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Apple Event on March 8th : What to expect in the event?

In recently, the people are hungry for more Apple gadgets. Fear not, Cupertino will not disappoint in that arena. The company is holding for the virtual event Tuesday, on March 8^th. The tagline: Peek performance.

It’s suggested that Apple in its latest even will likely reveal the third iPhone SE, along with a revamped iPad as well as at least one new Mac. Apple has named the event ‘Peek Performance’, clueing customers into its high-performance products, with the next-generation iPad Air and the iPhone SE reportedly to be the centerpiece announcements. 

Most reports about Apple's 2022 plans trace back to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, a reliable Apple watcher with a good track record for predicting what Apple has up its sleeve.

iPad Air

Since 2020, all about the new iPad mini and refreshed iPad Pro, so the iPad Air is ripe for an overhaul. That includes the addition of the A15 chip found in the mini and the Pro, Gurman suggests. He does not expect for the new iPad Pro in March, but as notes in his Power On newsletter, Russian regulatory filings tips nine new iPads, which "would be far too many for a new iPad Air, either there’s more than just the Air on tap, and Apple filed its launches for this fall fairly early.

iPhone SE 2022

The 2022 iPhone SE with no design changes expected. Apple's current ‌iPhone SE‌ is modeled after the iPhone 8, featuring thick top and bottom bezels, a Touch ID Home button, and a 4.7-inch LCD display. The ‌iPhone SE‌ is and will continue to be the only ‌iPhone‌ that Apple offers with ‌Touch ID‌ instead of Face ID, and it will be the only ‌iPhone‌ released in 2022 with an older LCD display as Apple has transitioned to OLED for the flagship lineup.

Wireless charging will be supported, but we aren’t expecting MagSafe, nor are there likely to be notable changes to battery life. The current ‌iPhone SE‌ is available in white, black, and red and we are likely to see similar color options. There are no design changes on the horizon; the updates to the ‌iPhone SE‌ are all internal. They are expecting a faster chip, and the ‌iPhone SE‌ could get the same A15 chip that's in the iPhone 13 for a drastic increase in performance. Storage is rumored to start at 64GB, with Apple offering 64, 128, and 256GB options.

The other major latest feature coming to the ‌iPhone SE‌ is 5G connectivity, which will put the The only other rumor we have heard about the ‌iPhone SE‌ is a possible updated camera, so it could get the latest Wide camera from the ‌iPhone 13‌. iPhone SE‌ on par with the flagship iPhones when it comes to connection speed. Apple's ‌iPhone SE‌ will be the cheapest 5G iPhone, and it is expected to be priced approximate 399.

Mac Studio

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has also confirmed that the "‌Mac Studio‌" machine that is a "smaller ‌Mac Pro‌ and more powerful ‌Mac mini‌" is "ready to go" and could launch at the spring event. According to Miani, the "‌Mac Studio‌" will be around four inches tall (the ‌Mac mini‌ is 1.4 inches tall) and it will have a new thermal design for heat dissipation along with more USB-C ports. Prior rumors have suggested that Apple is working for both a smaller version of the ‌Mac Pro‌ and a high-end version of the ‌Mac mini‌ and those rumors may all be related to the new ‌Mac Studio‌.

The updated Mac will be equipped with Apple's M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, and perhaps a chip that's even more powerful than the ‌M1 Max‌. Early rumors suggested the high-end ‌Mac mini‌ would get a new look, perhaps with a smaller casing size that has a plexiglass-like top and a two-tone color scheme, but rumors about the ‌Mac Studio‌ suggest it’ll have a cube-shaped body that's much thicker than the current ‌Mac mini‌.

Studio Display

Apple completed work on one of the external displays that it’s working on "months ago" and originally planned to launch it after the 2021 MacBook Pros, so there is a chance that we could see it at the spring Apple event. Apple is working on a Pro Display XDR successor and a more affordable consumer-oriented display, and it's this latter model that has a chance of being introduced tomorrow.

YouTuber Luke Miani, who does not have an established track record for accurately predicting Apple's plans, has said that the new 27-inch consumer display will be called the "Studio Display" and that is launching at the event alongside a "‌Mac Studio‌" machine.

iPhone 13 in dark green

According to tech YouTuber Luke Miani’s sources, Apple is going to unveil a dark green iPhone 13 in previous year; Apple released a purple iPhone 12 during its ‘Spring Loaded’ event and could possibly do the same this year. Although we are likely to see a new generation of iPhone SE at this event, this is likely to stay just a rumor.

iOS 15.4 release date

Apple released the fifth beta of iOS 15.4 this week, and the update should arrive by mid of March. It is very likely to release around the time of the spring event.   iOS 15.4 includes new features such as Face ID support with a mask, new emojis, a non-binary voice for Siri and many more. Apple will live stream the March 8^th event on the Apple Events website, YouTube, and in the Apple TV app on the ‌Apple TV‌ and other platforms.

iOS 15.4, iPadOS 15.4, and macOS Monterey 12.3 Release Dates

Apple has been beta testing iPadOS 15.4, iOS 15.4, and ‌macOS Monterey‌ 12.3 since late January and now the updates are nearly ready to launch. The software may not come out on March 8^th, but Apple will likely provide us with launch date information and release candidates could also come following the event. iOS 15.4 is a more update that brings support for using ‌Face ID‌ while wearing a mask if you have an ‌iPhone 12‌ or newer, plus it introduces new emoji characters, lays the groundwork for adds a Siri voice, Tap to Pay, and improves the anti-stalking functionality of AirTags. ‌macOS Monterey‌ 12.3 and iPadOS 15.4 add the long awaited Universal Control feature that's designed to allow multiple Macs and iPads to be controlled with the single mouse/trackpad and keyboard.