Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple’s next-generation iMac has entered the “advanced development phase” of engineering verification testing (EVT).
Gurman said in a newsletter that Apple’s new iMac will have the same 24-inch display size and color options as the current model.
Gurman also said that Apple’s new iMacs could feature the upcoming M3 chip, internal design changes and a new bracket manufacturing process for launch as early as the second half of 2023. The M3 chip will reportedly be manufactured based on TSMC’s latest 3nm process to improve performance and energy efficiency.
Apple last updated the iMac in April 2021 with the M1 chip and an ultra-thin enclosure available in seven colors, including green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue and silver, the only iMac in Apple’s current lineup. the Intel processor-based 27-inch iMac and iMac Pro have both been discontinued in the past two years. The Intel processor-based 27-inch iMac and iMac Pro have been discontinued for the past two years.
Gurman previously said that larger-screen iMacs could be coming back, but he didn’t share any new information about that possibility today.
