Ming-Chi Kuo

Periscope camera exclusive to Ultra iPhone models through 2024

A new note from Ming-Chi Kuo states that Apple will include a periscope camera in only one model through 2025 — the iPhone 15 Ultra and iPhone 16 Ultra.

Rumor Score

🤯 Likely

Wesley Hilliard | 1 year ago

New folding iPad and refreshed iPad mini 7 now in 2024, says Kuo

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suspects there will be no new iPads in 2023, and that the expected folding iPad will be released in 2024 with a carbon fiber stand.

Rumor Score

🙄 Unlikely

William Gallagher | 1 year ago

2024 Mac mini will keep same design, says Ming-Chi Kuo

The same day that Apple launched the 2023 Mac mini, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says he expects no form factor redesign in a 2024 model.

William Gallagher | 1 year ago

New AirPods Max & $99 AirPods rumored for late 2024

According to Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will be adding a budget model to its AirPods lineup by late 2024 at the earliest.

Amber Neely | 1 year ago

Kuo doubles down on iPhone 15 Pro having no physical buttons

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has again claimed that the iPhone 15 Pro will switch to solid-state buttons, but this time saying supply chain sources have identified the component manufacturer.

William Gallagher | 1 year ago

MacBook Pro with OLED display rumored to arrive in 2024

Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple plans to release a MacBook with an OLED display before the end of 2024, suggesting that the change could allow for "more diverse" form factor designs.

Amber Neely | 1 year ago

iPhone SE 4 allegedly canceled, perhaps over Apple's 5G modem failures

Apple wanted to release an iPhone SE 4 in 2024 as a test bed for its in-house modem chip, but development failures may have led to the cancellation of the budget iPhone.

Wesley Hilliard | 1 year ago

Kuo predicts spring debut for Apple mixed-reality headset

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has revised his prediction for the official debut of the highly anticipated Apple augmented reality device, suggesting that the company will now announce it in spring 2023.

Amber Neely | 1 year ago

Apple's next iPad mini expected before mid-2024, won't fold

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is throwing cold water on the rumors that a folding iPad will replace the iPad mini and believes that Apple has a new one in the works.

Mike Wuerthele | 1 year ago

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Apple's mixed-reality headset rumored to arrive in late 2023

Apple's in-development mixed-reality headset could see its launch pushed back from early 2023 to later in the year, indicates analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, with software issues causing an extended delay.

Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

Apple's iPhone 14 Pro shipments may drop by 20M in Q4 says Kuo

Because of ongoing supply chain disruptions, Apple's shipments of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models will be less than expected by between 15 million and 20 million units, according to Ming-Chi Kuo.

Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

Apple is down to one manufacturer for AirPods Pro 2, says Kuo

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Goertek has stopped production of AirPods Pro 2, leaving just one supplier producing the complex devices.

William Gallagher | 2 years ago

Foxconn to dodge China lockdown, move iPhone production to India

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Foxconn is to step up its iPhone production in India, specifically to overcome delays caused by China's COVID lockdowns.

William Gallagher | 2 years ago

iPhone 15 Pro rumored to get solid-state volume & power buttons

The iPhone 15 Pro could have its mechanical buttons replaced, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, with the volume and power buttons potentially changed to solid-state versions.

Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

Apple's next MacBook production center is likely Thailand

Apple's efforts to shift production out of China will focus on shifting more global iPhone orders to India and MacBook manufacturing to Thailand, according to Ming-Chi Kuo.

Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

Ming-Chi Kuo says iPhone production cut report is 'weird'

Disputing a new claim that Apple has cut iPhone 14 production down to iPhone 13 levels, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that this is what his research says was the plan all along.

William Gallagher | 2 years ago

Preorders for iPhone 14 Pro lineup strong, iPhone 14 Plus weak

Preorders for Apple's iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are very high compared to its non-Pro counterparts, a survey by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo indicates, but it seems demand for the iPhone 14 Plus isn't close to that of the iPhone 13 mini it replaces.

Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

Apple tells suppliers to initially concentrate on iPhone 14 Pro models

Based on the breakdown of its orders to iPhone assemblers, Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple has prioritized production of the iPhone 14 Pro, at the expense of the iPhone 14 Plus.

William Gallagher | 2 years ago

Apple will increase feature gap in the iPhone 15, says Kuo

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that 2023's iPhones will show a greater gap between the regular and Pro models, and also between the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

William Gallagher | 2 years ago