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Apple could be very busy in 2019.

While several recent reports have detailed the company's plans to release three updated iPhones, including a successor XS Max with three rear-facing cameras, noted Apple's analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities, said his predictions for the 2019 plans of the iPhone manufacturer. And they are a doozy.

Kuo's report, which has been spotted by observers Apple MacRumors and 9to5Mac, indicates that the three new Apple iPhones will have the same size screens as the current iPhone XR (6.1 inches), XS (5, 8 inches) and XS Max (6.5 inches). . Phones should have bigger batteries and retain the Lightning port.

The new batteries could help with a new feature that Kuo expects from the company: the ability to wirelessly charge other devices off the iPhone by placing them on top of the phone. Such a feature would be particularly useful with the new AirPods. In 2017, Apple announced that the AirPods would use a wireless charging case with its AirPower Wireless Charging Mat, a product that has not been marketed yet.

According to rumors, Samsung would add similar functionality to its upcoming Galaxy S10 phones, which should be announced Wednesday.

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Speaking of new AirPods, Kuo expects updated wireless headsets to be delivered in the first half of 2019 with wireless charging and enhanced Bluetooth technology. He also said that AirPower, long delayed, would also be shipped during this period.

iPhone X, Apple Watch and AirPods charging on the AirPower carpet from Apple (Photo11: Apple)

Kuo has a long track record of accurately predicting Apple's plans. He detailed, for example, the range of Apple's iPhone 2018 several months before the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR were revealed. He also accurately predicted the recent move from the Lightning connector to the USB-C of the iPad Pro.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

New iPad

Kuo's report adds that Apple will again update the unprofessional version of the iPad, which will move the screen from 9.7 inches to a 10.2-inch screen. His report also corroborates rumors that Apple will finally update its iPad Mini with at least a new processor, the first time the 7.9-inch tablet has been upgraded since its release in 2015.

Kuo is also expecting updates to the iPad Pro lineup this year, although the exact date on which the company will present these updates and the extent of their scope will remain to be seen.

Last year, Apple updated the Basic iPad in the spring before more radical updates are made to the iPad Pro in October.

New MacBook and Mac

New MacBooks are also on the horizon, including a possible Pro model with a screen measuring between 16 and 16.5 inches. Apple is currently selling 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro, but dropped its 17-inch Pro range a few years ago.

Apple's large notebooks tend to be more powerful considering their larger designs, but the potential benefits of the 16-inch Pro versus the 15-inch are not yet clear.

According to Kuo, Apple will also release a new Mac Pro desktop, which had already been announced by Apple, is scheduled for 2019. A new 31.6-inch monitor, featuring an impressive resolution of 6K (or six times the resolution of the HD), could also be in the works.

A new iPod Touch too

The new range of iPod Touch models. (Photo11: Apple)

Remember the iPod Touch? After years gone by, Apple could finally update its "iPhone without a phone". As with other products in this list, it is difficult to determine the extent of this update, but Kuo expects its processor to be improved.

Although it was released in 2015, Apple still sells the iPod Touch between $ 199 and $ 299, depending on storage. The Touch's hardware is very outdated with its particularly tiny 4-inch screen compared to the minimal size of 5.8 inches of the recent iPhone range. And the A8 processor inside Touch has several generations behind the recent iPhone.

Apple is According to rumors, there will be an event in March or April detailing its next video streaming service, allowing some of these devices to appear.

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