iPhone 7 si iPad Air 3 are to be launched in 2016 by the Apple company, for the smartphone there is a very clear conviction in this sense, but about the tablet one could not assume too much considering what happened during this year.
According to an Asian analyst with valid information about unreleased Apple products, the iPhone 7 will be released in the fall of 2016 with a 3D Touch system extremely similar to the one used by Apple for the iPhone 6S, but this should not be surprising .
Although the 3D Touch system is very important for the Apple company, production problems of the components prevent Apple from expanding its functionality in the near future, so it seems that we will have exactly the same Touch Engine module as before.
iPhone 7 and iPad Air 3 - release details and features
On the other hand, Apple will try to expand access to 3D Touch control from iOS and applications and give developers more reasons to implement support for this system in applications, but it remains to be seen if they will be receptive to it.
iPhone 7 in 2016F to use 3D Touch solution of similar technology & structure as iPhone 6s; 3D Touch to improve user experience of touch panel long term, but won't contribute much to near-term shipments. We think only more apps supporting 3D Touch and continued improvement of 3D Touch UI design will support increased use of 3D Touch. 3D Touch one of the most severe production bottlenecks in the iPhone 6s supply chain; current inventory higher than other general components.
Regarding the iPad Air 3, we are talking about a launch that would take place in the first 3 months of next year, but those from Apple would have decided not to implement 3D Touch in the new version of the iPad tablet and the basis of this decision there are production problems of the component.
Although 3D Touch is a function that many users have appreciated, the Apple company cannot produce enough components to implement the system in the iPad Air 3, but on the other hand, it would have no reason to do so, if there were enough components available.
...new iPad Air 3 in 1H16F unlikely to feature 3D Touch. We forecast that iPad Air 3 will opt not to feature 3D Touch because of production issues. While we think the 3D Touch supply chain produced more to avoid shortages in the early stages, slower end-product demand and improved back-end assembly yield have resulted in the current high inventory. As 1Q16 demand looks to slow on seasonality and competition from other brands' new models, we believe 3D Touch supply chain capacity utilization is currently lower than peak level of 30%, and that will last through 1Q16.
Having said that, iPhone 7 and iPad Air 3 will be launched in 2016 by Apple, but 3D Touch will remain an exclusive function for iPhone terminals.
