Top 5 Apple Products to Look Forward to in 2025

[freezelighter]

It's looking like 2025 is going to be an important year for Apple, with the company planning to revamp the iPhone, push further into smart home products, and improve Apple Intelligence. There are tons of new products rumored for 2025, including new iPhones, M4 Macs, a smart home command center, and much more.

We've highlighted the top five Apple products that will have the biggest impact in 2025.

iPhone 17 "Air"

There's a new, super thin iPhone planned for 2025, and while we don't know what Apple will call it, rumors have taken to referring to it as the iPhone 17 Air. It's a fitting name, because it won't be as powerful or as pricey as the Pro models, but it will be more expensive than the standard iPhone 17.

Rumors suggest the iPhone 17 Air will be somewhere around 6mm thick, which will make it the thinnest iPhone to date. For reference, Apple's iPhone 16 Pro is 8.25mm thick, so we're looking at a good 2mm difference.

The new iPhone is rumored to have a 6.6-inch display, coming in between the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Max in size. It will only have a single-lens 48-megapixel rear camera because of space constraints, and it's going to be one of the first devices to feature Apple's new 5G modem.

We're still getting a regular iPhone 17, but there won't be an iPhone 17 Plus this year. Apple also plans to sell the iPhone 17 Air alongside iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max models, and rumors suggest there are some design changes coming to those models, too. So far, it sounds like we're going to get a half-aluminum half-glass design for the back panel that could improve durability, plus the camera setup could get a redesign.

All four iPhones in 2025 will get A19 chips, and ProMotion 120Hz display technology isn't going to be limited to the Pro models anymore.

You can read more about the features rumored for the iPhone 17 lineup in our iPhone 17 roundup.

AirPods Pro 3

Apple refreshed the AirPods 4 in 2024, and in 2025, we'll get an AirPods Pro update. Apple is rumored to be updating the design, but just what the earbuds will look like remains unclear. The AirPods 4 got a slimmed down case, so that could be what we see for the AirPods Pro 3 too.

Both sound quality and Active Noise Cancellation are expected to improve, mostly due to Apple unveiling a next-generation H series chip. Apple hasn't introduced a new audio chip for some time now, so it will be exciting to see what features an update will bring.

There have been some rumors about heart rate tracking and temperature monitoring coming to the AirPods Pro at some point, so that's a possibility as well. More on what we've heard about the AirPods Pro 3 can be found in our guide.

Apple Command Center

Apple plans to unveil a small, square-shaped home "Command Center" device that will be used for controlling smart home devices, FaceTime calls, watching videos, and more. It essentially sounds like it's going to be Apple's version of the Echo Show.

The six-inch device will be small enough to take from room to room, and you can use it on a tabletop or mount it on the wall. It will hopefully be affordable enough that you can have multiple devices across different rooms, streamlining the increasing number of smart home products many of us have in our homes.

The Command Center will have standard Apple apps like Home, Calendar, Apple Music, Apple News, and Apple Photos, but Apple isn't making a dedicated App Store for it. You'll be able to use it for video calls, and expect deep Apple Intelligence integration.

iPhone SE 4

Apple is finally ready to refresh its low-cost iPhone, and the iPhone SE 4 is going to get a lot of improvements that have the potential to make it an incredible value.

Small screen sizes and Touch ID are a thing of the past, so the iPhone SE will have a 6.1-inch OLED display and Face ID. In fact, rumors suggest that it's modeled after the iPhone 14. There will be a single-lens 48-megapixel rear camera, a notch for Face ID, and a USB-C port for charging.

The larger screen size, OLED display technology, Face ID, and higher megapixel camera will all be new to the SE lineup. The device is also expected to be the first to get Apple's in-house 5G modem, and it is rumored to have the same A18 chip that's in the current iPhone 16.

The A18 chip supports Apple Intelligence, so the iPhone SE will have Genmoji, Image Playground, Writing Tools, smarter Siri, and more, plus 8GB RAM is the minimum for Apple Intelligence, so it's also going to get a big memory boost.

