Apple's much-watched spring conference finally ushered in a fixed release time - 2 a.m. Beijing time on March 9. The conference is still in the form of online live broadcast in Apple Park, which can be viewed through the apple.com website. There have been many exposures before the release of the new product, and it is not surprising that it should be the fifth-generation iPad Air, the new generation of iPhone SE, but there should be other devices. Whether the Mac series that fruit fans are looking forward to has been upgraded and iterative product release is not yet known.
Judging from Apple's official promotional poster, the Apple LOGO, which presents a high sense of field through multiple colors, may be showing Apple's new technology in AR/VR. Presumably, it may herald the release of Apple's mixed reality headsets for VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) applications.
Some time ago, analyst Ming-Chi Guo reported that Apple's VR headset will be equipped with 15 cameras for tracking and collecting biometric data. Eight cameras will be used to project images into the real world. Six cameras are used for biometrics and the last camera is used for environmental detection. Apple also seems to want to equip its headset with a cooling device to prevent overheating. Finally, this standalone headset will come with a built-in battery.
In addition to the release of an update to the fifth-generation iPad Air and the iPhone SE that supports 5G networks, some news also indicates that the price of the new and old iPhone SE will be reduced from $399 to $199, so that the title of small-screen cost-effective phone will be secured.
Of course, the release of new products and the price reduction of old models is a traditional marketing strategy, and at this time, can you find a good product that is leaking in Apple's official page? After all, Apple's official products that support 24 interest-free installments, 14-day returns and 12-month warranties still have certain guarantees.
Editors checked Apple's official page and found that the minimum refurbishment price for the 13.3-inch MacBook Air Apple M1 version released in October 2020 was 6799 yuan. The difference with the current spot version is 1200 yuan, and the discount is about 15%.
Many refurbished products, including Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch, will have a discount of about 15% compared to the same new products on sale. If you think this price and a number of after-sales service is still trustworthy, you may wish to browse it yourself.
For Apple's official refurbished products, the editor found an iPad Pro released in June 2017, with a 10.5-inch screen + wireless + cellular network 64GB priced at 3849 yuan, and the 256GB version was 4849 yuan. From the price point of view, this iPad Pro is still somewhat attractive, but it still uses a 64 A10X Fusion chip, which seems to have a sense of age. However, if it is only the appeal of daily web/video browsing + simple entertainment games, this iPad can still cope.
So, what new product updates are you looking forward to apple's spring launch in the early hours of March 9?