After a nearly four-year wait, a new Apple TV is finally expected to be announced as part of Apple's "Welcome home" launch on Tuesday, October 13. The announcement will likely come in a press release on the Apple Newsroom website, and selected reporters and content creators invited to the New York experience, which begins at 9 a.m. Eastern Time, are expected to share hands-on photos and videos of the device.
The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K is rumored to feature an A19 or A19 Pro chip, which would bring 8GB to 12GB of RAM and reportedly enable Siri AI support. The current model, announced in October 2022, has an A15 Bionic chip and 4GB of RAM. The new model is also expected to include Apple's N1 chip, supporting Wi-Fi 7 for faster speeds and lower latency when paired with a Wi-Fi 7 router, along with Bluetooth 6.0 in place of the current Bluetooth 5.0.
A leaked image showed no external design changes compared to the current model. However, the accompanying Siri Remote is expected to be revised, as a new version was referenced in Apple's software code.
In June, the Apple TV 4K received a price increase amid surging memory chip costs. In the U.S., it now starts at $199, up from $129.
Source: MacRumors · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing