Apple iMac 2016 News and Update: Specs, Features and Release Date

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(Photo : Wikimedia Commons) The Apple iMac 2016 could be released at an upcoming Apple event this month.

The Apple iMac 2016 could be unveiled in October, and it is likely to come with revolutionary specs like the latest Intel Kaby Lake processor, VR support, and Thunderbolt 3.

There are speculations that Apple could launch the device this month because the previous iMac was released at the same time last year. However, Apple has not confirmed this.

Apple will hold an event on Oct. 27, and if the Apple iMac 2016 is not unveiled there, it will be launched at the WWDC 2017 in June. According to MacWorld, the delay in the release date of the iMac 2016 was caused by the fact that the Intel Kaby Lake processor which is yet to be released.

The 7th Gen Intel Core i7 is expected to perform much better than its predecessors. The Intel Kaby Lake processor will improve the device's graphics performance and battery performance. Apple will also give the iMac 2016 DisplayPort 1.2, Thunderbolt 3, and USB 3.1 support. The device could feature a Polaris 10 graphics card, AMD Zen processor, and external flash drives for PC users as well.

Best Buy earlier listed the new iMac 2016 with Retina 5K display, Kaby Lake processor, 2TB Fusion drive, and 32GB memory. However, it could have been just a mistake.

Apple released the last version of the iMacs on Oct. 13, 2015, with the new Skylake processor chips and the Retina screen.