Early this morning, Apple officially held the WWDC23 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
Compared with previous years, WWDC23 can be said to have attracted much attention, and there was news that revolutionary products came out before it was held .
The scene is so spectacular, what has Apple brought to lead the times this year?
Can revolutionary products succeed the Jobs era?
01
iOS & iPadOS 17
iOS 17 mainly focuses on the optimization of details and operating experience. This update introduces many functional upgrades for communication apps.
Added a customizable interface for incoming calls, which is officially called a contact poster , and supports third-party applications CallKit.
AirDrop AirDrop updates introduce NameDrop .
Two iPhones (Apple Watch) can touch to share contact information and posters.
The new StandBy standby display function can display custom information and widgets, and the idle iPhone can be used as a clock.
However, this function needs to be plugged in to use, and only the iPhone 14 Pro series that supports constant light can be displayed around the clock.
In addition, iOS 17 has improved detailed functions including iMessage, voicemail, FaceTime, etc., but domestic users may not matter much.
The application sideloading and third-party application store instructions that everyone cares about are not mentioned.
However, it is basically determined that it will be opened to devices in Europe with the iOS 17 update.
Some feature updates of iOS 17 are also available on the twin brother iPadOS 17.
iPadOS 17 also brings detailed experience function updates such as pre-stage scheduling, real-time activities, and interactive widgets.
iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 support iPhone XS, iPad 6 and subsequent models respectively.
The Public Beta will start next month, and the official version will be launched this fall.
02
15" MacBook Air
In terms of products, Apple first brought the 15" MacBook Air, claiming that it will be "the best 15-inch laptop in the world."
With a body thickness of 11.5 mm, a weight of 1.49 kg, and a frame thickness of only 5 mm, it is indeed very small in a 15” notebook.
Equipped with M2 chip 8 +10 core CPU GPU combination, the performance can reach 1.4 times that of M1 MacBook Air .
Apple did not talk about Wude and compared it with the MacBook Air with Intel CPU, and the 12 times is somewhat difficult.
The starting price of 10,499 yuan is 1,500 yuan more than the 13” 8,999 yuan. Apple really likes the number of 1,500 yuan.
Unsurprisingly, the combination of memory and hard disk is still 8+256, and it is enough to add 1500 for each file.
03
M2 Ultra
Apple's spring conference in 2022 launched the full body of the M1 chip - M1 Ultra.
The size of the two M1 Max glued together brought monster-level performance, and silenced Intel and AMD in one wave.
After 14 months, the M2 Ultra chip was officially launched.
M2 Ultra can also be seen as two pieces of M2 Max glued together, UltraFusion technology directly connected to the die glue is trustworthy.
Up to 24-core CPU, 76-core GPU, 192GB memory, 20% higher than M1 Ultra CPU performance, 30% faster GPU performance.
Granted, the M2 Ultra is Apple's biggest and most powerful chip yet (no crap).
04
Mac Studio & Mac Pro
Along with M2 Ultra, there is Apple's new desktop product line Mac Studio last year and the Mac Pro, which has finally completely transitioned from Intel.
Mac Studio can choose large cup M2 Max and super large cup M2 Ultra.
The starting price is 16,499 yuan (M2 Max+32GB+512GB), and the M2 Ultra+64GB+1TB is 32,999 yuan.
On the whole, last year’s 30,000 yuan cost-effective magic machine has been steadily updated. Of course, it depends on the actual performance of follow-up productivity.
The returning Mac Pro maintains the consistent grater appearance, and the side panel can be opened to see 6 PCI-E 4.0 ports.
The CPU speed of M2 Ultra is 3 times faster than the fastest Intel version, and the 76-core GPU is 7 times faster.
2 HDMI, 2 10Gb network ports, compared with Mac Studio, the Pro series is the real desktop.
As for the price, starting at 55,999 yuan , the average person bothers.
055
Vision Pro
WWDC23 would be average if it ended here.
But old Joe Cook said "One more thing", a revolutionary product is here, and Apple's first head-mounted display device is officially unveiled.
In response to everyone's old saying, except for the wrong guess of processor time, none of Reality PRO + M2 + xrOS is right.
The headset is officially named Vision Pro, equipped with M2 and a new R1 chip, and the operating system is visionOS.
Vision Pro looks like a pair of ski goggles, and the front panel is made of glass, which is different from ordinary VR headsets.
And this polished glass front panel, with the support of powerful sensors and EyeSigh technology, allows users to "expose their eyes" when necessary.
Vision Pro is a device that can switch between VR virtual reality and AR augmented reality.
The resolution of the micro-OLED screen is 23 million pixels (over 4K), and the data transmission time of the R1 chip is as low as 12 milliseconds, making the visual experience full.
The official introduction Vision Pro will be a boundless canvas, any space can be turned into a private theater with a 100-foot screen.
In terms of operation, in addition to the knob for switching AR/VR mode, users can use their eyes to complete a series of operations such as browsing, selecting, and scrolling.
In addition, it also supports gesture and voice control, without using handle control, and the demonstration effect is very cyberpunk.
Battery life is another very important issue for head-mounted display devices. Apple chose an external battery that can last for 2 hours.
It can be used all day while plugged in without adding weight to the body.
Overall, Vision Pro's breakthrough design and powerful hardware and software support are indeed a revolutionary product.
However, the price is a bit out of this era. The price is 3,499 US dollars (about 24,843 yuan). It will be released in the United States early next year, and it will be delayed in China.
Speaking of which, WWDC23 happens to be the 40th session, which can be regarded as a big event in recent years.
A few years ago, it was said that Cook ruined the spirit of Jobs. It seems that the time has not yet come.