The Future of Apple's Product Lineup: What to Expect in 2023

This year is shaping up to be a pivotal one for Apple, with numerous exciting updates and releases on the horizon. The company has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to bring us some of the most innovative and cutting-edge products yet. In this article, we'll delve into the latest rumors and expectations surrounding Apple's product lineup in 2023.

One of the most anticipated upgrades is expected to be the iPhone 15 series. While details are still scarce, it's rumored that the new devices will feature advanced Taptic engines at the sides, providing a more immersive user experience. Additionally, the Periscope camera technology is expected to play a major role in the upcoming models. The Periscope lens could replace the telephoto lens on the high-end 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Ultra, allowing for improved optical zoom capabilities, including up to 6X zoom, double the amount offered by current models.

The Mac Pro, another product long overdue for an update, is also expected to receive a refresh. Apple has been working on developing new M2 chips that will replace Intel's high-end Xeon processors. The new Mac Pro is likely to feature the same stainless steel frame and aluminum housing as its predecessors but with significant improvements in terms of processing power and memory. Expect up to 24 core CPUs, a 76-core GPU, and a maximum of 192 GBs of RAM. The Mac Pro's use case will be a major focus of attention, with rumors suggesting that Apple is working on modularity, including the continued use of PCIe cards.

The MacBook lineup is also expected to see significant updates in 2023. Rumors suggest that the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros will receive new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, respectively. The M2 Max chip is particularly exciting, featuring a 12-core CPU and up to 38-core GPU. Additionally, there's speculation about a new 15-inch MacBook Air, which would retain the same design as its predecessor but with a larger display. This would offer users more screen real estate without compromising portability.

The Mac Mini is also due for an update, and rumors point towards a refresh of the current model. As for the iMac, there's talk of a new 24-inch model, possibly accompanied by a 27-inch variant featuring mini LED technology and Pro Motion support. Finally, the HomePod is expected to make a comeback, albeit in a new and slightly updated form.

Apple Watch fans can look forward to a new series, rumored to arrive in early 2023. While details are scarce, it's clear that Apple is working on several major health features, including blood glucose and blood pressure monitoring. The AirPods Max are also due for an upgrade, with rumors suggesting they'll adopt features like the H2 chip, improved active noise cancellation, and adaptive transparency.

As we approach 2023, one thing is certain: it's going to be a busy year for Apple. With numerous exciting updates on the horizon, fans will have plenty of reasons to stay engaged and eagerly anticipate what's in store. In this article, we've provided an overview of some of the most anticipated releases and rumors surrounding Apple's product lineup in 2023. As always, we'll be providing hands-on coverage and updates as more information becomes available.

