The line-up - due by spring of next year - includes updates to Apple's entry-level tablet and iPad Air, as well as an external Mac monitor, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The budget smartphone, dubbed the iPhone 17e, will be a follow-up to a US599 model, the 16e, that Apple launched earlier this year.
The company is also working on upgraded MacBook Pros and Airs, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private. Though those computers were originally slated for a 2025 release, Apple is considering pushing them back to 2026, they said.
The new products are part of a push to get back to more consistent revenue growth following this spring's iPhone launch. After a pandemic-fuelled sales surge in the early part of the decade, Apple has suffered from spottier demand the past two years. A slower roll-out of new models - including iPads - contributed to the slump.
The flurry of early 2026 products is poised to follow the company's typical spring upgrade cycle this year. That wave will include an all-new, slimmed-down iPhone 17, as well as redesigned Pro models. There will be new entry-level and high-end Apple Watches, upgraded iPad Pros and a faster version of the Vision Pro headset.
The upcoming entry-level iPads - codenamed J581 and J582 - and iPad Air models - codenamed J707, J708, J737 and J738 - will be released relatively quickly after the current editions went on sale last March.