Apple: Everything Announced During ‘Peek Performance’ Event Today

A powerful new Mac, a big Studio Display screen, a budget smartphone, and an iPhone in green.

Apple: Everything That Happened During 'Peek Performance' Event Today — Apple

The first Apple event for 2022 began this morning, and the show’s stars were undoubtedly the all-new budget-friendly iPhone SE 5G and iPad Air. The event also included some pleasant surprises that most people weren’t expected. We are talking about all-new M1 chips and a green iPhone 13 (which some think was completely unnecessary). Here’s the round-up of everything that happened during the event.

iPhone SE 5G

Apple finally put the rumours to rest by announcing the iPhone SE 5G. As expected, the smartphone is budget-friendly and has a better battery life than its predecessors. The iPhone SE 5G also has a Touch ID and a 4.7-inch display that might make you think of the 2020 SE version. iPhone SE 5G is also the third generation of its budget-friendly device, but it’s the first one with 5G technology.

iPhone SE 5G runs the A15 Bionic chip that also powers the iPhone 13. It also has a 12 MP camera to help you click stunning pictures. The iPhone SE 5G will be available in three colours, starlight (white), midnight (black), and RED (red). The cost of the smartphone will start at $719. The iPhone SE will be available for pre-order in Australia from March 12, 2022, and the availability will begin from March 18.

5th Gen iPad Air

Apple has also upgraded the iPad Air. It has a new M1 chip, which is boasted to be twice as fast. The devices will also have a stunning redesign and will be available in five colours, pink, purple, starlight, a new blue tone, and space grey. The new iPad Air will also be available in 64 and 256 GB models. It also has an all-day battery life and other awesome features like full lamination, a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, with 3.8 million pixels and 500 nits of brightness, True Tone, a P3 wide colour gamut, and an anti-reflective screen coating. The new iPad Air will also be available for order from March 12 and will arrive in stores in Australia from March 18.

iPhone 13 and 13 Pro Green

Apple also launched two green iPhones, green iPhone 13, and green iPhone Pro. The colour is described as Alpine green. The specs of these smartphones are the same as the non-green iPhone 13s. The key highlights are advanced 5G, an A15 Bionic chip, amazing battery life, and a stunning camera system. These green iPhones will be available in 128, 256, 512, and 1TB storage options. The price begins at $1,699 RRP for iPhone Pro and $1,849 for the iPhone Pro Max. The usual iPhone 13 and Mini will also be available in the new colour and will come with 128, 256, and 512GB storage options. The pricing begins at $1,349 for normal iPhone 13 and $1,199 for the Mini.

Mac Studio

The Mac Studio has Apple’s M1 Max chip or the recently announced M1 Ultra. The latter is the most powerful chip by Apple to date. Apple says it delivers “unprecedented performance and extensive connectivity in an incredibly compact design.” Measuring just 19.7 cms x 9.5 cms, it boasts ground-breaking performance. Mac Studio also has Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 built-in. The pricing of Mac Studio starts at $3,099 RRP.

Studio Display

With Studio Display, Apple is re-entering the mainstream monitor space. It has a 27-inch 5K Retina screen, superb high-fidelity audio, and an advanced camera with Centre Stage.

Till now, the only monitor sold by Apple was Pro Studio XDR which cost $9,999, but the new Studio Display will cost only $2,499. It can be the ideal companion for your MacBook Pro.

New M1 Ultra

We told you a bit about M1 Ultra in the Mac Studio section, but that wasn’t enough. This powerful chip deserves more attention. To create this beauty, Apple combined two M1 Max dies using a custom-build architecture to double the performance. This unique architecture is called UltraFusion and connects with 2.5TB/s of interprocessor bandwidth between the two die and still uses less power than the alternative. Apple claims that the chip enables low latency, incredible power efficiency, and massive bandwidth. It also has 114 billion transistors, which is a big deal!

Apple TV+ to Show Baseball Games

Apple TV+ will air baseball games from now. You can tune in to two games on Friday nights (U.S. Eastern and Pacific Daylight Time) on Apple TV+ during the regular season.