Apple March 8 event: Everything you need to know.

TechVio
5 min readMar 11, 2022

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Quick recap

  • Apple introduced a new color for both iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro, green for iPhone 13, and Alpine green for iPhone 13 pro.
  • Apple introduced the third generation of the affordable iPhone SE.
  • Apple introduced the fifth generation of the iPad Air.
  • Apple introduced its new M1 Ultra chip.
  • Apple introduced the new Mac Studio which will be the first computer with the new M1 Ultra and Mac Studio display

iPhone 13/13 Pro new color:

Apple introduced two new colors, green for iPhone 13 and Alpine green for iPhone 13 Pro, it’s quite strange when didn’t Apple reveal it back when iPhone 13 series was just introduced, but generally, the iPhone 13 with those colors looks awesome and I liked it.

iPhone SE 3

Apple introduced the third generation of iPhone SE 3, here are the details and my personal opinion.

Price: 429$

Screen size: 4.7" inches

Screen resolution: 1334 x 750

Screen Type: IPS LCD

Refresh rate: -

Processor: A15 bionic

Charging speed: 20W

microSD support: No

Wi-Fi version: Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth version: 5.0

5G Support: Yes

IOS version: IOS 15

Charging port: Lightning port

Battery: -

Wireless charging: Yes

RAM: -

Storage: 64–128–256GB

Fingerprint sensor: Yes

Front Camera: 7 MP

Rear Camera: 12 MP

Improvements: A15 bionic processor, 5G support, better battery life, improved HDR, Deep Fusion, photographic style, stronger glass, water and dust resistance, faster charging.

Downside: Still on iPhone 8 design, same colors.

Personal opinion:

I don’t like the iPhone SE 3 in terms of design, it’s still on iPhone 8 design and still have the same colors as the previous generation iPhone.

But I liked the specs of the iPhone, it has the same chip in iPhone 13 pro, and the same durable glass, the phone is now dust-proof too, and the battery got improved, even if it has the same camera as the second generation iPhone, the iPhone SE 3 got some new features like improved HDR, Deep Fusion and photographic style.

The changes are just internal, but I would like to have a new design in the next generation of iPhone SE.

iPad Air

Apple introduced the fifth generation of the iPad Air.

Price: 599$

Screen size: 10.9" inches

Screen resolution: 2360 x 1640

Screen Type: IPS LCD

Refresh rate: -

Processor: M1

Charging speed: -

microSD support: No

Wi-Fi version: Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth version: 5.0

5G Support: Yes

IOS version: IOS 15

Charging port: USB Type-C

Battery: -

Wireless charging: No

RAM: 8GB

Storage: 64–256GB

Fingerprint sensor: Yes

Front Camera: 12MP (With Center Stage)

Rear Camera: 12MP

Improvements: M1 processor, 5G support, better camera.

Downside: Still on the same design as forth generation iPad Air.

Personal opinion:

Same as iPhone SE, changes are just internal, there are some changes in colors, but they are minor.

The most exciting thing about this iPad Air is that it has the M1 chip, same as iPad Pro, it has also 5G and the camera got improved.

Minor design changes, huge internal improvements.

Mac Studio and Mac Studio Display

This is the main announcement in the event, a new, extremely powerful Mac, it’s Mac Studio and Mac Studio Display.

Mac Studio

Price:

  • M1 Max: 1999$
  • M1 Ultra: 3999$

Processor: M1 Max/Ultra

RAM:

  • M1 Max: 32–64GB
  • M1 Ultra: 64–128GB

Storage:

  • M1 Max: 512GB or 1TB or 2TB or 4TB or 8TB
  • M1 Ultra: 1TB or 2TB or 4TB or 8TB

Ports:

Back:

  • Four Thunderbolt 4 ports (up to 40Gb/s)
  • Two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s)
  • HDMI port
  • 10Gb Ethernet
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

Front:

  • M1 Max: 2 USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s) and SDXC card slot
  • M1 Ultra: Two Thunderbolt 4 ports (up to 40Gb/s) and SDXC card slot

Communications:

  • 10Gb Ethernet port
  • Wi-Fi 6
  • Bluetooth 5.0

Operating system: macOS Monterey

Personal opinion:

This Mac is a monster, it is really powerful, the IO is decent compared to the size, the M1 Ultra makes the Mac studio powerful two times than the M1 Max, and that’s obvious given to the fact that M1 Ultra is just two M1 Max linked to make one powerful chip.

In terms of design, the Mac studio looks like a thick Mac mini, the cooling technique reminds us of the 2013 trashcan Mac Pro failure.

The Mac studio is great, but it’s so expensive starting at 1999$ without accessories we got used to get with the product, which means you need to pay extra hundreds of dollars to get them, the M1 Ultra variant is double the price at 3999$.

Mac studio display

Price: Starting from 1599$

Screen Size: 27" inches

Screen Quality: 5K Retina display

Brightness: 600 nits

Camera: 12MP (With Center Stage)

Spatial Audio: Yes

Ports :

  • 1 Thunderbolt port
  • 3 USB Type-C ports

Personal Opinion:

The Mac Studio Display is sort of like Apple Pro XDR but cheaper, less powerful, and with speakers and camera and microphone, but the price starts from 1599$, it’s cheap compared to the 4999$Apple Pro XDR, but for an average user it’s still expensive, but you know, it’s Apple.

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Written by TechVio

16 years old, IT hobbyist, cyber sercurity student, designer

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