When it launches, the iPhone SE's performance will be on par with the iPhone 16, which is impressive for a low-cost iPhone. There's been no word that Apple plans to raise prices, and we're still expecting the iPhone SE to cost less than $500.

Siri Improvements

In spring updates coming to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, Apple plans to add new functionality to Siri, including onscreen awareness, personal context, and the ability for Siri to take more actions in and across apps.

Onscreen awareness will let Siri see and understand what's on your display, so you can reference it in voice requests. If you're looking at a photo and want to send it to your friend Eric, for example, you will be able to say "Send this to Eric," and Siri will understand what "this" is.

Personal context will allow Siri to do more with your personal data like emails and messages, learning more about you to be more helpful. Siri will know who you're communicating with, how you use your device, and will keep track of everything you have stored. Personal context will let Siri do things like find a specific message, locate a recent file, find content in emails like flight numbers, or remind you when you took a photo you're looking for.

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Apple has completely and hopelessly lost the AI competition if with iOS 19 they will only start updating Siri to the level of Gemini or OpenAI.

Gemini 2 is already shocking incl. Veo 2 and Stream Realtime and it's not even 2025 yet.

 

[SFjohn]

The iPhone 17 Pro render from this article is the first that makes visual sense, at least to me… 😉

 

[jdoll021]

17 mini - yay!

I know it won't come, but miracles can happen, especially after Tim resigned.
So maybe a 18 mini.

Where are you getting that Tim resigned? The only thing I’ve seen is that there is a “clear succession plan” and that he’ll be sticking around “for a few more years.” The “few more years” was from earlier this year.

 

[dampfnudel]

Even at 4K? I'm not sure if the GPU is designed for anything larger than an iPad mini.

I’m not talking about 4K gaming.

 

[Tozovac]

I think what you're really looking for is small physical dimensions, not a small screen. The iPhone 13 mini is physically smaller than an SE3, but has a bigger screen and noticeably larger battery. The only thing it's missing is TouchID (and support from enough customers for Apple to keep making a phone that size).

I think TouchID could have been retained by minimizing the size of top/side bezels while retaining just enough on the bottom for a fingerprint reader. I'm sure some people would be horrified at the thought of uneven bezels, but I think it would look fine. It would resemble a vertical iMac: minimal bezels, but a big chin.

You’re right oops! Yes, not a fan of a large footprint phone. 13 mini is a good size for me, given I also need a case. My mother’s 16 Pro feels like an iPad mini. With a case, it’s pretty cumbersome to pocket.

 

[himanshu1711]

MacBook Air with the M4 Chip, the earliest possible in 2025.

 

[iGüey]

You’re right oops! Yes, not a fan of a large footprint phone. 13 mini is a good size for me, given I also need a case. My mother’s 16 Pro feels like an iPad mini. With a case, it’s pretty cumbersome to pocket.

I like large screen phones, but actually I dislike large footprint phones, so the mini isn’t an option for me, instead of that, my bet is for the foldable iPhones.

 

[StevoTheMacDude]

It's looking like 2025 is going to be an important year for Apple, with the company planning to revamp the iPhone, push further into smart home products, and improve Apple Intelligence. There are tons of new products rumored for 2025, including new iPhones, M4 Macs, a smart home command center, and much

What specs or hardware would you remove from an iPad mini to make it more affordable where you wouldn’t just buy an iPad mini for the same purpose as the command center?

 

[satchmo]

The return of 3D Touch.

 

[Bregalad]

I'm looking forward to longer range AirTags and continued improvements to AirPods. The new hearing aid feature will be very important when I get a little older.

I'm hoping Apple Intelligence will soon yield accurate summaries and a version of Siri that doesn't suck, but understand that Apple will never be able to offer the full breadth of features and capabilities of other AI products. The rest of the AI world has absolutely no regard for privacy, copyright or anything else that might get in the way of feeding data into their engines for training purposes.

Home organization and, to a lesser degree, automation looks like an interesting growth opportunity for Apple.

