Here,Apple announced its next Keynote. This will be held on Tuesday March 8 at 7 p.m. French time. As usual, we do not know in advance what new features the Californian firm will announce to us on the big day. However, based on the rumors that have been heard in recent weeks, but also by cross-referencing the various predictions of analysts and relying on a few clues sprinkled by Apple, voluntarily or not, we can establish a list of revelations which should be made during the event.
A look back at the March/April Keynotes of previous years
In 2019, Apple held an event in March to introduce its new services Apple TV+, Apple News, Apple Arcade and Apple Card. In 2020, a presentation also held in March saw the arrival of new iPad Pros and the second generation of the iPhone SE. Last year, no keynote in March, but an Apple Event in April to introduce a good batch of new features, new iMac 24″, iPhone 12 in purple, Apple TV4K and AirTag. Finally, let's not forget that in 2015, in the spring, Apple launched the first Apple Watch.
Historically, therefore, Apple seems to take advantage of its first event of the year tocast a fairly wide net in terms of product ranges. This can concern Macs, but also iPads and iPhones. All the same, there is no question here of renewing the iPhone 13 for the iPhone 14, or even the Apple Watch Series 7 for a Series 8 version. Apple will certainly wait until the end of 2022 to look at the new generations of its high-end iPhones and its watch.
This year, the March event could therefore affect many product categories. Rumors and predictions talk about Macs, iPads, but also the iPhone. Let's see the detail.
According to the latest rumors, Apple is expected to announce next Tuesdaya new iPhone SE. Amongits probable characteristics, we would have to count on the support of 5G. CPU and camera should be improved compared to the previous version of 2020. The design should not change greatly, however. Touch ID would still be required, Face ID would still be absent. A major renewal of the iPhone SE would be planned for 2023 or 2024. So this year, we would be entitled to an iPhone SE+, quite simply, or iPhone SE 5G.
The iPhone SE 2020 at a knockdown price
Apple could surprise in terms of its pricing.According to Mark Gurman, the arrival of the new iPhone SE would drastically lower the price of the older generation model. This could actually remain in range and reachthe $200 (≈ €220).
iPhone SE 2020 © iPhone.fr
iPad Air
The latest iPad Air model dates from October 2020. It is the oldest iPad in Apple's range currently. It is therefore logical to think that Apple could benefit from its new eventto update it. In terms of the characteristics of the beast, support for 5G, an A15 processor, the addition of two speakers for a total of 4, support for Center Stage technology for video calls, but also shooting video in 1080p with 25 or 30 fps. LiDAR should not be there, however, to differentiate the iPad Air from the iPad Pro.
Mac: an M2 chip?
In a slightly less assertive way than for the new iPhone SE and iPad Air, the rumors (but alsoMark Gurman) mention the possibility that Apple is also talking about Apple silicon and Macs. The following machines could be updated next week, including annew home chip M2: MacBook Pro 13″ et MacBook Air.
As for the other computers, iMac Pro, Mac Pro and Mac mini, in our opinion, it is more likely to see updates arrive in the summer, after announcements at WWDC next June, still unofficial at this stage.
What does Apple's invitation tell us?
The note accompanying the announcement of the event is the following: “Peek performance”, which could be translated as “a glance at the performances”. But be careful, the wording is wrong in English. This is actually a play on words. The correct expression is: “Peak performance”. In short, Apple predicts aglanceonvery highperformances.
It remains to be defined what performance is the question. Several analysts are betting on a reference to 5G for the iPhone SE and the iPad Air. But the formula also fits with the certainly astonishing capabilities of the long-awaited new Apple silicon chip: the M2.
As for the visual, it remains difficult to analyze. We have seen some media talking about a reference to augmented reality with this 3D depth effect.
© Apple
For our part, we would be quite surprised to hear Apple already talking about its augmented reality project. In our opinion, it would be more coherent for the Californian firm to mention this new feature during its most popular event of the year, that of the new iPhones in September, or during the WWDC keynote, which would then invite developers to take advantage of the new virtual reality platform.
We'll let you tell us in the comments what your theories are on this subject.
