According to an often well-informed source, Apple could hold a conference in early March to present new versions of the iPhone SE and iPad Air. Other more innovative products should be announced later.
If you were planning on buying an iPhone or iPad soon, you might want to wait a few weeks before buying it. Indeed, it seems that Apple is preparing a conference to present a new phone and a new tablet for the beginning of March. At least that’s what it predicts. Bloomberg in a signed article Mark Gurman, an Apple specialist always very informed about the activities of the firm at the apple. According to this “guru”, who has illustrated himself many times with his forecasts, Tim Cook’s teams are about to unveil two entry-level models during a keynote which would take place on March 8: a Revamped iPhone SE – which some experts are already calling iPhone SE 2022 or iPhone SE 3 – and a modernized iPad Air. Nothing revolutionary, a priori, the announcements of major innovations in the mobile family rather taking place in September, with the essential back-to-school keynote, so that the products are widely available for the end-of-year celebrations. Of course, these are only predictions: as usual, Apple, which cultivates state secrecy, has not officially announced anything, being careful not to comment on this new rumor. What good is it, insofar as the fans of the brand and other technophiles take care of constantly maintaining the communication of the apple by feeding their fantasies with noises from the hallway…
What’s new in iPhone SE 2022?
The evolution of the iPhone SE should be timid. And for good reason: this entry-level smartphone – the cheapest in the range – should not overshadow the expensive iPhone 13 released in September. According to Mark Gurman, the new model would take up the compact design of the 2022 iPhone SE, without therefore taking advantage of the flat and elegant sides of the latest flagships of the family, while retaining the TouchID fingerprint reader housed in the main button and a screen classic LCD type – the Oled logically remaining reserved for more expensive smartphones – 4.7 inches with HD definition in Retina. However, it would be equipped with better photo sensors and, above all, would become 5G compatible. It is not impossible that it is also equipped with the A15 Bionic, the multifunction processor – the SoC – found on the iPhone 13, and which would provide it with more than respectable power. However, no date of availability has been advanced, especially since uncertainties still hang over production given the shortage of electronic components. But as Apple is not used to waiting after its announcements, the new iPhone could arrive at the end of March or the beginning of April on the shelves. No price is yet indicated. Everything suggests that it should logically be below the symbolic bar of 500 euros, the current model being offered from 489 euros in the basic version.
What’s new in iPad Air 2022?
Also according to Mark Gurman, the March 2022 jeynoite should be the opportunity to replace the current iPad Air with a more modern model. The diviner, however, remains less affirmative, contenting himself with predicting a new processor – some mention an A16 SoC, but an A15 Bionic would seem logical – and 5G compatibility for models with a telephone module. its design would be similar, if not identical to the existing model. The design should remain unchanged – it has been reviewed recently – but the tablet could be equipped with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle front photo sensor – with the Centered Frame function – and a flash with four LEDs on the outside. back. Minimal changes, but always welcome. Others, according to other sources, like ETNews, Samsung and LG should provide Apple with Oled screens which the new iPad Air could take advantage of, to offer a better quality display. Again, no release date is advanced, but we can expect a marketing end of March, beginning of April. Difficult, however, to announce a price range in this period of tense production. We can just expect a price close to the current model, sold from 670 euros – all the same!
What else is Apple expecting in 2022?
2022 should be a major year for Apple. In addition to the foreseeable release of the iPhone 14, which has obviously been the subject of multiple rumors for months… –, the year should mark the end of the evolution towards the ARM architecture on Macs. Started at the end of 2020, with the success that we know, this major transition marks the abandonment of the Intel x86 processors which have equipped Apple computers since 2005 in favor of in-house chips, the famous SoCs M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max, which offer an impressive performance-to-consumption ratio. However, we should not expect any announcements on this plan at the beginning of March. It is indeed probable that Apple prefers to reserve them for another conference before the summer, by revealing in particular a supercharged Mac mini and, above all, iMac Pro and Mac Pro revisited. Better to remain cautious and patient before making further predictions as to their precise characteristics.
Similarly, many fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a headset or an augmented reality display system that could revolutionize the sector, to the point, according to some, of replacing current smartphones, including the iPhone. If the fantasies are going well on this subject, patience is needed here again.