Whereas 2023 is shaping as much as be an enormous yr for brand new Apple gadgets, there are not less than six new merchandise we’re actively not anticipating the corporate to launch this yr.

Sure gadgets throughout lots of Apple’s key product traces, together with the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and AirPods, are anticipated to stay untouched in 2023, with little to no danger of being changed by a successor. Whereas it’s seemingly that numerous Apple gadgets now on sale will stay so via the whole lot of the yr, just some may be firmly counted out for this yr on the present time.

Third-Era AirPods Professional

A 3rd-generation model of the AirPods Professional is extremely unlikely to launch on this yr owing to the comparatively current launch of the second-generation mannequin.

The second-generation ‌AirPods Professional‌ launched in September final yr, providing a significant replace with energetic noise cancellation enhancements, Adaptive Transparency mode, H2 chips, battery life enhancements, contact quantity controls, improved battery life, IPX4 sweat and water resistance, Apple Watch charger compatibility, the U1 chip for precision discovering, and extra. The size of this replace means that it could possibly be a while earlier than a ample variety of additional upgrades are prepared for a third-generation mannequin.

The second-generation ‌AirPods Professional‌ got here 35 months after the launch of the earlier technology, which additionally means that it could possibly be an extended whereas earlier than a third-generation mannequin arrives. Likewise, Apple seems to give attention to refreshing only one AirPods mannequin annually, and the AirPods Max are subsequent up for a refresh, adopted by the usual AirPods. Which means third-generation ‌AirPods Professional‌ might not arrive till 2025.

Fourth-Era iPhone SE

There have been a large number of rumors in regards to the fourth-generation iPhone SE, even predating the launch of the present, third-generation mannequin that launched in early 2022 – but it more and more seems to be just like the gadget is off the playing cards for this yr and will even have been canceled fully.

The present ‌iPhone SE‌ comprises the A15 Bionic chip – one thing it shares with the iPhone 13 mini, ‌iPhone 13‌, iPhone 13 Professional, ‌iPhone 13 Professional‌ Max, iPhone 14, ‌iPhone 14‌ Plus, iPad mini, and third-generation ‌Apple TV‌ 4K. The ‌iPhone 13‌, ‌iPhone 14‌, and ‌iPhone 14‌ Plus are all extremely more likely to stay in Apple’s product lineup this yr, even after the launch of iPhone 15 fashions within the fall. Which means the present ‌iPhone SE‌ will retain comparatively trendy {hardware} all through all the yr, making it much less crucial for Apple to refresh the gadget.

Apple additionally appears to go away two to a few years inbetween ‌iPhone SE‌ fashions, rendering an replace this yr much less seemingly. Studies in regards to the gadget have additionally been pretty constant that the subsequent ‌iPhone SE‌ was scheduled to reach in 2024, relatively than this yr.

Extra strikingly, rumors across the gadget have not too long ago solid skepticism on the gadget launching in any respect. In October, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman stated there was no signal of an iPhone SE with a Contact ID facet button truly within the pipeline. In December, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated that the corporate had now canceled or postponed the discharge of the fourth-generation ‌iPhone SE‌ as a consequence of constantly decrease than anticipated shipments of center tier and lower-end smartphones just like the ‌third-generation ‌iPhone SE‌‌, the ‌iPhone 13‌ mini, and the ‌iPhone 14‌ Plus.

Seventh-Era iPad Professional

The following-generation iPad Professional fashions are the most-rumored upcoming ‌iPad‌, however they give the impression of being most unlikely to launch this yr. The present 11- and 12.9-inch ‌iPad Professional‌ fashions have been launched in October 2022, including the M2 chip, Apple Pencil hover, Sensible HDR 4, Wi‑Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3 – one other minor refresh just like the fifth-generation iPad Air.

