In a new report published today focused on notebook shipments, DigiTimes briefly mentioned that Apple plans to launch a new MacBook Air in the second half of 2022, which matches the time frame shared by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman earlier this month. Consistent.
Relevant excerpts from the report, citing sources from the supply chain. Apple’s MacBook series are high-end consumer devices, but can also be considered business notebooks, as they are favored by many companies or office workers, sources said, and the MacBook Pro, released at the end of 2021, is expected to continue to sell well into the third quarter of 2022.
In the first quarter, shipments have been higher than expected, and the new MacBook Air, scheduled for the second half of the year, is expected to further increase sales momentum. Display industry consultant Ross Young said on Twitter last week that the new MacBook Air will feature a slightly larger 13.6-inch display instead of the current 13.3-inch model.
While some sources claim that the new MacBook Air will feature an M2 chip with an 8-core CPU and either a 9- or 10-core GPU, according to a forecast list published by Tianfeng Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in early March, he expects the notebook to still feature the M1 chip. In an email, Ming-Chi Kuo said the new MacBook Air might have a modified M1 chip inside, and while he didn’t specify further, the rumored extra GPU core is certainly possible.
Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted that the new MacBook Air will also have a new design, and more color options, and enter mass production by the end of the second or third quarter of 2022. Unlike the latest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, Terry Gou does not expect the new MacBook Air to feature a mini LED display, meaning the ProMotion display feature is unlikely to exist.