Apple’s September event happened earlier this week. But now that preorders for new iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods models have all started, it’s time to look ahead to the next batch of new products, all of which very much seem like they could merit an October event.
Apple’s history of October events and launches
September is typically the biggest launch month for Apple, but the company almost always follows it up with more product launches in October.
Recent Octobers have included introductions for the following:
2024 : M4 MacBook Pro, M4 iMac, M4 Mac mini, iPad mini
: M4 MacBook Pro, M4 iMac, M4 Mac mini, iPad mini 2023 : M3 MacBook Pro, M3 iMac
: M3 MacBook Pro, M3 iMac 2022 : Apple TV 4K, M2 iPad Pro, iPad base model
: Apple TV 4K, M2 iPad Pro, iPad base model 2021: M1 MacBook Pro, AirPods 3, HomePod mini colors w/ Apple Music Voice
Apple held October events in 2023 and 2021, opted for press release launches in 2022, and in 2024 did something unique: the iPad mini arrived via press release, while the M4 Macs debuted on three consecutive launch days.
If Apple deemed last year’s M4 Mac introduction a success, we could see a similar multi-day approach happen this year.
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