On behalf of the pros who've seen mid level products surpass their ultra chips I hope there are new M4 Ultra/Extreme Studio and Pro models sooner rather than later. Macs theoretically support 8K displays, but I haven't heard of anyone successfully using one so maybe the next pro display should be 8K instead of 6K.

On behalf of more mainstream users an updated Studio Display would be nice.

I still can't understand why they cost as much as a whole 27" iMac used to (surely there was a huge Intel tax to be paid on those units) so when the day comes for me to upgrade I'll go back to what I was using years ago: a Mac mini with a 3rd party display.

I'll likely spring for a Magic Keyboard so I can use TouchID to authenticate. Magic Trackpad looks interesting, but I'll probably go with a Logitech MX mouse instead. I have an ancient Wacom tablet that I use to sign legal documents. It's a hundred times better than trying to sign with my finger on a screen and, unlike the finger thing, actually looks something like my signature with a pen on paper.

If it turns out that the iPhone SE4 is too big for the pockets I currently carry my phone in I'll have to switch to some sort of folding Android. A thinner iPhone holds absolutely zero interest for me. I had an iPhone 6. It was in my pocket one day when my shoelace came loose. Without thinking I sat down to tie my shoe. Back then phones could only fold once.

 

[ArrayDecay]

Apple branded thermostat. It's a guaranteed winner!

 

[Velin]

That command center device looks cool. Been thinking about buying an iPad for this purpose, but, going to wait and see if they release this command center.

 

[slojinPA]

Apple has SOO missed the boat with smart home that releasing a smart home hub seems completely pointless. They're only hope is to get on the Matter train and allow 3rd party devices into the ecosystem.

 

[Braz0s]

It's looking like 2025 is going to be an important year for Apple, with the company planning to revamp the iPhone, push further into smart home products, and improve Apple Intelligence. There are tons of new products rumored for 2025, including new iPhones, M4 Macs, a smart home command center, and much more.

We've highlighted the top five Apple products that will have the biggest impact in 2025.

iPhone 17 "Air"

There's a new, super thin iPhone planned for 2025, and while we don't know what Apple will call it, rumors have taken to referring to it as the iPhone 17 Air. It's a fitting name, because it won't be as powerful or as pricey as the Pro models, but it will be more expensive than the standard iPhone 17.

Rumors suggest the iPhone 17 Air will be somewhere around 6mm thick, which will make it the thinnest iPhone to date. For reference, Apple's iPhone 16 Pro is 8.25mm thick, so we're looking at a good 2mm difference.

The new iPhone is rumored to have a 6.6-inch display, coming in between the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Max in size. It will only have a single-lens 48-megapixel rear camera because of space constraints, and it's going to be one of the first devices to feature Apple's new 5G modem.

We're still getting a regular iPhone 17, but there won't be an iPhone 17 Plus this year. Apple also plans to sell the iPhone 17 Air alongside iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max models, and rumors suggest there are some design changes coming to those models, too. So far, it sounds like we're going to get a half-aluminum half-glass design for the back panel that could improve durability, plus the camera setup could get a redesign.

All four iPhones in 2025 will get A19 chips, and ProMotion 120Hz display technology isn't going to be limited to the Pro models anymore.

You can read more about the features rumored for the iPhone 17 lineup in our iPhone 17 roundup.

AirPods Pro 3

Apple refreshed the AirPods 4 in 2024, and in 2025, we'll get an AirPods Pro update. Apple is rumored to be updating the design, but just what the earbuds will look like remains unclear. The AirPods 4 got a slimmed down case, so that could be what we see for the AirPods Pro 3 too.

Both sound quality and Active Noise Cancellation are expected to improve, mostly due to Apple unveiling a next-generation H series chip. Apple hasn't introduced a new audio chip for some time now, so it will be exciting to see what features an update will bring.

There have been some rumors about heart rate tracking and temperature monitoring coming to the AirPods Pro at some point, so that's a possibility as well. More on what we've heard about the AirPods Pro 3 can be found in our guide.

