A reputable analyst is predicting the Apple Watch Sport will come in yellow and rose gold. And we won’t have to wait for the Apple Watch 2 to get those colors: They’ll be available alongside the iPhone 6s later this year.
In a new note, KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo — who is consistently the best and most reliable Apple analyst on the planet — predicts that gold and rose gold options will debut on the Apple Watch around September.
The thinking is that Apple will want the available colors of the entry-level Apple Watch Sport to match those of the iPhone 6s. Therefore, Apple will anodize the aluminum in the entry-level Apple Watch in gold colors, finally guaranteeing that you don’t have to lay out $10,000 or more for an Apple Watch Edition to bling out your wearable.
In addition, Kuo predicts that a thinner and lighter iPad mini with a design more like the iPad Air 2 will be announced later this quarter, to potentially launch in the fourth quarter. He does not mention the long-rumored iPad Pro, supporting recent claims that the 12-inch iPad could be delayed until 2016.
Finally, Kuo predicts we’ll see updated iMacs later this year, although no major design overhauls are expected. Those waiting for a 24-inch Retina iMac will have to continue to wait.
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
8 responses to “The Apple Watch Sport could debut in gold and rose gold later this year”
what will be the difference between the apple watch edition and the sport edition?
Also when will they release the macbook 15 inch
About $9650
*Checks math* Yes- that is correct.
$10,000 (Edition) less $350 (Sport) = $9,650. Did I miss something?
Yeah, you missed the sarcasm.
Gold color that’s not gold, on items that are typically luxurious like a watch, looks cheap. I call this bull***.
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I am having an iPhone 6 Gold, unfortunately missed buying apple watch, but that’s great, that it will be also available in rose gold. Won’t be going to miss it this time.