Apple March 8th Event Recap

If you missed the Apple March 8th event, here’s a quick recap of what was announced:

• iPhone 13 in a Green finish and iPhone 13 Pro in an Alpine Green finish; both new finishes available March 18th

• New iPhone SE with A15 Bionic chip and ultra-fast 5G; no material design changes; starts at $429; available March 18th

• New M1 Ultra chip (derives from the M1 Max chip; utilizes UltraFusion architecture to interconnect the die of two M1 Max chips to create M1 Ultra)

• New 5th generation iPad Air with M1 chip, 12MP Ultra-Wide camera w/Center Stage, ultra-fast 5G; starts at $599; available March 18th

• New Mac Studio

  • Small form factor (imagine a double height Mac Mini)

  • Configurable with M1 Max or M1 Ultra chip

  • On the rear: Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, 10Gb Ethernet, two USB-A port, HDMI port, 3.5mm headphone jack

  • On the front:

    • Mac Studio with M1 Max

      • Two USB-C ports and SDXC slot

    • Mac Studio with M1 Ultra

      • Two Thunderbolt 4 ports and SDXC slot

  • Starts at $1,599; available March 18th

• New Studio Display with 27-inch 5K Retina screen

  • Configurable with standard or nano-texture glass (additional $300 for nano-texture glass)

  • A13 Bionic

  • 12MP Ultra-Wide camera w/Center Stage

  • Three microphone array

  • High-fidelity six speaker sound system with spatial audio

  • Three downstream USB-C ports, one upstream Thunderbolt 3 USB-C port with 96W host charging

  • Stand/Mounting options: VESA mount adapter, tilt-adjustable stand, tilt and height adjustable stand (additional $400 for tilt and height adjustable stand)

  • Starts at $1,599; available March 18th

• Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, Magic Trackpad and Magic Mouse now available in a silver and black color option