Apple event – as it happened: New iPhone, iPad and ‘monster’ Mac chip unveiled at ‘Peek Performance’ event

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Apple has hosted its first event of the year, unveiling a whole host of new products.

The company unveiled a brand new iPhone SE, an updated iPad Air, as well as a new Mac Studio and Display that features its latest “monster” M1 Ultra chip.

There was no announcements surrounding the Mac Pro, which Apple said was “for another day”.

All the latest products featured significant improvements in terms of specs, with both the iPhone SE and iPad Air featuring 5G capabilities.

The ‘Peek Performance’ event was live streamed on Apple’s website, which you can view at the top of our live coverage below.

Key points

• Russia blocked from streaming
• M1 Ultra is ‘monster’ chip
• Apple Mac Studio is ‘breakthrough in personal computing'
• Everything announced at Apple event

[8 March 2022 18:08 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

iPhone 13 gets a makeover

Onto the iPhone, and the introduction of “two gorgeous new finishes” for the iPhone 13, both of them green.

They’ll both be available from 13 March.

[8 March 2022 18:11 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

Apple A15 Bionic Chip coming to iPhone SE

Apple’s A15 Bionic chip is coming to the new iPhone SE - the same chip featured in the iPhone 13.

“The A13 makes everything better”, offering a “monumental improvement for people upgrading”.

It’s apparently capable of 15 trillion operations per second.

[8 March 2022 18:13 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

More iPhone SE updates

It comes with a 4.7-inch display and has the “toughest glass in a smartphone” on both the front and back.

It also features “even better battery life” and 5G connectivity.

[8 March 2022 18:14 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

iPhone SE 3 unveiled

[8 March 2022 18:16 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

New iPhone SE specs

Here’s a full rundown of all the specs of the new iPhone SE:

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[8 March 2022 18:17 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

New iPhone SE price

Apple’s cheapest iPhone is going to start at $429.

[8 March 2022 18:20 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

New iPad Air unveiled

Apple has hopped from the iPhone SE to the iPad Air, which comes with a 12MP Ultra Wide front-facing camera aimed at improving video calls, as well as 5G connectivity.

The new iPad is also going to be powered by the M1 chip, the same one found in the iPad Pro.

This makes it “2-times faster than the best-selling Windows laptop in its price range”.

[8 March 2022 18:24 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

New iPad Air price and availability

iPad Air price starting at $599, coming in 64GB and 256GB configurations and six colours.

Pre-orders start on Friday.

[8 March 2022 18:26 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

New iPad Air specs

Here’s a rundown of the latest Apple iPad Air specs:

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[8 March 2022 18:27 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

Apple introduces ‘monster of a chip’ for Mac

Apple’s John Ternus is now here to tell us all about the Apple Mac.

There’s an all new chip for the Mac, the M1 Ultra, which John describes as a “monster of a chip”.