equipment for less money, at least compared to the iPhone 8.

iPad Pro in a new size?

We've kind of gotten used to it with iPad Prosi to the fact that they are updated approximately once every 18 months. If there is no change, we could expect a new generation already in the first half of this year. That's what he claims too Bloomberg, who stated that following iPad Pro will offer a new camera system. DigiTimes has now specified that it should be a set of three cameras including a Time-of-Flight 3D sensor that will find use in ARKit. The sensor can precisely measure distances and sizes of objects.

Apple is going to introduce a tablet in the first half of this year and it is not yet clear whether the coronavirus these plans will affect. DigiTimes specified that the new 12palcove We will see the iPad Pro as early as next month, with production peaking in April/April. Interesting ine According to the DigiTimes report, the new 12″ display size is especially important. Today's iPad Pro is available in 11″ and 12,9″ sizes, so it's not clear if this is a brand new model or if they meant the 12,9″ model.

Cheaper AirPods Pro

Apple started selling AirPods Pro just a few months ago, i nevertheless already but they are talking about launching a cheaper version of them. The DigiTimes server first reported on this product, but without providing important details. In my message the server specified that it is supposed to be a cheaper entry-level model of the AirPods Pro series, but even so, many details remain unknown. The model was supposed to be launched at the beginning of the second quarter of 2020, but this may not happen due to the coronavirus.

It is not clear how the entry model should differ from the "main" one. In the editorial office, however, we believe that by Apple could do away with active noise cancellation, making it a suitable alternative for those who want cheaper AirPods with earplugs. Today's AirPods Pro are 2 CZK or 500 more expensive than the regular model €.

Air Tag

The fact that Apple is apparently planning a Tile-style locator is public secret. The company even because of this product, which for now is only speculated (albeit with evidence of its existence), she had to defend in court when she, along with other tech giants, faced criticism for killing promising startups with their solutions.

So the company "AirTag" officially noannounced, however, in iOS 13 there are icons for the product as well as a hidden "Things" section in the Find My app. The credibility of the claim that Apple is up to something then increased and the presence of the U1 localization chip in the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro phones.

About the product now said analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The company will begin production of the supplement in the second or third quarter of 2020, he said, and expects to sell tens of millions of units by the end of the year. The main supplier of hardware for these locators is to be Universal Scientific Industrial, which will produce 60% of all SoC modules. The device will also apparently use the U1 ultra-wideband chip.

Air Tag
Photo: MacRumors

65W fast charger

Apple is said to be the next company to fall for gallium nitride. Server GizChina says that se many companies are looking forward to this technology and it will experience a real boom this year. Fast chargers working on the basei gallium nitride (GaN) instead of silicon, they are up to half smaller and lighter, and can also charge devices up to 2,5krun faster. We can expect GaN chargers from Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung, Oppo and, last but not least, from Apple, which is preparing a 65W fast charger with USB-C.

Belkin 68W USB-C GaN charger for MacBook

This would offer enough power not only for fast charging of iPhones and iPads, but would also be good enough for charging MacBook Air and 13″ MacBook Pro, pros which Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), now offers 30W and 61W chargers in the package. Thanks to the new GaN chargers, the packaging of these products could be even smaller than before. After all, Choetech's 61W charger is half the size of the one offered by Apple.

When will Apple introduce all this?

If there is any truth to the speculation, then we could expect to see this news announced as early as the end of next month. German server iPhone-ticker.de reports that Apple is reportedly planning an event for Tuesday, March 31. And he should have the same weekto start sales iPhone 9 neboli SE 2, whatever the upcoming "popular" model is called.

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