In case you missed it, Apple accidentally leaked several code references for unreleased Apple products, including those expected to be released as soon as this coming fall, such as the incoming Apple Watch lineup, future iPad models, and other products for the home. The following is the list of the leaked unreleased products along with their silicon that have been discovered by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris:
- Apple Watch Series 11, SE (3rd generation), and Ultra 3 with S11 SiP (system-in-package)
- Apple TV with A17 Pro chip
- HomePod mini with S11 SiP
- iPad mini with A19 Pro chip
- iPad with A18 chip
- Studio Display 2 with A19 Pro chip
- Vision Pro with M5 chip
In his latest edition of his weekly Powered On newsletter for this week, Mark Gurman responded regarding when he expects those products to be announced. It’s more than likely that the upcoming Apple Watch models will be announced alongside the new iPhone lineup as usual; additionally, he expects both the Apple TV and HomePod mini models to be updated this fall. This makes sense since Apple sometimes announces its home products during that season. Apple last updated the Apple TV 4K in October 2022, and Apple introduced the HomePod mini in October 2020.
For the upcoming iPad models, he expects those models to launch next year. Apple introduced the iPad with the A16 chip earlier in March. Since Apple often updates its base iPad every year, Apple will likely update that iPad with the A18 chip next March, which would be good timing to announce its budget-oriented products. The iPad mini was updated last October, so another refresh for next year would seem plausible since Apple has updated the iPad mini every few years.
He also expects that updated monitors are coming although the release timeframe is less clear; however, since we now expect Apple to introduce its first M5-based Macs, Apple could debut the next-generation Studio Display to go alongside the updated MacBook Pros. For the Vision Pro, he still hears that Apple has been testing the next-generation Vision Pro with the M4 chip, whereas other rumors claim that the headset will feature the M5 chip instead. The current Vision Pro features the M2 chip, so it’s possible that Apple is recycling the M4 chip to be used on the next Vision Pro as Apple moves to the M5 series. Whatever the outcome is, you should expect this update to be a bit minimal spec upgrade, to say the least.
We’re less than a month until Apple is expected to announce both the iPhone 17 series and the upcoming Apple Watch lineup going into next year. Apple could update both the Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini later in the fall to spread out its product launches throughout the season rather than consolidating them into one event.
