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As rumored, the AirPods Max over-ear headphones were announced on the 8th, and their price and weight were also talked about in mid-December. I also want to track the whereabouts of the lost item tracking tag AirTags (provisional) that was expected to come out earlier.
9th generation iPad released in the spring of 2021? Under development of 32-core Apple Silicon for Mac? We will send you the latest Apple rumors together.
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It is rumored that the iPhone in 2022 will be equipped with a periscope camera that enhances the optical magnification, while smartphones these days are focused on differentiating camera performance.
The current iPhone 12 Pro series has an optical magnification of 2 to 2.5 times, but the limiting factor is the structure of “stacking the lens and image sensor vertically”. If you try to increase the magnification, the main body will be thick or the lens will stick out (third-party cases are also available that take this into consideration), so it seems that you are hitting the limit.
The periscope camera is the solution. In other words, like a periscope, a lens or mirror is placed in the middle to change the direction of light by 90 degrees, and many lenses can be placed in the horizontal direction. It is also called a “folding zoom camera” because it bends from the middle.
This report isRumors earlier this monthIt follows. In other words, by letting LG Innotek take charge of manufacturing camera modules while adopting parts from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, which holds patents related to periscope, both “patent problems and worsening relations between Apple and LG” can be avoided. It’s a win-win.
iPhone 12 ProVery popular enough to divert iPad partsIs believed to be largely due to the high performance of the camera, but it still lags behind Huawei’s P40 Pro + (10x optical) in terms of optical magnification.As expected by a well-known analystIt seems unlikely that a periscope will be implemented the year after it is equipped with sensor-shifted image stabilization. ,
While Apple’s proprietary “M1” chip-equipped Mac has proven to outperform previous models, professional use such as the iMac and Mac Pro, especially graphics processing that requires an eGPU, is seen as heavy. It is rumored that a successor chip with 20 to 32 CPU cores (the current M1 has an 8-core configuration) is under development while the introduction of high-end models is awaited.
One is a next-generation chip with 20 cores = 16 high-performance cores + 4 high-efficiency cores for MacBook Pro and iMac successors. However, depending on the production, it is also suggested that a version with only 8 or 12 of the high-performance cores enabled may be released first.Actually, the iPad Pro (2020) mounted chip A12Z is physically the same as the A12X two years ago, but due to the improvement in yield levelThere was also a precedent where all GPU cores were (presumably) enabled.。
Next comes a chip with as many as 32 high-performance cores. This is intended for the “high-end desktop computer” scheduled to be released from the latter half of 2021 to 2022 and the successor to the half-sized Mac Pro.
Also, in terms of graphics, which was a concern, Apple Silicon with enhanced GPU is being prepared. It is reported that 16 or 32 cores are being tested for high-end MacBooks and mid-range desktops, and 64 or 128 cores for more expensive high-ends (7-8 cores for M1 built-in GPUs).
The other day EIZOHe cautioned that there are various restrictions on the display output of M1 Macs.However, I would like to see how to deal with it.
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Apple’s first over-ear headphones AirPods Max (also known as “AirPods Studio”) said “shipping by December is difficult”There was also an observationHowever, it was in time by the end of the year. It is influential information that there was a function that was deleted although it was planned for that reason.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman tweeted shortly after the official announcement, “There are no interchangeable bands, a digital crown like the Apple Watch instead of a touch panel, and you can’t swap left and right.”All of these illusory features and elements are by Gurman.It is installed in the prototype, but expected to be removed in the product versionIt’s all things.
AirPods Max will also be called product photos in SeptemberThe image was leaked.. It seems to be the same as the real thing, but it is heavy and expensive contrary to the expectation that it is a “probably (cheap and light) sports version” of the famous leaker (a person who sends influential information about the unreleased product of interest). It was a model.
Nonetheless, it seems that the high-end model was a hit among the “two high-end models and the sports version are in preparation” that multiple sources agreed on.In other words, there is still the possibility of a sports type that is light and costs $ 349 (about 37,000 yen), and eventually“AirPods Max is a niche market”I would like to expect that the evaluation of the supplier will be overturned.
4th generation iPad AirVoice to surpass the iPhone 12 seriesThere are some, but it is rumored that the 9th generation iPad will be released with a significant power-up as early as next spring.
The difference from the previous generation is that the screen size has increased from 10.2 inches to 10.5 inches, the mounted chip has changed from A12 Bionic to A13 (same as iPhone 11 series), the RAM has been increased from 3GB to 4GB, and the main body is thin. It’s reportedly lighter and retains the Touch ID built-in home button and Lightning port.
In other words, it looks almost like a “3rd generation iPad Air”. There are many precedents for Apple to divert the form factor of the past upper model to the later lower model, and it is convincing to some extent. However, it is doubtful that the 8th generation will be remodeled within a year after it is released, but I would like to wait for the next report.
There have been rumors several times that Apple will develop its own built-in cellular modem, but this is probably the first time Apple executives have reportedly stated so.
Johnny Slouge, who is reported to be the speaker, said he had taken over the modem chip design before.Was being told.. Mr. Slouge has led the development of Apple’s first in-house developed SoC, the A4 processor (installed in the iPhone 4), and is currently the person who oversees all hardware products from batteries to chipsets.
Cellular modems that connect to communication lines are a lifeline for mobile devices, but until now Apple has had to rely on other companies.Feud with QualcommOrIntel chips did not perform as expectedAt times, it continued to be a source of trouble.
For that reason, the original cellular modem should be a long-cherished wish, but it is not clear when it will be installed in the actual product. Apple has signed a six-year license agreement with Qualcomm to secure the supply of 5G modems, so in-house designed modems may be slowly improved.
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