Tech Talk: Apple upgrades iPhone SE and iPad Air, launches Mac Studio – Gulf Digital News

Tech Talk: Apple upgrades iPhone SE and iPad Air, launches Mac Studio – Gulf Digital News

Apple Inc on Tuesday launched a low cost 5G iPhone SE, the cheapest of its kind, that would directly compete with rivals in the mid-range smartphone market and give the world's most valuable company a chance to woo consumers on a budget.

At the event, titled "Peek Performance", Apple also introduced its fastest chipset, a brand new high-performance computer and brought nearly all of its devices on the 5G bandwagon.

iPHONE SE - FASTER, BETTER, CHEAPER

It is the first update to iPhone SE since 2020 and it will now come with 5G and a faster A15 Bionic chip.

The $429 phone gives Apple a better chance to compete with industry leaders Samsung, Xiaomi and others in the mid-range smartphone market and bring more users looking for faster connectivity on the Apple ecosystem.

In comparison, iPhone 13 with 5G, which was launched last year, starts at $799. The previous iPhone SE had a $399 price tag.

The new iPhone SE will start shipping from March 18.

IPAD REFRESH

The iPad Air gets its first refresh in two years with a new design, 5G connectivity and a faster M1 chipset found in MacBooks.

The advanced chip would make the device two times faster than the best-selling laptop in its