This has been a special report from MacRumors, your premier source for Apple news and rumors. Thank you for watching, and we hope to see you around in the next video. Happy New Year!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enis 2023 the year we finally get these long rumored products like the brand new AR VR headset the Apple silicon Mac Pro maybe the iPhone 15 Ultra well in this video we're going to go over all of the things that you can expect to see in 2023. before we get into all of that I do want to know what product you're most excited about like what are you hoping Apple releases in 2023 you can let me know down in those comments below or you can hit me up on Twitter or Instagram and I think it's still the holiday season and so you can sub to the channel and that could be my New Year's present do people get presents on New Year I mean that's besides the point but it would be greatly appreciated anyways let's start with the most hyped product the AR VR headset Apple has been working apparently on an AR VR headset for like five years now and 2023 is the year that we're expecting the initial version to finally and I mean finally make an appearance I'm so sick of talking about this headset I just I just want to see it already so this will be the first new product category Apple has gotten into since the 20 2015 launch of the Apple watch and it will actually be the second wearable because well the Apple watch is the first one AR VR refers to augmented and virtual reality which is a concept known as mixed reality it combines virtual reality and augmented reality overlaying virtual objects over the real world in some instances though most rumors suggest it will focus heavily on the virtual experiences Apple's AR VR headset is expected to look like other VR headsets let's take the Oculus Quest or The Meta Quest 2 for example that's one of the most popular ones on the market right now it's going to feature a curved front display that covers the eyes the display will sit against the face using a mesh material and it will feature swappable and adjustable Apple watch band like straps which is kind of nice the headset is designed to be very lightweight which is good I don't know if you've used a headset recently I actually had the meta quest for a few weeks and yeah after a few few periods of time or long periods of time using it it gets pretty uncomfortable and if it was a really heavy product that could be bad but it is expected to be lighter than most of the headsets out there which is a great move to see it should hopefully be more comfortable to wear there could be physical controls and built-in audio capabilities plus there will be multiple cameras to detect gestures hand movements eye movements and the ambient environment the mixed reality headset will include two high resolution 4K micro LED displays which will have 3 000 pixels per inch which sounds honestly so much better than my actual TV why would I ever watch anything else on anything but this reality headset if this is true and there's also rumored to be an external display that will offer exterior indicator information now the headset is again expected to feature more than a dozen Optical cameras for environmental mapping monitoring the user projecting visual experiences and so much more and we do have a video outlining in more detail the what you can expect to see with this AR VR headset so you can click that core that card here in the upper right corner but reports are suggesting that this could come as early as January and is also expected to cost like three thousand dollars so it's most likely a product not going to be aimed at the average General consumer at least not right out of the game we can also expect to see new iPhones because uh you know not going out on the limb here that happens every year and it's usually around September so I'd put a lot of money down on September but this year's iPhone 15 lineup is expected to be a redesign year so there's a lot of Buzz about the Pro Models and I'm still going to probably use this interchangeably either call it high-end pro model or the brand new hype word the ultra that's right there is expected to be a iPhone 15 Ultra now all iPhone 15 models are expected to get USBC but it's the higher end models the Pro Models the ultra model that will be offering Thunderbolt speeds because because of course and so you can expect the other 15 models to be USB 2.0 which is for basically what we currently have it's just going to have USBC as the port the design for the new Ultra model is rumored to have a titanium chassis which I've heard about for like literally 15 years I feel and it's supposed to have no more physical buttons but instead solid state volume and power buttons that would be similar to devices that you know are like the Touch ID on your iPhone SE or the Touch ID on some of the entry-level iPads such functionality would require Apple to add actually two additional taptic engines at the sides of the iPhone 15 Pro Models or the ultra again I don't know what it's going to be called but this could also have benefits like additional protection against water Periscope camera technology is also expected to be the major update for the iPhone 15 models but the Periscope lens could be limited to just that high-end 6.7 inch iPhone 15 Ultra the Periscope lens will replace the telephoto lens and it will allow for improved optical zoom apple is expected to implement 6X optical zoom which is double up from 3x in the current iPhone 14 Pro Models the Mac Pro is the last remaining Mac that is equipped with Intel based chips and that has not been refreshed since 2019 and apple is definitely working on a new version of the Mac Pro but it took some time to develop because Apple silicon chips needed to evolve before they can replace Intel's high-end Xeon chips we are not expecting notable design changes for the Mac Pro and it will likely use the same stainless steel frame and aluminum housing with interlocking three-dimensional hemispheres for heat dissipation basically it's going to look the same as the other one but what will be new is the use case of Apple silicon technology which we're guessing will be an M2 Chip and it could feature up to 24 core CPUs