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5 Apple products you should avoid buying this week (and 7 safe picks to get instead)

Before you click buy on that shiny new Apple gadget, check out where it fits into Apple's product release plans.

This is a handset cut back to the bare minimum -- packing an A18 processor, Face ID biometrics, USB-C charging, and a single-lens rear camera. Prakhar Khanna/ZDNETThe 2024 iPad Mini was introduced in October 2024, replacing the three-year-old model with one powered by an A17 Pro chip that's Apple Intelligence-ready. I love my AirPods Pro, and if the rumors are correct, and the updated hardware gets heart rate and temperature tracking, and possibly live translation, then I have to say that I'll be at the front of the queue to get new buds.

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