Apple has said nothing officially, which has never stopped anyone. The company’s “Apple Experience” event on 4 March has become the focus of a familiar guessing game, and the most reliable player in it — Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman — expects a run of announcements starting on 2 March, followed by hands-on time for journalists on the 4th. Reports across the international press converge on at least five products. Here they are, with a view on what each means for buyers here.
iPhone 17e
The successor to last year’s iPhone 16e is expected to move to the A19 chip, bringing faster graphics for games and headroom for on-device AI features. Rumoured additions include MagSafe charging, Apple’s own newest cellular and wireless chips in place of third-party parts, and an 18-megapixel front camera with Center Stage, which automatically widens the frame for group selfies. The “e” line is Apple’s entry point, and in a market like Bangladesh — where iPhones arrive through grey channels at a premium — it is the model most likely to be the first Apple phone for many people.
iPads
The base iPad is tipped to get the A18, which matters for one reason: it is the floor for Apple Intelligence. The iPad Air is expected to move to the M4, and the iPad mini, while keeping its design, may finally get an OLED display.
MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
Updated MacBook Air and 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models are expected on the M5 chip, reportedly alongside Apple’s N1 networking chip for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. For most people this is an incremental year; for people editing video in Dhaka on a five-year-old Intel Mac it is the upgrade cycle finally worth waiting for.
The one to watch: a cheaper, smaller MacBook
The most intriguing rumour is a MacBook with a screen smaller than 13 inches, running an iPhone-class processor rather than an M-series chip, priced to compete with Windows laptops and Chromebooks. Apple has never played in that price band with a Mac. If the reports are right, the device could do for laptops what the iPhone SE did for phones: bring students and first-time buyers into the ecosystem at a price that undercuts the resale-market MacBook Airs that currently fill that role in Bangladesh.
A note on rumours
Gurman’s track record is strong but not perfect, and Apple routinely shifts products between events. Treat the list as a well-sourced forecast: the M5 Macs and iPhone 17e are close to certain, the cheap MacBook is the one with the most room to disappoint — or to surprise.
