What NOT to Expect at Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' September 9 Event

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Apple's yearly autumn lawsuit takes spot connected Wednesday, September 9, erstwhile it is expected to unveil caller iPhone 18 Pro models, the archetypal foldable iPhone, an Apple Watch Series 12, a fourth-generation Apple Watch Ultra, and perchance AirPods 5. Apple whitethorn besides marque immoderate further caller products disposable astatine its "Surprise and shine" event, but determination are a fistful of rumored upcoming devices that we don't expect to marque an quality this month.


To assistance acceptable expectations up of Apple's "Surprise and shine" event, present are the products that Apple is improbable to denote successful September, but alternatively aboriginal connected successful the twelvemonth oregon successful 2027.

iPhone 18



Strange arsenic it sounds, Apple's autumn lawsuit this twelvemonth volition beryllium missing a caller regular iPhone. The successor to the iPhone 17 isn't expected until outpouring adjacent year, arsenic portion of Apple's reported split-launch strategy. Going forward, Apple volition dedicate its yearly September lawsuit to its much costly Pro-model iPhones and successive generations of its upcoming foldable iPhone.

The iPhone 18 could follow Apple's upcoming 2-nanometer A20 chip. As for memory, accusation is mixed. Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo expects the instrumentality to person 9GB of RAM, 1GB much than the iPhone 17, portion expert Jeff Pu believes Apple volition upgrade it with 12GB. If the iPhone 18 is constricted to 9GB RAM, it volition not enactment each Apple Intelligence features.

All iPhone 18 models could see a 24-megapixel front-facing camera, up from 18 megapixels. There are reports that Apple volition usage an improved display, which could besides diagnostic a smaller Dynamic Island.

iPhone Air 2



The iPhone Air that came retired successful September 2025 alongside the iPhone 17 lineup didn't merchantability arsenic good arsenic expected, and a 2nd mentation is nary longer believed to beryllium coming successful September 2026. Despite immoderate statement astir the aboriginal of the iPhone Air, the latest rumors suggest a caller exemplary is inactive successful development, and volition apt get successful outpouring 2027 alongside the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e.

Apple is said to beryllium adding a second camera to the adjacent iPhone Air to marque it much appealing to consumers and to warrant its $999 starting price. Apple besides wants to amended artillery life, either done an accrued artillery size oregon improvements to efficiency. Given that the plan of the caller exemplary is akin to the existent design, determination whitethorn not beryllium country for a larger battery. The instrumentality volition usage an A20 Pro spot built connected Apple's caller 2nm process, truthful it could diagnostic amended efficiency.

New Apple Watch SE 4



The existent Apple Watch SE 3 is Apple's astir affordable Apple Watch option. Apple updated it successful September 2025, but we are not expecting a caller exemplary successful 2026, and there's nary connection yet connected erstwhile a caller mentation is coming.

New Macs



Apple reportedly plans to merchandise an updated 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M6 chip successful precocious 2026, followed by a large high-end MacBook Pro redesign successful precocious 2026 oregon aboriginal 2027. Reportedly dubbed "MacBook Ultra," the caller 14-inch and 16-inch models are expected to diagnostic M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, an OLED display, a interaction screen, a Dynamic Island, and a thinner design.

Apple is besides said to beryllium readying caller iMac models with an upgraded spot and caller colour options. The caller mentation is apt to beryllium an updated 24-inch exemplary with an M6 chip, replacing the existing M4 exemplary that arrived successful October 2024.

While it isn't impossible, we're improbable to spot immoderate Macs debut connected September 9. Apple typically uses its autumn lawsuit to absorption connected caller iPhone and Apple Watch models. The institution usually unveils caller Macs successful October via property merchandise oregon a abstracted event.

Possibly, Maybe


In summation to caller iPhone 18 Pro models, Apple Watch models, and AirPods, Apple is expected to hole different products for merchandise this year. Still, the institution is improbable to gully excessively overmuch attraction distant from its flagship smartphones, and whitethorn take to prevention the pursuing products for a abstracted lawsuit oregon motorboat them via property merchandise successful October oregon November:
What are you looking guardant to astir from Apple this year? Let america cognize successful the comments.

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