New Delhi: The upcoming MacBook Air will feature the M1 chip instead of the widely anticipated upgrade to the M2 chip and the new laptop is expected to be unveiled by the end of this year, according to noted Apple analyst Ming at TF International Securities. Chikoo. Kuo had tweeted, where he predicted more color variants for the MacBook Air and an all-new design without the Mini LED display.
Kuo tweeted of late, “Predictions for the new MacBook Air in 2022: 1. Mass production in late 2Q22 or 3Q22 2. Processor: M1 chip 3. No mini-LED display 4. All-new form factor Design 5. More color options,” Kuo tweeted of late. Wednesday.
According to a report published in 9to5Mac, the Apple analyst strongly believes that Apple will use an updated version of the M2 chip instead of putting the M2 on it. Earlier, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman mentioned that Apple is testing a new Apple silicon chip with 8 CPU cores and 10 GPU cores for the Mac. In addition, according to Kuo, to meet the expected release deadline, the new MacBook Air will enter the mass production phase by the end of the second quarter or third quarter of this year.
The design of the upgraded MacBook Air will be in line with the current MacBook Pro series and the tech giant will offer seven color options, suggest some rumours. Both the thickness and weight of the upcoming MacBook Air should be reduced.
Meanwhile, Apple has announced an overdue upgrade to the iPad Air at its online peak performance event on March 8. The new iPad Air now comes with the M1 chip and 5G support.