When to expect glasses

Prominent tipster Revegnus has revealed a “road map” that lays out some of the devices Apple plans to release over the next three and a half years. And there’s a lot to talk about because the list isn’t just about glasses, which needs to become a more practical approach for daily use than a huge headset.

The source of the information this time is Samsung Securities (a financial services subsidiary). The South Korean company supplies Apple with a variety of components for smartphones and other devices, including iPhone screens. Therefore, certain conclusions can be drawn based on data on orders and shipped products.

• As can be seen, it is claimed that Apple will launch the new generation iPhone SE in 2025, as well as the triple 48-megapixel camera on the iPhone.
• We may see Apple’s first smartphone with a foldable screen in 2026. Rumors about this have been around for several years, but there are also reports from time to time that the company abandoned the project because it was not satisfied with the durability of such flexible displays. We should also expect a new MacBook with OLED display in the same year.
• But we are most interested in 2027. After all then The long-awaited glasses of augmented reality should be released. We may also see a foldable iPad. As analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously wrote, such a tablet could have a 20.3-inch screen.

Before launching augmented reality glasses, Apple still needs to do something about the pricing of its current headset, which is the first and biggest negative voiced by users and reviewers. It is claimed that the company plans to release a budget model in 2025 that will lack some of the functions and features of the old model, but we do not have details on this yet.

Since augmented reality glasses need to be extremely lightweight, the company’s engineers will face challenges such as reducing weight by using smaller batteries, which means these smart glasses will have a negligible runtime (unless larger battery technology is invented). It was previously reported One of the company’s employees said that this project is hopelessHowever, the team continued on just to make Apple CEO Tim Cook happy.

The biggest The obstacle to the launch of glasses is called the use of chips that can provide the performance of the current generation iPhone, consumes ten times less energy to prevent overheating. Since it will take years for the company to perfect this, it might be worth holding off on AR glasses a little longer until all the visible issues are ironed out. Even after that, Apple may face many setbacks, so the estimated 2027 launch year may not be completely unrealistic.