Apple to Launch Gold & Rose Gold Colored Apple Watch Sport, New iPad Mini and iMacs

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Posted July 19, 2015 at 3:39pm by iClarified

Apple is reportedly preparing to launch new gold and rose gold colored versions of the Apple Watch Sport, as well as, a new iPad mini and updated iMacs, later this year.

The predictions come from KGI Securities analyst Min-Chi Kuo who has accurately predicted Apple product details in the past.

Kuo pegs Apple's second quarter shipments of the Apple Watch at 3.9 million and expects that number to grow to 5.5 million in the current quarter. Wall Street consensus is 15 million units through the end of 2015 which may be a difficult for the company to reach.

Notably, Kuo believes Apple could launch the Apple Watch Sport in new color options to match iPhone 6s colors later this year, anodizing the watch's aluminum casing with yellow and rose gold. Kuo and other sources have previously pointed to a new iPhone color (reportedly rose gold) and Kuo indicated months ago that Apple could use new casing options for the Apple Watch later this year.

Second quarter iPhone shipments are estimated at 54.2 million and those are predicted to drop to 40.1 million in the current quarter ahead of Apple's next generation device. Kuo warns that low Force Touch yields could affect the supply of next generation iPhones.

iPad sales are said to continue their slide with Kuo predicting 8.8 million shipped in the current quarter. To help counter the decline, Apple is said to be working on a thinner and lighter iPad mini that resembles the iPad Air 2. It could launch at the end of this quarter, boosting overall shipments to 11 million units. However, since iPad launches often occur in October, shipments might not begin until the fourth quarter. Notably, Kuo doesn't mention a new iPad or a new iPad Pro as launching this year.

Finally, Kuo predicts 5.3 million Macs shipping in the second quarter of this year and 5.8 million in the current quarter, based on back to school sales. To sustain demand, Apple reportedly plans to release new iMacs later in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter.

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[via MacRumors]

Apple to Launch Gold & Rose Gold Colored Apple Watch Sport, New iPad Mini and iMacs

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lolwut - July 21, 2015 at 4:42am

I'm just gonna wait for the much improved 2nd gen!!!

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ceneru - July 20, 2015 at 8:02am

If you want a gold watch buy a Rolex!

MatrixXx - July 20, 2015 at 3:20am

I won't buy an iPad without a lock switch

gamerscul9870 - July 20, 2015 at 3:26am

You mean the mute/silent switch? The iPad pro is coming with it.

gamerscul9870 - July 19, 2015 at 6:24pm

I don't see the problem with the colored gold watch. What if people wanted the right watch with the color they want. I like the watch sport and want to see this idea blossom.

123 - July 19, 2015 at 3:50pm

Gold Apple Watch Sport sounds like a fairly stupid idea. If you already want to take away the single added benefit of the Edition then you may as well make the normal watch gold, surely not the sport version.

Vinnie - July 19, 2015 at 4:20pm

I completely agree. I also think that releasing a twice in one year would undermine all those other purchases that people have made earlier. For those who purchased the Apple Watch and spent almost $2,000, would you have them feel like the their investment is already obsolete. That would not be a good move. At the very least, I would think that they would do another release next year, if not the year after that. Buying a watch is different than buying a phone in my opinion, and if Apple is going to stay true to trying to make their watches seem like they're more jewelry than technology, then I would not release a new one every year. Maybe every other year would be good.

tubex45 - July 19, 2015 at 5:44pm

well sorry to disappoint you but Apple is a company that have investors that want the company to make profit. How will you make money if sell your products every other year? There are already rumored redesign of the watch so very likely another is coming out soon.

Vinnie - July 19, 2015 at 5:50pm

I am not saying that theyre not there to make a profit, and I am also thinking that they are going to release another one. But it would be next year and not this year. This year would be too soon, and every tech company starts redesigning their products a year in advance if not years. But you also have to realize that Apple's price point for their watches are pretty high. Which means that majority of people that have bought one may not be so inclined to make a purchase on a yearly basis. Especially as I have said, they are going for more of a jewelry/accessory type of product.

ceneru - July 20, 2015 at 8:00am

Apple is not like Samsung!