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Apple plans to broaden its entry-level lineup with a $699 MacBook using an iPhone A18 Pro chip and an iPhone 17e in early 2026, aiming at price-sensitive customers.
- Next year, Apple will launch the iPhone 17e, a low-cost MacBook and a 12th‑generation iPad, Jeff Pu, GF Securities analyst, reported to MacRumors.
- Reports of split launches indicate that Pu's note corroborates Apple’s plans for the iPhone 18 lineup, influenced by delays like the postponed iPhone Air 2.
- The low-cost MacBook will reportedly use the A18 Pro chip, feature a display smaller than 13.6‑inch, and offer iPad color options, while the iPhone 17e upgrades to an A19 chip and an 18MP Center Stage front camera.
- Bloomberg reports the low-cost MacBook may price between $699 and $899, while Pu says Apple should be largely immune to DDR memory price rises through 2026.
- The second half of next year will bring iPhone 18 Pro models and Apple's first foldable iPhone, while regular iPhone 18, iPhone 18e, and second-generation iPhone Air arrive in early 2027.
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