With the current- and previous-generation ‌iPad Professional‌ fashions that includes M-series chips, and the 2022 refresh making the leap to the ‌M2‌ chip, the M3 chip is the most probably chip to be included within the next-generation ‌iPad Professional‌. The ‌M3‌ chip is anticipated to be manufactured utilizing TSMC’s 3nm course of, bringing the most important efficiency and effectivity increase to Apple’s chips in a number of years. The primary Apple gadgets with ‌M3‌ chips should not more likely to seem till the second half of 2023, which seemingly guidelines out a brand new ‌iPad Professional‌ anytime quickly.

Furthermore, the principle function rumored for the next-generation ‌iPad Professional‌ is OLED shows – an improve that has been rumored for over a yr. Dozens of stories from a number of sources are constant that ‌iPad Professional‌ fashions with OLED shows are scheduled to launch in 2024, relatively than this yr. The OLED shows Apple is planning to make use of will reportedly be extra sturdy and allow thinner and extra light-weight gadget designs, and so they may have slimmer bezels with the show dimension choices rising from 11- to 11.1-inches and 12.9- to 13-inches.

The one factor that’s clear in regards to the subsequent main ‌iPad Professional‌ replace in accordance with rumors is that it’s going to not launch in 2023, which means that any new ‌iPad Professional‌ fashions this yr appear most unlikely. Apple waited over 18 months between the 2021 and 2022 ‌iPad‌ Professionals, and if the same timeline was adopted once more, the next-generation ‌iPad Professional‌ would launch in Might 2024.

Fourth-Era Apple TV 4K

Just like the ‌AirPods Professional‌, the ‌Apple TV‌ 4K not too long ago obtained a reasonably important refresh in 2022. The third-generation ‌Apple TV‌ 4K added the A15 Bionic chip, a brand new design, help for HDR10+ content material, twice as a lot storage, and a USB-C port on the Siri Distant. As a big replace late in 2022, one other replace in 2023 appears unlikely.

Just like the ‌iPhone SE‌, the ‌Apple TV‌ now comprises the A15 Bionic – a chip that’s more likely to stay prevalent throughout a spread of Apple gadgets via 2023, which means {that a} additional chip improve this yr appears extremely unlikely. Additionally it is not clear what else Apple may deliver to the ‌Apple TV‌ presently to supply a significant improve, and the lineup appears to be in a robust place with two fashions at cheaper price factors of $129 and $149.

No rapid successor to the present ‌Apple TV‌ has been rumored for 2023, however there have been stories a few mixed Apple TV and HomePod gadget for a while. This gadget doesn’t appear to be nailed down for a launch date this yr.

13-Inch MacBook Air

There’s a slim probability of a MacBook Air refresh that provides the ‌M3‌ chip within the latter half of 2023, however this appears unlikely on condition that Apple is rumored to have plans to launch a 15.2-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ with the M2 and M2 Professional chips round mid-2023.

It appears unbelievable that Apple would wish to introduce a extra highly effective, smaller ‌MacBook Air‌ mannequin simply months after it launched a bigger mannequin with the ‌M2‌ chip, so a brand new 13-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ might not launch this yr in any respect. Supporting this, there have been no concrete rumors about Apple launching a ‌MacBook Air‌ with the ‌M3‌ chip in 2023.

A few of the most reliably insightful sources within the rumor neighborhood, together with Ming-Chi Kuo, Mark Gurman, and Ross Younger, have all stated {that a} 15-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ mannequin is coming this yr – and this seems to be the main focus of ‌MacBook Air‌ rumors in 2023.

Apple Automotive

Apple has been rumored to be engaged on its personal electrical automobile for a few years at this level, and whereas the challenge is seemingly more and more developed and centered, the automobile isn’t anticipated to emerge publicly this yr.

There have been a whole bunch of well-sourced stories about Apple’s automobile plans, however the newest data from Bloomberg means that the corporate not too long ago scaled again its plans and dropped its proposed $120,000 worth level, eliminating ambitions for a full self-driving automobile with no steering wheel or pedals.

Now, the automobile is anticipated to have a way more typical design with restricted self-driving capabilities, for a worth beneath $100,000. The automobile is now anticipated to launch in 2026 on the earliest, nevertheless it could possibly be introduced someday in 2025.