The year of 2016 is already in its final course, and certainly we already technological innovations that marked the year of 2016. In this way, it is impossible to look at the industry as a whole without evaluating its star player, one of the most valuable companies in the world: Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),.
Apple's finances are stronger than ever, thanks largely to its expanding iPhone business, but we thought it would be interesting to drop the numbers for a moment and focus on the products launched by Apple this year from 2016, specifically in all the new hardware of the company, this does not mean that the area of software is less important.
At 2016, Apple released a new iPad, a new Apple Watch, a pair of new MacBook Pro models, and for the first time, three new iPhone models in a single year. Let's take a look at the list of all the hardware the company has launched this year.
- iPhone SE (Released March 2016)
The company held four “special events” to announce new products in 2016: in March, June, September and finally October. The big product announced during that first event in March was the iPhone SE, a new 4-inch iPhone that looks almost identical to the iPhone 5S.
O iPhone SE contains an A9 processor, identical to the iPhone 6S. The rear camera has a 12 megapixel sensor and still takes “amazing photos” and records videos in 4K. The iPhone SE started to sell for 399 USD, and Apple still has a 64 GB version with four times of storage for 499 USD.
- iPad Pro (Released March 2016)
The new iPad Pro it has a 9,7 inch screen and weighs less than 450 grams. The new iPad Pro is the same size as the iPad Air 2, which Apple says is the most popular size on an iPad. Apple also claims that the 9,7-inch screen is the brightest tablet screen on the market. It also has a new technology called ” true Tone “, Which measures the color temperature of the ambient light and adjusts the display to match. The Pro also takes advantage of a new light reduction feature in the new iOS 9.3 version.
This model is available in four colors: gray, silver, gold and rose gold, storage ranges from 32 GB to 256 GB. The 32 GB model will cost 599 USD, while a 128 GB version is available for 749 USD and the top version with 256 GB costs 899 USD. All of these prices are for Wi-Fi models, LTE options usually cost 130 USD more.
- iPhone 7 and 7 Plus (Released in September 2016)
These are certainly the best iPhones Apple has ever done so far. It is essentially the final version of the 6 iPhone: great, super fast, beautiful to look at, and easy to use, containing a super good camera, bringing new features.
O iPhone 7 received the IP67 certification, which qualifies it as “water resistant”. That is, you can get your smartphone wet and it will survive, but don't try to submerge the device. As for the price, the iPhone 7 officially costs US$ 649, about 143 thousand AKZ at the official exchange rate of the BNA (Available storage: 32 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB). The iPhone 7 Plus costs US$ 749, about 165 thousand AKZ at the official exchange rate of the BNA (Available storage: 32 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB).
- iWatch Series 2 (Released in September 2016)
O iWatch Series 2 is the company's new smartwatch, which already comes with watchOS 3 (new watch operating system, in which it comes with autonomous GPS (without the need to use the iPhone), as it has a 2x faster GPU than the version used in previous model, have a new screen with 1000 Nits , better visibility in the sun and is waterproof (up to a depth of 50 m).
This version comes up with interesting partnerships like Nike and HERMES, making the new watch have special armbands from these two brands known worldwide. As for the price, the iWatch (Series 2) will cost 369 USD (equivalent to 61.000 Kz on the Banco Nacional de Angola exchange), while the previous version will cost 269 USD (equivalent to 45.000 Kz on the Banco Nacional de Angola exchange) .
- AirPods (Released in September 2016)
Os AirPods were one of the fantastic concepts that the company launched this year, since they can do everything a normal headphone does, how to control their music and activate the Crab for tasks, but wireless. As for the selling price, it costs 159 USD.
These headphones offer up to 5 hours of high-quality music and sound reproduction through a "seamless, automatic connection" between the AirPods and an iPhone. To charge the AirPods, the included travel case acts as a charging station that provides up to 24 hours of battery life for the headset.
MacBook Pro (Released in October of 2016)
Many users who are passionate about MacBook Pro they were waiting for that model to be updated, which finally happened in October, unfortunately, it was not very much in line with what its users are used to, since one of the brand's concepts has always been innovation.
The new Apple laptop comes in 3 models and is significantly different from previous models, as the new 13-inch MacBook Pro is only 14,9 mm thick (17% thinner than the previous one), 23% less bulky. The 15-inch model is 15,5 millimeters thick (14% thinner than the previous one) and is 20% less bulky.
The big news was the Touch Bar:
Apple decided to change the function keys, so touch Bar, where users can now adapt to the software they are using and control system functions. O TouchID it also brought some news, now allowing users to unlock the system or make purchases on websites and other platforms.
Colors and Prices:
The new MacBook Pro is available in the following colors: Silver and Dark Gray and are already available in the market to be marketed. As for prices, they will be 1.499 dollars, 1.799 dollars and 2.399 dollars for the 13 models without and with TouchBar and TouchID and for the 15 inch.
Designed by Apple in California (Released in November 2016)
About five years and one week after the death of Steve Jobs, Apple launched a hardcover book, available in two sizes, called “Designed by Apple in California“. The book is dedicated to Jobs, and features 450 giant high-resolution photographs of Apple drawings over the years, from the iMac 1998 to the Apple Pencil of 2015.
It is also worth noting that, this is not the company's hardware that you will use every day, but it is still important to address its existence, since it is technically a product that anyone can buy at Apple now. If you want to know practically from the old to the new products of the company, inside and out this is certainly a good option. As for the price, the small version of the book costs 200 USD, while the larger version costs 300 USD.
Which of these hardware have you had the opportunity to buy?