Apple Command Center

Apple plans to unveil a small, square-shaped home "Command Center" device that will be used for controlling smart home devices, FaceTime calls, watching videos, and more. It essentially sounds like it's going to be Apple's version of the Echo Show.

The six-inch device will be small enough to take from room to room, and you can use it on a tabletop or mount it on the wall. It will hopefully be affordable enough that you can have multiple devices across different rooms, streamlining the increasing number of smart home products many of us have in our homes.

The Command Center will have standard Apple apps like Home, Calendar, Apple Music, Apple News, and Apple Photos, but Apple isn't making a dedicated App Store for it. You'll be able to use it for video calls, and expect deep Apple Intelligence integration.

iPhone SE 4

Apple is finally ready to refresh its low-cost iPhone, and the iPhone SE 4 is going to get a lot of improvements that have the potential to make it an incredible value.

Small screen sizes and Touch ID are a thing of the past, so the iPhone SE will have a 6.1-inch OLED display and Face ID. In fact, rumors suggest that it's modeled after the iPhone 14. There will be a single-lens 48-megapixel rear camera, a notch for Face ID, and a USB-C port for charging.

The larger screen size, OLED display technology, Face ID, and higher megapixel camera will all be new to the SE lineup. The device is also expected to be the first to get Apple's in-house 5G modem, and it is rumored to have the same A18 chip that's in the current iPhone 16.

The A18 chip supports Apple Intelligence, so the iPhone SE will have Genmoji, Image Playground, Writing Tools, smarter Siri, and more, plus 8GB RAM is the minimum for Apple Intelligence, so it's also going to get a big memory boost.

When it launches, the iPhone SE's performance will be on par with the iPhone 16, which is impressive for a low-cost iPhone. There's been no word that Apple plans to raise prices, and we're still expecting the iPhone SE to cost less than $500.

Siri Improvements

In spring updates coming to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, Apple plans to add new functionality to Siri, including onscreen awareness, personal context, and the ability for Siri to take more actions in and across apps.

Onscreen awareness will let Siri see and understand what's on your display, so you can reference it in voice requests. If you're looking at a photo and want to send it to your friend Eric, for example, you will be able to say "Send this to Eric," and Siri will understand what "this" is.

Personal context will allow Siri to do more with your personal data like emails and messages, learning more about you to be more helpful. Siri will know who you're communicating with, how you use your device, and will keep track of everything you have stored. Personal context will let Siri do things like find a specific message, locate a recent file, find content in emails like flight numbers, or remind you when you took a photo you're looking for.

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Homepods with all of the AI. No FaceTime, etc. Good speaker and smart Siri.

 

[rushbc]

It's looking like 2025 is going to be an important year for Apple, with the company planning to revamp the iPhone, push further into smart home products, and improve Apple Intelligence. There are tons of new products rumored for 2025, including new iPhones, M4 Macs, a smart home command center, and much more.

We've highlighted the top five Apple products that will have the biggest impact in 2025.

iPhone 17 "Air"

There's a new, super thin iPhone planned for 2025, and while we don't know what Apple will call it, rumors have taken to referring to it as the iPhone 17 Air. It's a fitting name, because it won't be as powerful or as pricey as the Pro models, but it will be more expensive than the standard iPhone 17.

Rumors suggest the iPhone 17 Air will be somewhere around 6mm thick, which will make it the thinnest iPhone to date. For reference, Apple's iPhone 16 Pro is 8.25mm thick, so we're looking at a good 2mm difference.

The new iPhone is rumored to have a 6.6-inch display, coming in between the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Max in size. It will only have a single-lens 48-megapixel rear camera because of space constraints, and it's going to be one of the first devices to feature Apple's new 5G modem.

We're still getting a regular iPhone 17, but there won't be an iPhone 17 Plus this year. Apple also plans to sell the iPhone 17 Air alongside iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max models, and rumors suggest there are some design changes coming to those models, too. So far, it sounds like we're going to get a half-aluminum half-glass design for the back panel that could improve durability, plus the camera setup could get a redesign.

All four iPhones in 2025 will get A19 chips, and ProMotion 120Hz display technology isn't going to be limited to the Pro models anymore.

