Apple Watch 2, iPad Air 3, iPad Mini 4, MacBook 2016, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus & More -- What To Expect in 2016 [Rumor Round Up]

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The New Year is going to usher in more product updates from Apple and below are some details to the releases of the company's most anticipated gadgets:

Apple Watch 2

Per CNet, Apple Watch 2 might feature a thinner but elegant design for its 2016 release. It might also be made available in titanium, plating and liquid metal models. Feature improvements are few, but the device might have a water resistance capability rating of IP67, which is far more improved than its IPX7 rating. It may also include a front-facing video camera and a smart bracelet to notify users.

iPad Air 3

Apple Insider reported that the iPad Air 3 will have "modest" upgrades from its previous inceptions, with the Force Touch and faster processor as its most crucial new features. Its split-screen multitasking capability will also be enhanced, as well as its onscreen keyboard feature. Since this device is said to be closely resembling the newly-released iPad Pro, Apple may still plan to keep the iPad Air 3 in its product line for those looking to covet cheaper iPad models.

iPad Mini 4

Yahoo! Finance presented a review of the iPad Mini 4, stating that the device is a much-improved version of the Mini 3 in terms of aesthetics. It has a fingerprint censor that is common to all Apple products for security purposes and Apple Pay use and it's considerably faster than the previous device, thanks to its A8 chip.

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

What Apple fans should take note is that the iPad Mini 4 could indicate what the iPhone 7 display is going to be like when the latter is released. The iPad Mini has an anti-reflective coating, which boosts of "on-screen image contrast." Apple is reportedly going to incorporate this for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, per Motley Fool.

Forbes reported that the upcoming iPhone model is finally going to have a different look - thinner, stronger and waterproof. Apple is going to do away with the headphone jack for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus and in its place, the device will be making use of Bluetooth connectors or lighting port.

MacBook 2016

As previously reported on Latinos Health, the newest MacBook Air might be announced in the spring of 2016 and it is expected that the thinner and lighter laptop will feature a Force Touch pad, Retina display and Intel Skylake processors.

Meanwhile, Latinos Post reported that there will be little difference with the upcoming MacBook Air and MacBook Pro releases except for the faster RAM and the thinness. Apple is expected to release more details about this device come March.