Apple expects to announce these two to three products ‘this week’

Apple plans to announce new products “this week,” according to BloombergIt’s Mark Gurman.

Apple’s “Mac Your Calendars” teaser from last October

In your To connect newsletter todayGurman said products getting refreshed this week include the iPad Pro, Vision Pro and “probably” the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, with all three likely to receive a spec boost with Apple’s next-generation M5 chip.

Gurman doesn’t expect Apple to hold an event to announce these products. Instead, there will likely be a series of press releases on the Apple Newsroom website, and there may also be shorter promotional videos for each product on YouTube.

Monday is the Columbus Day holiday in the United States and Thanksgiving in Canada, so we’ll see if Apple keeps its announcements until Tuesday or later.

iPad Pro

The next iPad Pro has already been leaked in some unboxing videos from Russia. The videos confirmed that the device will be equipped with the M5 chip, and an increased minimum of 12 GB of RAM, but no major design changes were visible.

There is a small design change: “iPad Pro” is no longer inscribed on the back of the device.

Previously, it was rumored that the upcoming iPad Pro models would be equipped with two front cameras instead of one, making it easier to conduct video calls in portrait and landscape orientations. However, there was no evidence of a second front camera in the Russian unboxing videos, so it’s unclear whether this rumor will pan out.

The Geekbench 6 results shown in one of the unboxing videos revealed that the M5 chip will have a 9-core CPU, with three performance cores and six efficiency cores. Results showed that the M5 chip will deliver up to 12% faster multi-core CPU performance and up to 36% faster GPU performance, compared to the M4 chip in the current iPad Pro.

Professional Vision

An updated version of the Vision Pro is also expected to be equipped with an M5 chip, although a previous rumor said the device would receive an M4 chip.

There could also be an R2 chip for improved input processing, but the report said that chip would be manufactured using TSMC’s latest 2nm process, and Apple’s first chips using that process aren’t expected to ship until the second half of next year.

Apple is expected to start including a more comfortable “Dual Knit Band” headband in the box with the updated Vision Pro, and the headset could have a Space Black color option. The device will continue to support Wi-Fi 6, rather than Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7, according to FCC documents that were erroneously made available for public viewing.

It’s unclear whether these changes will be enough for Apple to consider the updated Vision Pro as a second-generation model. Recent reports have indicated that Apple has suspended development of a truly next-generation Vision Pro, along with a low-cost, lightweight “Vision Air” model, as it focuses its efforts on smart glasses.

14-inch MacBook Pro

An entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M5 chip is “ready for launch,” according to Gurman.

A few days ago, AppleInsider reported that an entry-level MacBook Pro with an M5 chip would be released before higher-end models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, which are expected to be released in early 2026. Other than the M5 chip, no significant changes are expected.

Bigger changes to the MacBook Pro are expected with the two-generation models, with rumored upgrades including an OLED display, touchscreen capabilities, a thinner design, integrated cellular connectivity, and M6 chips made using TSMC’s latest 2nm process for even greater performance gains year over year.

Other products

New Apple TV, HomePod mini, and AirTag models are “still on the roadmap,” according to Gurman, but he didn’t provide any updates on timing.

He also expects new entry-level iPad, iPad Air, Studio Display and MacBook Air models, along with an iPhone 17e, to launch early next year.