Some netizens exposed an Apple product roadmap from Samsung Securities with an unknown year, in which the iPhone 15 Pro series in 2023 and 2024, Vision Pro and the new iPad Pro with a double-layer serial OLED screen have all been accurately "predicted", and the next step is to see if the prediction for 2025-2027 is accurate.
iPhone 16 series: Memory upgrade across the board
iPhone 16 -- 2024
According to the roadmap details, Apple's iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus launched this year will be upgraded from 6GB to 8GB of RAM. The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max already come with 8GB of RAM, and this year's slab is expected to come with 8GB of RAM.
As previously predicted by Kuo, the roadmap also shows that the iPhone 16 Pro will also use a quadruple prism (periscope) zoom camera with 5x optical zoom, just like the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
The roadmap also shows that the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max will be equipped with larger screens, after it was revealed that the iPhone 16 Pro screen size will increase from 6.1 inches to 6.3 inches, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max screen size will increase from 6.7 inches to 6.9 inches.
iPhone SE4: the return of the king of value for money
iPhone SE – 2025
The iPhone SE4 will feature a 6.1-inch LCD notch full screen, the exterior design is very similar to the iPhone XR, and the camera has been upgraded to 48 million pixels
2025: The iPhone 17 Pro series comes standard with a 48-megapixel camera and 12GB of RAM, including a 48-megapixel FaceTime camera on the front of OIS, and a thinner and brighter Pol-less display, with 12GB of RAM.
Folding screen iPhone: a surprise in 2026
Folding iPhone – 2026
2026 is the first year of the foldable iPhone, and Apple will launch a foldable iPhone with an outer screen size of 6 inches and an inner screen size of 8 inches, and will also use low-latency, low-power LLW DRAM. iPhone 18 Pro models will come with Face ID under the display.
And we'll also see Apple launch the 10.9-inch iPad Air tablet with an OLED panel and the iPad mini with an 8.4-inch OLED display; 14-inch, 16-inch OLED MacBook Pro;
2027-2028: Augmented Reality vs. Folding iPad
In the coming years, we may also see novelties such as augmented reality glasses and folding iPads. It's hard to imagine how these devices will change our lives, but it's certainly worth looking forward to.
Of course, these are just predictions on the Internet, not official information from Apple. However, as a digital blogger, I recommend that you stay curious and have a normal heart, after all, the future is always full of possibilities.
Vocabulary analysis
- OLED screen: A self-illuminating display technology that is able to provide higher contrast and lower energy consumption.
- OIS (Optical Image Stabilization): A photographic technique that reduces blurring caused by hand shake during shooting.
- Pol-less display: A new display technology that can make screens thinner and brighter.
- LLW DRAM: A new memory technology with lower latency and power consumption.
- Augmented reality glasses: A device that can superimpose virtual information on the user's field of vision.