After watching Apple's spring conference, the overall feeling should be: from drowsy to energetic!
At the beginning of the conference, when Cook talked about Apple TV and talked about the new color matching, the feeling was: Just this?
When it comes to iPad Air, the first surprise comes!
Apple officially announced: iPad Air will be equipped with M1 chip! This deviates a lot from the A15 processor predicted by many people before, which is very surprising! In the future, the M1 Ultra processor and Mac Studio desktop will push the conference to the climax!
Next, let's take a look at these three very memorable products!
The M1 chip was introduced to the iPad Air
iPad Air as the iPad product line is more inclined to thin and light products, this update is a surprise! Powered by the M1 chip, the 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle front camera comes with a character center and supports 5G connectivity.
In terms of performance, the iPad Air 5 CPU powered by the M1 chip has 60% more performance and 2 times the graphics performance of the previous generation. The iPad Air 5 is equipped with a 12MP camera and supports center stage functionality. This time, the iPad Air 5 has joined the 5G cellular data version.
In terms of design, the iPad Air 5 is available in 5 colors and is still equipped with touch ID fingerprint recognition module. The iPad Air 5 is also designed with a USB-C interface that can transfer data from devices such as cameras.
In terms of price, the iPad Air 5 is priced at 4399 yuan (64GB), compared with the previous generation of products without increase in price.
The king of M1 Ultra performance volumes
When Apple launched the M1 Pro and M1 Max in the second half of last year, it was already very exciting! This time, M2 was not launched under the attention of everyone, but launched the M1 series of large volume king - M1 Ultra chip!
Apple officially explained that the M1 Ultra can be understood as "a product of two M1 Max connected together", that is, ultra-fusion technology (UltraFusion).
The M1 Ultra has 114 billion transistors, up to 128GB of unified memory, and a bandwidth of 800GB/s.
The CPU has 20 cores, of which 16 are high-performance cores and 4 are high-performance cores. There are also 64 core GPUs.
CPU performance is 90% higher than a 16-core PC, and the power consumption is reduced by 100W at the same performance. Apple officials say that the M1 Ultra media processing engine is 2 times more powerful than the M1 Max, and the M1 Ultra is 10 times more powerful than the latest desktop chips.
The new category Mac Studio is here!
At this conference, the most surprising thing was the new Mac Studio console. Apple Chinese official website call it a "dream engine"! Not only does it bring powerful performance, but it also has a compact design and a rich connection port.
This product is powered by the M1 Max processor and the new M1 Ultra processor. In terms of design, the Mac Studio body uses an aluminum metal pressed integrated molding process, the overall appearance is small and exquisite, and it can be easily placed under most monitors.
In terms of interfaces, the back of Mac Studio has a total of 4 interfaces that can be connected to the thunderbolt port, network port, USB-A, HDMI and other interfaces that can connect monitors and high-performance devices.
Mac Studio uses an innovative thermal design for exceptional thermal performance. Dual centrifugal fans, precisely placed air ducts, and more than 4,000 cooling holes on the back and bottom of the enclosure combine to form a unique cooling system that directs airflow through internal components to help cool down the high-performance chip.
In terms of performance, the M1 Max version of mac Studio can be up to 2.5 times faster than the fastest 27-inch iMac with a 10-core processor, and the M1 Ultra version can be up to 3.8 times faster than the fastest 27-inch iMac with a 10-core processor.
Kill crazy!
It is worth mentioning that Mac Studio can be equipped with up to 64GB of unified memory on models equipped with M1 Max chips, and up to 128GB of unified memory on models equipped with M1 Ultra chips.
In terms of price, the M1 Max chip version starts at 14999 yuan, and the M1 Ultra chip version starts from 29999 yuan!
brief summary
Overall, the spring conference iPad Air and Mac Studio brought a lot of surprises. The iPad Air was upgraded to an M1 chip and equipped with a 5G network, bringing it one step closer to the iPad Pro. Needless to say, mac studio, with the blessing of the M1 Ultra processor, the performance is "terrifying"! A productivity tool for designers and professionals!