Daily Authority: 🍎Apple's new MacBook Pros unleashed
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October 19, 2021
Apple's new MacBook Pro kicks things up a notch
Apple’s Unleashed event yesterday launched a new redesigned MacBook Pro, two new chips, the AirPods 3, and a couple of extra surprises.
- Rumors and leaks were mostly on point: We saw the new 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pros, with more ports, a row of full-height function keys, and significantly reduced borders…
- And that notch made an appearance, housing the new webcam with 1080p resolution, a wider aperture, and a larger image sensor.
- Apple also added ProMotion to the MacBook Pro, with a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate depending on what you’re doing.
- There’s also MagSafe 3 charging with fast charging up to 50% in 30 minutes.
- Both models are available with a choice of the latest M1 Pro or M1 Max chips — more on those in a moment — and up to 64GB of RAM.
- Pricing for the 14″ MacBook Pro starts at $1,999, while the 16″ Pro starts from $2,499, available to order now with shipping October 25.
Missed the event? Catch-up with the MacBook Pro specs and all the other announcements.
What else was new?
We also saw two new chips: the M1 Pro and M1 Max.
- In a nutshell, the Pro is faster than last year’s M1 chip, and the Max is, well, faster than the Pro.
- Essentially, the M1 Pro has a 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, with support for up to 32GB of RAM, while the M1 Max has the same 10-c0re CPU but a 32-core GPU and support for up to 64GB of RAM.
And Apple fulfilled our expectations with the Airpods 3 too:
- The 3rd-gen AirPods look like the AirPods Pro with improved sound quality, adaptive EQ, and support for spatial audio.
- They’re available to order now for $179.
- But the kicker here is they’re sweat and water-resistant, so you can finally take them to the gym or on your run without worrying.
- There’s also a new MagSafe charging case, which makes sense.
Meanwhile, the HomePod Mini got some new colors: The orange one is a standout.
Roundup
🔋 Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Part 2 is tomorrow at 10AM ET: Nothing’s confirmed yet, but we’re likely to see new colors or customization options for the Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3 (Android Authority).
Chart Tuesday
Here’s a look at mobile traffic worldwide in an infographic from Visual Capitalist that’s pretty interesting:
- Video’s driving global internet traffic, accounting for 49% of total mobile downstream traffic worldwide.
- Perhaps surprisingly, social media apps like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter make up just 19% of mobile downstream traffic.
- Marketplace apps like Google Play and iTunes account for just 6.3% of total mobile downstream traffic.
You can see the full version of the infographic and more details over at Visual Capitalist.
Have a great week!
Paula Beaton, Copy Editor
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