Apple is likely to unveil three new smartwatches this year, alongside the upcoming iPhone 15 lineup, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s “Power On” newsletter. The three new smartwatches from Apple are codenamed N207, N208 and N210. One of the smartwatches may be the Apple Watch Ultra 2 while the other two are likely to be part of the Apple Watch Series 9. All three smartwatches are said to debut in September at Apple’s fall event even though Gurman did not mention a launch timeline of the following products. Apple has been following a tradition of refreshing its iPhone and smartwatch lineup in September.
The Cupertino, Claifornia-based tech giant could also launch an M3-powered 13-inch MacBook Pro, which is codenamed J504, later. As per Gurman, Apple may also refresh its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro lineup, with codenames J514 and J516, respectively.
Apple also has other products under development, such as the next-gen AirPods. Gurman further mentioned that “there are also a few products in early development, including a third-generation version of the AirPods and new home equipment such as smart displays, as well as an Apple TV set-top box with improved specifications”.
Apple To Hike ASP of iPhone 15 Lineup
Meanwhile, Apple is likely to increase the average selling price (ASP) of the upcoming iPhone 15 series with the prices of the iPhone Pro models expected to be hiked by up to $200 and yet, the iPhone 15 lineup will witness strong sales, according to famed Wall Street analyst Dan Ives, as quoted recently by CNBC. The Apple iPhone 15 series is likely to be unveiled this fall as the successor to the current-generation iPhone 14 lineup.
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The upcoming iPhone 15 series will be priced higher than the current iPhone 14 line, according to Ives and the ASP of the iPhone 15 lineup will be $925 or roughly 76,300, says a report by Business Insider citing a research note issued by Ives. This is not the first time an analyst is predicting a price hike in the upcoming iPhone 15 series.
Meanwhile, TrendForce says that Tata Group will assemble a small chunk of the iPhone 15 series models in India. The conglomerate has recently acquired Wistron, so it now has got the company’s India iPhone production line. Tata Group, therefore, will reportedly become the new contract partner for iPhone manufacturing in India, and the fourth manufacturer for Apple after Foxconn, Pegatron, and Luxshare, the TrendForce added.