Rumor mill: Apple tree has reportedly started work on a foldable iPhone and is developing foldable screens internally. This year'south iPhone may also reintroduce Touch ID by placing the fingerprint-scanner under the handset's display. And one more rumor is that Apple tree is working on a redesigned iMac, new Mac Pros, and a more affordable external monitor.

Apple tree'due south foldable iPhone isn't going to launch someday shortly, only it'due south something the company is actively developing. The device's screen is said to feature a "mostly invisible hinge" and, when unfolded, will be about the size of an iPhone 12 Pro Max -- that's vi.7 inches.

Apple tree is bound to get in belatedly to the party since major competitors take launched similar devices recently. Still, the Cupertino company volition besides be not bad to avoid the pitfalls of foldable smartphones similar Samsung's 2022 Galaxy Fold, which suffered delays, shoddy review units, and felt like it had been rushed to the market.

The same report from Bloomberg comments on this year'south iPhone -- the iPhone 13. The upcoming device is mostly said to include "minor upgrades," merely sources claim that Apple tree could also launch an in-screen Touch ID fingerprint scanner with the model. This isn't the offset time we've heard rumors of an in-screen fingerprint scanner on an iPhone, although the company may be looking at the feature with renewed interest since face coverings render Confront ID useless.

AirTags are finally set to launch in 2022 and the report also suggests that Apple could remove the Lightning port on some iPhone models, assuasive for wireless charging only. No Lightning port also means no in-the-box cable, and could be a further ecology pace forward for Apple.

In a split report, also from Bloomberg, Apple is said to be planning its commencement major redesign of the iMac since 2022. The new all-in-1 desktop computer, which will class role of the iMac's transition to Apple tree Silicon, will adopt a design like to Apple'south Pro Brandish XDR monitor. The new iMacs volition have thinner blackness borders, a flat back, and will launch in two sizes later this year.

Apple tree is likewise planning updates for its Mac Pro line. The outset will exist a pocket-size update to the Mac Pro, and will see the desktop computer retain the pattern of Apple'south 2022 model. For this new iteration, Apple may continue to utilise Intel processors rather than its own chips. Bloomberg writes: "The second version, however, will use Apple's own processors and exist less than one-half the size of the current Mac Pro. The design will feature a by and large aluminum exterior and could invoke nostalgia for the Power Mac G4 Cube, a short-lived smaller version of the Power Mac, an earlier iteration of the Mac Pro."

Apple will bring a more affordable external monitor to the market, too -- one designed for consumers, rather than professionals. It won't include the same brightness or contrast ratio as the Pro Brandish XDR, only it won't ship with the aforementioned $5,000 cost tag, either.