These Apple products that we probably won't see in 2021

Yesterday we detailedall the Apple products that could likely be released in 2021. All this by reviewing the rumors and predictions of analysts specializing in the Californian in recent months.

In the same way, we can envisage the absence of certain new Apple products in 2021, although they have been expected for a while now. Some of them will appear the following year, others later.

Here are the Apple products that should not see the light of day in 2021.

A new iPhone SE

In 2020, an iPhone SE was released, 4 years after the first version in 2016. This iPhone model with Touch ID took over the case and design of the iPhone 8, with updated components, including the processor.See hereour complete profile of the 2020 iPhone SE.

Even if there are rumors that a new iPhone SE with 5G will appear this year, it is better not to expect a renewal so soon. Indeed, the iPhone SE does not seem to be Apple's priority given the gap between the first and second generations of the phone. Furthermore,selon Ming-Chi Kuorenowned Apple analyst, no iPhone SE would be planned by summer 2021. Given that the other half of the year is normally scheduled for the release of the new Face ID iPhones, this would mean that the Cupertino firmwould not have planned an iPhone SE this year.

We would have to wait until at least 2022 to get our hands on a new generation iPhone SE, possibly with new features for the camera, 5G and a new design with a 5.5-inch screen size.

A new MacBook Air

The MacBook Air was renewed twice in 2020. The first time in March with an update to the keyboard (and the switch to scissor key technology), a second time in November with the switch to Apple Silicon architecture and to the Apple M1 processor.

It would therefore be very surprising if a new generation arrived this year. Apple also has many other Mac models to update in the coming months, such as the 13″ MacBook Pro, the iMac or even the 16″ MacBook Pro and the Mac Pro. In addition, according to Ming-Chi Kuo, a MacBook Air with mini-LED screen would be planned for 2022.

Apple Glass: unlikely

Several rumors about Apple glasses were heard in 2020, integration ofLiDAR technology,price and specific OSnotably. We also heard of apossible release in 2021 according to certain subcontractors. Even Ming-Chi Kuo yesterday suggested that a new augmented reality project could see the light of day this year at Apple. But given the poverty and uncertainty of sources regarding the Apple Glass project at the moment, a release of the product this year seems very unlikely to us.

Find hereall the rumors about it.

Foldable screen iPhone

While Samsung, Apple's major competitor, has fearlessly invested in the marketing of folding smartphones, at the Cupertino giant, caution seems in order. At this stage, several rumors claim that a folding iPhone project would be under study in the Californian's laboratories. The Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes, not always very reliable when it comes to Apple predictions,even statesthat such a project could see the light of day in 2022.

But even in the case where some foldable screen supplierswould already be in contact with Apple, 2021 seems to us to be far too great for the appearance of a folding iPhone. In addition, apart from Samsung, the competition seems rather cautious when it comes to foldable screens. The folding smartphone models available on the market can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Not yet sure that the technology will be interesting enough for Apple in the end.

Apple Car: too early

While arumor published at the end of Decemberhad panicked the web and the stock market by affirming that the Apple Car project could be presented this year, analysts more recently set things straight. Ming-Chi Kuo is instead counting on 2023 at least to see what Apple is preparing for us in terms of autonomous cars. Other analyzes and rumors have in the past bet on an arrival of the Apple Car in 2022 at the earliest. In our opinion and by crossing different sources, no Apple Car to expect for 2021, therefore. To follow the Apple Car project,it's here.

Would you like to see any of these hypothetical Apple projects see the light of day in 2021?

Also read:our summary of all Apple products released in 2020.

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.