Apple unveils the iPhone SE 5G and adds baseball streaming
Wall Street Journalpage 4, at Tim Higgins.
Apple Inc. is bringing 5G cellular connectivity to the iPhone cheaper, a move that some a Wall Street they say it will continue to fuel record sales this year as concerns remain over demand for the more expensive versions. The Cupertino, California-based company also unveiled an agreement to broadcast the matches of the Major League Baseball his Apple Tv+ on Friday night, an expansion of its video-streaming ambitions. Apple joins a number of media companies in its efforts to add sports to streaming services.
During a virtual event on his website with the CEO Tim Cookthe company disclosed theiPhone SE third generation and a iPad Air updated with a faster processor. The company also revealed new high-performance computers called Mac Studio with a new chip M1 Ultra and a new 27-inch screen called Studio Display with its own microprocessor for an internal camera and audio systems. The new computer starts at $ 1,999 to $ 3,999, while the screen – which works with a variety of offerings Apple – costs $ 1,599.
iPhone SE bestseller
L’iPhone SE was an initial pandemic darling for Apple. Sales of the device approached 25 million, or 12% of the company’s estimated global smartphone shipments, in 2020, according to the researcher. IDC. Apple does not break down results by model iPhone. The new version of the SE is similar to the previous version, but with a faster processor, better camera system and 5G. It will cost $ 429; the former was starting at $ 399. It will continue to have the smallest display size in the lineup of iPhone, at 4.7 inches, and the same external appearance. It will be available from March 18th.
The low-end model fared less well last year with the arrival of the flagship products of Apple. These include the line of iPhone 12, which introduced ultrafast 5G to the company’s smartphone offering for the first time and was given a push with price breaks by carriers keen to get customers on the new cellular networks. Sales of the high-end devices have helped push sales of iPhone to a record $ 192 billion in fiscal 2021 and contributed to the year’s record profit of nearly $ 100 billion.
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