Apple is preparing refreshed AirPods and an all-5G slate of iPhones in 2022 with reports indicating a new 5G iPhone SE and a brand-new iPhone Max.
Apple is expected to release a 5G-capable iPhone SE next year, according to a report from Nikkei. The next iPhone SE is expected to retain the same iPhone 8-style design as the iPhone SE (2020), with Apple throwing in an improved A15 chip for power. Nikkei also mentions updated AirPods and a new MacBook Pro are also on the way, with production starting this month, though specs details are scarcer about both. This new report gels with earlier statements by noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo had predicted an iPhone SE coming in the first half of 2022 with the same design as the current model. Apple would be focusing on internal changes, with the A15 processor adding speed and 5G access and bringing 5G iPhones to a price-point where they can compete with some of the sub-$400 Android phones.
