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Apple predictions 2018

We explore the rumours for Apple's 2018 product launches and company announcements, from new iPhones and Macs to merger activity

By Martyn Casserly | 28 Mar 18

2017 was a busy year for Apple, with the launch of the 10th-anniversary iPhone X and new iPhone 8, new iPads and a slew of new Macs.

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But 2018 got off to a flying start with the launch of the HomePod and then the new iPad with support for the Pencil - what else does this year have up its sleeves for Apple fans? Well, here at Macworld we've donned our prognostication hats, investigated every rumour and trend we could find, all to bring you our predictions for 2018.

iPhones

Let's start with Apple's biggest money-maker: its smartphones.

Apple predictions 2018 We explore the rumours for Apple's 2018 product launches and company announcements, from new iPhones and Macs to merger activity By Martyn Casserly | 28 Mar 18 Apple predictions & rumours 2018 2017 was a busy year for Apple, with the launch of the 10th-anniversary iPhone X and new iPhone 8, new iPads and a slew of new Macs. You may be viewing an older version of this story cached by Google, click here to see the latest version of this story. But 2018 got off to a flying start with the launch of the HomePod and then the new iPad with support for the Pencil - what else does this year have up its sleeves for Apple fans? Well, here at Macworld we've donned our prognostication hats, investigated every rumour and trend we could find, all to bring you our predictions for 2018. iPhones Let's start with Apple's biggest money-maker: its smartphones. iPhone SE 2 Many had anticipated that Apple would upgrade the iPhone SE model to the iPhone SE2 or SEs in March 2017, replacing the existing (and rather popular) SE that was introduced in March 2016. However the iPhone SE was only treated to a bump in storage to 32- and 128GB on 21 March 2017. We do still expect a new iPhone SE model at some point in the future. When the new model launches it is likely to keep the existing, classic design, but feature upgraded internals such as the A10 chip found in the iPhone 7 and a more powerful camera.

iPhone SE 2

Many had anticipated that Apple would upgrade the iPhone SE model to the iPhone SE2 or SEs in March 2017, replacing the existing (and rather popular) SE that was introduced in March 2016. However the iPhone SE was only treated to a bump in storage to 32- and 128GB on 21 March 2017.

We do still expect a new iPhone SE model at some point in the future. When the new model launches it is likely to keep the existing, classic design, but feature upgraded internals such as the A10 chip found in the iPhone 7 and a more powerful camera.