March should have been a key month for Apple when it comes to product launches. In addition to the iPad Pro 2020, which if it was launched, the renewals of the Mac and the second generation iPhone SE should also have arrived, which arrived in later months. A new Apple TV 6 was also rumored at the time, but the COVID-19 pandemic may have been the main responsible for the delay of this product, as of all the previous ones. We now analyze whether it is still possible to see this renewal before the end of the year.
Apple TV with new processor and, better resolution?
We currently find two devices of this type in the Apple catalog: the Apple TV HD and the 4K, known as fourth and fifth generation respectively. Both are the order of the day in terms of software and will actually receive tvOS 14 in the coming weeks. However, it has been three years since a new generation has been launched and the arrival of services such as Apple TV + and Apple Arcade could be the main supporters of the sixth generation of this product.
It is precisely the video game service, very focused on the tvOS system, that requires the best features. Therefore we could expect a new chip to replace the current A10X Fusion that incorporates the 4K model. Some analysts pointed to a version of the A12 Bionic (the one that the iPhone XS and XR have). The power of this chipset could be more than enough for a device that is not going to demand too much. In fact, you may not even need to increase the amount of RAM on your Apple TV for this.
In what there would be no variations is in the 4K resolution . It is true that we already find televisions and monitors with resolutions of up to 8K, but the truth is that it would be somewhat absurd for Apple TV, given that it has only begun a few years ago to produce series and movies in 4K resolution, so older Resolutions will take more years to reach this content. Therefore, it would be absurd to increase the capacity of the device in this area when it is going to be wasted, since it would also increase the price unnecessarily.
Possible release date
This year it is very difficult to predict Apple’s plans. On other occasions, at this point in August, we had already made official the September event in which new iPhones are presented. As this year the delay in the release of these terminals is confirmed, Apple would have decided to postpone this event as well. The sources closest to the company point to October as a possible date for that keynote, which would be carried out electronically as happened with the last WWDC 2020.
Taking into account that this new Apple TV would not incorporate very considerable improvements either, it is possible that the company does not want to take minutes of its event with this device, so an announcement by press release could be more than enough. In case of this situation, the date could be anyone counting from September , the month in which it is also expected that the new Apple Watch Series 6 and iPad Air 2020 will be announced.