You can read more about the features rumored for the iPhone 17 lineup in our iPhone 17 roundup.

AirPods Pro 3

Apple refreshed the AirPods 4 in 2024, and in 2025, we'll get an AirPods Pro update. Apple is rumored to be updating the design, but just what the earbuds will look like remains unclear. The AirPods 4 got a slimmed down case, so that could be what we see for the AirPods Pro 3 too.

Both sound quality and Active Noise Cancellation are expected to improve, mostly due to Apple unveiling a next-generation H series chip. Apple hasn't introduced a new audio chip for some time now, so it will be exciting to see what features an update will bring.

There have been some rumors about heart rate tracking and temperature monitoring coming to the AirPods Pro at some point, so that's a possibility as well. More on what we've heard about the AirPods Pro 3 can be found in our guide.

Apple Command Center

Apple plans to unveil a small, square-shaped home "Command Center" device that will be used for controlling smart home devices, FaceTime calls, watching videos, and more. It essentially sounds like it's going to be Apple's version of the Echo Show.

The six-inch device will be small enough to take from room to room, and you can use it on a tabletop or mount it on the wall. It will hopefully be affordable enough that you can have multiple devices across different rooms, streamlining the increasing number of smart home products many of us have in our homes.

The Command Center will have standard Apple apps like Home, Calendar, Apple Music, Apple News, and Apple Photos, but Apple isn't making a dedicated App Store for it. You'll be able to use it for video calls, and expect deep Apple Intelligence integration.

iPhone SE 4

Apple is finally ready to refresh its low-cost iPhone, and the iPhone SE 4 is going to get a lot of improvements that have the potential to make it an incredible value.

Small screen sizes and Touch ID are a thing of the past, so the iPhone SE will have a 6.1-inch OLED display and Face ID. In fact, rumors suggest that it's modeled after the iPhone 14. There will be a single-lens 48-megapixel rear camera, a notch for Face ID, and a USB-C port for charging.

The larger screen size, OLED display technology, Face ID, and higher megapixel camera will all be new to the SE lineup. The device is also expected to be the first to get Apple's in-house 5G modem, and it is rumored to have the same A18 chip that's in the current iPhone 16.

The A18 chip supports Apple Intelligence, so the iPhone SE will have Genmoji, Image Playground, Writing Tools, smarter Siri, and more, plus 8GB RAM is the minimum for Apple Intelligence, so it's also going to get a big memory boost.

When it launches, the iPhone SE's performance will be on par with the iPhone 16, which is impressive for a low-cost iPhone. There's been no word that Apple plans to raise prices, and we're still expecting the iPhone SE to cost less than $500.

Siri Improvements

In spring updates coming to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, Apple plans to add new functionality to Siri, including onscreen awareness, personal context, and the ability for Siri to take more actions in and across apps.

Onscreen awareness will let Siri see and understand what's on your display, so you can reference it in voice requests. If you're looking at a photo and want to send it to your friend Eric, for example, you will be able to say "Send this to Eric," and Siri will understand what "this" is.

Personal context will allow Siri to do more with your personal data like emails and messages, learning more about you to be more helpful. Siri will know who you're communicating with, how you use your device, and will keep track of everything you have stored. Personal context will let Siri do things like find a specific message, locate a recent file, find content in emails like flight numbers, or remind you when you took a photo you're looking for.

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I’d like to see an updated Vision Pro

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

what we are actually getting

Apple TV - new chip/spec bump

Macbook Air - new chip/spec bump

iPhone 17 - new chip/new colour/spec bump

iPhone 17 pro - new chip/new colour/spec bump

iPhone 17 air - oddly hobbled/good value for nobody

Apple Watch 9 - new chip/new colour/spec bump

iPhone SE in brand new (old) design, mostly a spec bump

Airpods Pro 3 - bumpy bump

command centre - like an iPad but worse.

 

[Flight Plan]

Pfft mere foldables. The world wants rollables, so well into the 21st century our most advanced information-age devices can look like...
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Can I get one that does Portrait?