Apple is engaged on a brand new model of the 4K Apple TV, and rumors recommend that it may launch as quickly as 2024, two years after the launch of the present mannequin. This information contains particulars on the whole lot that we count on to see within the 2024 Apple TV 4K.
Design
Apple has not notably modified the design of the Apple TV in a number of years, and that is not going to alter in 2024. We’re not anticipating any updates to the shape issue, and it’ll proceed to make use of the identical slimmed-down black plastic physique from the present Apple TV mannequin.
A New Chip
The present Apple TV 4K has the identical A15 Bionic chip that was within the iPhone 13 lineup, and we’re anticipating a brand new A-series chip for the 2024 Apple TV. Apple would not design chips solely for the Apple TV, so it is possible that the next-generation mannequin will use the identical A16 chip from the iPhone 14 Professional fashions and the iPhone 15 fashions.
There’s additionally the likelihood that the Apple TV 4K can have the A17 Professional chip used within the iPhone 15 Professional fashions, as that might give the Apple TV the potential to play console-quality video games, a rumor from years again. The A17 Professional is Apple’s first 3-nanometer chip, and it features a 6-core GPU that is in a position to assist hardware-accelerated ray tracing for the primary time, enabling video games with extra sensible graphics. A number of console video games like Resident Evil 4 and Dying Stranding might be coming to the iPhone 15 Professional because of the A17 Professional chip.
On the similar time, it’s value noting that the A17 Professional chip might in the end be too costly for Apple to incorporate in an Apple TV, particularly as there are rumors that Apple is aiming for a lower cost level.
Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7
It may make sense for Apple to deliver new, extra fashionable Wi-Fi protocols to the next-generation Apple TV, however we have not heard rumors about this. The present iPhone 15 Professional fashions assist Wi-Fi 6E and rumors recommend Apple will undertake Wi-Fi 7 for the iPhone as quickly as subsequent 12 months.
Present Apple TV 4K fashions assist Wi-Fi 6, however upping that with at the very least Wi-Fi 6E would enable the Apple TV to reap the benefits of the quicker 6GHz band for improved streaming and content material obtain speeds.
Different Connectivity
Apple affords each a Wi-Fi solely Apple TV 4K and a Wi-Fi + Ethernet mannequin, and that might proceed with the next-generation mannequin. We may additionally see the subsequent Apple TV undertake Bluetooth 5.3.
The Apple TV is predicted to proceed to supply Thread integration and assist for Matter when used as a house hub for sensible house merchandise.
Pricing
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo mentioned final 12 months that he expects the subsequent Apple TV to be extra inexpensive, and {that a} worth beneath $100 can be the “candy spot.” Pricing on the present Apple TV 4K begins at $129 for 64GB storage and Wi-Fi solely connectivity, so it isn’t arduous to think about that Apple may introduce a brand new mannequin at a lower cost level or, alternatively, maintain the present mannequin as a lower-cost choice alongside a brand new mannequin with up to date capabilities.
Launch Date
Apple is alleged to be planning to launch the subsequent Apple TV within the first half of 2024, which might maybe see it debut at a spring occasion someplace round March or April. Up to now, Apple has launched Apple TV 4K fashions in September 2017, Might 2021, and November 2022.
Future Apple TV Improvements
Apple is rumored to be engaged on some kind of product that might mix the Apple TV performance, a sensible speaker, and a FaceTime digicam in a single machine, nevertheless it’s been over a 12 months since we final heard about it.
There are additionally rumors of an Apple sensible house show that might function a central hub for controlling sensible house merchandise, and there’s a risk that it may have Apple TV performance. This product may launch as quickly as 2024, however it’s distinct from the next-generation Apple TV 4K that can also be in improvement.
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