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Apple may ditch the problematic butterfly mechanism keyboards sooner than expected

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 26, 2019

Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently predicted that the first Apple notebook to ditch the butterfly keyboard will be a refreshed MacBook Air. However, the company recently updated the MacBook Air lineup without changing the keyboard mechanism. In a revised prediction, he's now saying that the phasing-out process will begin with the rumored new Mac notebook model sporting a 16-inch display that should release later this year.

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The most reliable Apple analyst predicts Mac notebooks will finally ditch the problematic butterfly keyboard mechanism

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 4, 2019

TF Securities' Ming-Chi Kuo, the most reliable Apple analyst out there, says the next MacBook Air and other upcoming Mac notebooks will ditch the problematic butterfly keyboard mechanism that's been causing significant reliability issues and roll out a refreshed keyboard design based on the more traditional scissor-based typing mechanism instead.

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Barclays: 2019 iPhones to lose 3D Touch, full-screen Touch ID on 2020 models & iPhone SE 2 with iPhone 8 hardware in the works

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 24, 2019

One analyst has made a number of predictions for the upcoming iPhones calling for the removal of 3D Touch from all 2019 models. He says iPhones released in 2020 may adopt acoustic fingerprint sensors behind the whole display area which would allow for a full-screen Touch ID feature. And there's also talk of the iPhone SE successor based on iPhone 8 hardware possibly being released in early 2020.

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Kuo: Apple to adopt mini-LED backlight starting with a 31.6″ standalone display in 2019, 10-12″ iPads and 15-17″ MacBooks in 2021

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 9, 2019

Apple is expected to adopt mini-LED backlights across a range of upcoming products, beginning with a brand new 31.6-inch display coming later this year and continuing with an all-new 15 to 17-inch MacBook Pro model due in the first half of 2021 and ten to twelve-inch iPads reportedly launching between the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021.

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