Three Days Before the 'Apple Developer Festival'... "M1-Equipped MacBook Pro Expected to Be Unveiled"

MacRumors "Apple to Announce New MacBook Pro"
Wedbush Securities Investor Memo Cited

2021 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Invitation

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] At the Apple annual event, the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), scheduled for 10 a.m. local time on the 7th, new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models are expected to be unveiled.

On the 4th, IT specialty media MacRumors cited an investor memo from Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives, stating, "Apple is planning 'a few surprises,' including the announcement of a new MacBook Pro."

The new MacBook Pro is expected to use Apple's self-developed system-on-chip (SoC), either the M1 or M2. The M1 chip, unveiled by Apple last November, has been expanding its applications. Following the low-end MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Mini, it has also been applied to the 24-inch iMac and iPad Pro.

It is presumed that the Touch Bar will be removed and a flatter design will be applied. HDMI ports and SD card slots are expected to be reinstalled, along with proprietary charging features such as MagSafe.

Analyst Ives also predicted that the iPhone 13 lineup will expand beyond the current maximum capacity of 512 gigabytes (GB) to include a 1 terabyte (TB) model. Wedbush Securities has made similar predictions before.

Additionally, plans related to augmented reality (AR) glasses, referred to as futuristic 'smart glasses,' are expected to be announced. Bloomberg previously predicted that the product would be released around 2023.

Meanwhile, this WWDC will be held online. It will begin with a keynote presentation from Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, USA. New versions of operating systems for iOS, including smartphones, iPad, MacBook, and Apple Watch, are also expected to be announced.

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