and a 76 core GPU and a maximum of 192 gigs of RAM and possibly more to come of course we're expecting some sort of modularity like the last version so the use of pcie cards will probably remain the same and that will be interesting to see how all of that works with the M2 sticking with the max here we can also expect a refresh to the 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pros and we should see them updated with the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips to go along with those new MacBooks rumors also suggest that the M2 Max chip will feature a 12 core CPU and up to a 38 core GPU there can all also be a new Macbook Air on the horizon and yes we did just get a new M2 MacBook Air which is one of my favorite products of all time possibly but this one is expected to have a 15 inch display over the current 13.6 inch version that we currently have now we don't know a lot about this 15 inch MacBook Air but it is expected to retain the same general design as the 2022 13-inch MacBook Air with flat edges a large Force touch track pad a keyboard with function keys and no fan honestly I think the M2 again is possibly one of the best products of 2022 and a slightly larger version that can retain the same thickness or nearly the same thickness in nearly the same weight would be such a great product for those who just want the same level of portability but just a little bit more screen real estate we're also expecting a new update to the Mac Mini a refresh to the new 24 inch iMac that we saw a few years ago or was it last year I really all the years blend together and potentially a new 27 inch model for the iMac and even a new 27-inch display and an update to the pro display xdr and that 27 inch display could potentially feature mini LED technology and pro motion support the homepod is also expected to make a comeback but in a newish version or at least a slightly newish size between the original and the mini and could arrive in early 2023 and obviously we're expecting a new Apple watch this fall because that comes out every year but we're unsure if some of the major new health features that apple is working on like blood glucose and blood pressure will be available for the launch of the series 9. fingers crossed but it's not looking so good or at least not right now on the audio side of things I think we're expecting a new set of airpods Max those are definitely due for a refresh it's been about two years since the initial release and rumors have pointed to a new model coming very soon a new version of the airpods max could adopt features already introduced in things like the airpods pro such as the H2 chip in improved active noise cancellation adaptive transparency the U1 chip for find my Precision finding Bluetooth 5.3 and more it's no doubt going to be a busy year for Apple so again be sure to subscribe to the channel because honestly we're probably going to go Hands-On with almost all of those products that I just mentioned and so you don't want to miss that coverage and yeah we'll be able to update you on everything moving forward here in 2023. this has been down with Mac Rumors thanks so much for watching and I hope to see you around in the next video and also happy New Yearis 2023 the year we finally get these long rumored products like the brand new AR VR headset the Apple silicon Mac Pro maybe the iPhone 15 Ultra well in this video we're going to go over all of the things that you can expect to see in 2023. before we get into all of that I do want to know what product you're most excited about like what are you hoping Apple releases in 2023 you can let me know down in those comments below or you can hit me up on Twitter or Instagram and I think it's still the holiday season and so you can sub to the channel and that could be my New Year's present do people get presents on New Year I mean that's besides the point but it would be greatly appreciated anyways let's start with the most hyped product the AR VR headset Apple has been working apparently on an AR VR headset for like five years now and 2023 is the year that we're expecting the initial version to finally and I mean finally make an appearance I'm so sick of talking about this headset I just I just want to see it already so this will be the first new product category Apple has gotten into since the 20 2015 launch of the Apple watch and it will actually be the second wearable because well the Apple watch is the first one AR VR refers to augmented and virtual reality which is a concept known as mixed reality it combines virtual reality and augmented reality overlaying virtual objects over the real world in some instances though most rumors suggest it will focus heavily on the virtual experiences Apple's AR VR headset is expected to look like other VR headsets let's take the Oculus Quest or The Meta Quest 2 for example that's one of the most popular ones on the market right now it's going to feature a curved front display that covers the eyes the display will sit against the face using a mesh material and it will feature swappable and adjustable Apple watch band like straps which is kind of nice the headset is designed to be very lightweight which is good I don't know if you've used a headset recently I actually had the meta quest for a few weeks and yeah after a few few periods of time or long periods of time using it it gets pretty uncomfortable and if it was a really heavy product that could be bad but it is expected to be lighter than most of the headsets out there which is a great move to see it should hopefully be more comfortable to wear there could be physical controls and built-in audio capabilities plus there will be multiple cameras to detect gestures hand movements eye movements and the ambient environment the mixed reality headset will include two high resolution 4K micro LED displays which will have 3 000 pixels per inch which sounds honestly so much better than my actual TV why would I ever watch anything else on anything but this reality headset if this is true and there's also rumored to be an external display that will offer exterior indicator information now the headset is again expected to feature more than a dozen Optical cameras for environmental mapping monitoring