Apple rumored to be releasing its affordable MacBook and another cut-price iPhone early in 2026

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Apple rumored to be releasing its affordable MacBook and another cut-price iPhone early in 2026 News By David Nield published 22 November 2025

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• We can expect some fresh Apple devices early in 2026
• A more affordable MacBook has been mentioned
• The successor to the iPhone 16e is also likely to appear

We've already heard that 2026 is likely to be a busy year for Apple product launches, with rumors of a shake-up to the iPhone launch schedule too, and now we may have a little more clarity over when some of these devices are launching.

According to analyst Jeff Pu at GF Securities (via MacRumors), Apple is going to launch both a cheaper MacBook and a cheaper iPhone early next year. We'll apparently get a 12th-gen iPad around the same time, too.

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That cheaper MacBook has been previously rumored, and it would put Apple laptops within the reach of people on lower budgets. It's thought that the price could be around $599 in the US – the most affordable MacBook you can currently get from Apple brand new is the $999 / £999 / AU$1,599 MacBook Air.

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Pu says the new Apple laptop will have a 13-inch display, use the A18 Pro chipset introduced with the 2024 iPhone 16 Pro, and be available in silver, blue, pink, and yellow, which all fits in with earlier rumors.

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A successor to the iPhone 16e is coming (Image credit: Future)

As for the more affordable iPhone, it's expected to be the iPhone 17e, following on from the iPhone 16e that Apple introduced to the world in February 2025. The starting price is again expected to be around the $599 / £599 / AU$999 mark.

Pu predicts that a lot of the specs will remain unchanged, though there will be a faster A19 chipset inside, an 18-megapixel selfie camera supporting Center Stage that always keeps you in shot, and a switch to Apple's new C1 modem. This phone range was previously known as the iPhone SE series.

There won't be many surprises with the 12th-gen iPad, this report says, which could be said about the 11th-gen iPad too. It will apparently, however, get a speed bump via an A18 chipset – enabling the entry-level iPad to support Apple Intelligence for the first time.

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It's likely that we'll see more iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks over the course of 2026, but these three devices are apparently going to be leading the way. We will of course let you know as soon as Apple makes anything official.

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Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you'll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

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