By Mike Wuerthele
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has chimed in on Apple’s releases expected before the end of 2018, with the analyst saying that the wide-range of products will fuel suppliers —and Apple’s bottom line.
Most of the report seen by AppleInsider reiterates previous work by the TF International Securities analyst. Kuo still expects the LCD 6.1-inch iPhone to account for about 55 percent of the shipments in the second half of 2018, growing to nearly 70 percent before the first half of 2019 is over.
MacBook and MacBook Air
As previously mentioned, Kuo also predicts that a new “low-price MacBook” may replace the MacBook Air and possibly the existing MacBook. It is expected to have Touch ID, though —but not the Touch Bar as found in the MacBook Pro.
The rumor mill has gone back and forth regarding Apple’s plans at the low end of the Mac portable lineup. Rumors from earlier in the year suggested that the MacBook Air was getting a Retina Display,, with more recent ones suggesting an entirely new product was imminent.
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