the user projecting visual experiences and so much more and we do have a video outlining in more detail the what you can expect to see with this AR VR headset so you can click that core that card here in the upper right corner but reports are suggesting that this could come as early as January and is also expected to cost like three thousand dollars so it's most likely a product not going to be aimed at the average General consumer at least not right out of the game we can also expect to see new iPhones because uh you know not going out on the limb here that happens every year and it's usually around September so I'd put a lot of money down on September but this year's iPhone 15 lineup is expected to be a redesign year so there's a lot of Buzz about the Pro Models and I'm still going to probably use this interchangeably either call it high-end pro model or the brand new hype word the ultra that's right there is expected to be a iPhone 15 Ultra now all iPhone 15 models are expected to get USBC but it's the higher end models the Pro Models the ultra model that will be offering Thunderbolt speeds because because of course and so you can expect the other 15 models to be USB 2.0 which is for basically what we currently have it's just going to have USBC as the port the design for the new Ultra model is rumored to have a titanium chassis which I've heard about for like literally 15 years I feel and it's supposed to have no more physical buttons but instead solid state volume and power buttons that would be similar to devices that you know are like the Touch ID on your iPhone SE or the Touch ID on some of the entry-level iPads such functionality would require Apple to add actually two additional taptic engines at the sides of the iPhone 15 Pro Models or the ultra again I don't know what it's going to be called but this could also have benefits like additional protection against water Periscope camera technology is also expected to be the major update for the iPhone 15 models but the Periscope lens could be limited to just that high-end 6.7 inch iPhone 15 Ultra the Periscope lens will replace the telephoto lens and it will allow for improved optical zoom apple is expected to implement 6X optical zoom which is double up from 3x in the current iPhone 14 Pro Models the Mac Pro is the last remaining Mac that is equipped with Intel based chips and that has not been refreshed since 2019 and apple is definitely working on a new version of the Mac Pro but it took some time to develop because Apple silicon chips needed to evolve before they can replace Intel's high-end Xeon chips we are not expecting notable design changes for the Mac Pro and it will likely use the same stainless steel frame and aluminum housing with interlocking three-dimensional hemispheres for heat dissipation basically it's going to look the same as the other one but what will be new is the use case of Apple silicon technology which we're guessing will be an M2 Chip and it could feature up to 24 core CPUs and a 76 core GPU and a maximum of 192 gigs of RAM and possibly more to come of course we're expecting some sort of modularity like the last version so the use of pcie cards will probably remain the same and that will be interesting to see how all of that works with the M2 sticking with the max here we can also expect a refresh to the 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pros and we should see them updated with the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips to go along with those new MacBooks rumors also suggest that the M2 Max chip will feature a 12 core CPU and up to a 38 core GPU there can all also be a new Macbook Air on the horizon and yes we did just get a new M2 MacBook Air which is one of my favorite products of all time possibly but this one is expected to have a 15 inch display over the current 13.6 inch version that we currently have now we don't know a lot about this 15 inch MacBook Air but it is expected to retain the same general design as the 2022 13-inch MacBook Air with flat edges a large Force touch track pad a keyboard with function keys and no fan honestly I think the M2 again is possibly one of the best products of 2022 and a slightly larger version that can retain the same thickness or nearly the same thickness in nearly the same weight would be such a great product for those who just want the same level of portability but just a little bit more screen real estate we're also expecting a new update to the Mac Mini a refresh to the new 24 inch iMac that we saw a few years ago or was it last year I really all the years blend together and potentially a new 27 inch model for the iMac and even a new 27-inch display and an update to the pro display xdr and that 27 inch display could potentially feature mini LED technology and pro motion support the homepod is also expected to make a comeback but in a newish version or at least a slightly newish size between the original and the mini and could arrive in early 2023 and obviously we're expecting a new Apple watch this fall because that comes out every year but we're unsure if some of the major new health features that apple is working on like blood glucose and blood pressure will be available for the launch of the series 9. fingers crossed but it's not looking so good or at least not right now on the audio side of things I think we're expecting a new set of airpods Max those are definitely due for a refresh it's been about two years since the initial release and rumors have pointed to a new model coming very soon a new version of the airpods max could adopt features already introduced in things like the airpods pro such as the H2 chip in improved active noise cancellation adaptive transparency the U1 chip for find my Precision finding Bluetooth 5.3 and more it's no doubt going to be a busy year for Apple so again be sure to subscribe to the channel because honestly we're probably going to go Hands-On with almost all of those products that I just mentioned and so you don't want to miss that coverage and yeah we'll be able to update you on everything moving forward here in 2023. this has been down with Mac Rumors thanks so much for watching and I hope to see you around in the next video and also happy New Year\n"