2022 Apple Autumn ConferenceNumerous new products will be launched, including iPhone 14、Apple Watch Series 8、iPad Pro、iPad 10、AirPods Pro 2 New products will be released in September and October at the autumn conferences. In the second half of 2022, you must be extra careful not to buy old Apple products that are regarding to be updated. This article organizes them for you.List of 12 Apple products that are not recommended to buyto avoid feeling like a plate when you start it.
Apple products that are not worth buying in 2022
AirPods Pro
Since Apple released the AirPods Pro Bluetooth headset in October 2019, Apple is finally launching the 2nd generation of AirPods Pro! According to analyst Guo Mingqi, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman and DigiTimes all claimed that the AirPods Pro 2 generation will be launched in the second half of 2022. At present, the new generation of AirPods Pro 2 will be officially unveiled at the Apple conference in September or October.
It is recommended that before the launch of the new AirPods Pro 2, it is not suitable to buy the old AirPods Pro. If you want to pick up the price and do not pursue the second-generation AirPods Pro product, it will be better to wait until it is launched. Special offer.
If you want to know regarding the improvements of the second-generation AirPods Pro, you can refer to the AirPods Pro 2 specifications below:
iPhone 12 and iPhone 13
Apple will launch four new iPhone 14 models at the Apple conference in September, namely iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. This year, the iPhone 14 mini will be cancelled and replaced by the large-size iPhone 14 Max.
After Apple’s autumn conference, Apple’s official website will also take advantage of the trend to replace the iPhone 13 series with the iPhone 14, and reduce the price of the iPhone 13. It is expected to keep the two old models of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, and will also let the old iPhone 12. The series and iPhone 11 have been completely removed from the shelves, and the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 11 may also face direct production suspension.
It is a very unwise choice to buy an old iPhone on the eve of the iPhone 14 conference. After all, you may buy a discontinued iPhone. It is recommended to wait until the iPhone 14 is launched. It is better to buy it. Want to know more regarding the iPhone 14 For specifications, please refer to the general arrangement of the lazy bag below:
iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
It is also not recommended to buy the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max models, mainly because these two models will be replaced by the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro. At present, the hardware specifications of the iPhone 14 Pro series have been upgraded considerably. Know the iPhone 14 Pro specification improvements and exclusive highlights as follows:
- Go to the bangs design and use the punch screen instead
- Better Samsung OLED panel and thinner bezels
- A16 Bionic Chip
- Memory comes with 6GB DDR5 new specification
- Support 8K recording
- 48 million pixel wide-angle lens, 7P lens telephoto lens
- Front lens supports autofocus AF and boost ƒ/1.9 aperture
- Support AOD display function
- Available in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB storage
It can be seen from the above that the specifications of the iPhone 14 Pro have undergone major changes, which has led to an increase in the price of the iPhone 14 Pro series by US$100 (regarding NT$3,000). iPhone 14 Pro storage capacity jumps from 256GBwhich doubles the storage space of the iPhone 13 Pro series at 128GB, preventing users from thinking that the price of the iPhone 14 Pro has increased too much.
When the iPhone 14 is released, Apple’s official website will remove the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max products from the shelves, and it is expected that production will be discontinued following the release. Other distributors may also cut prices significantly. Before the iPhone 14 Pro series goes on sale, It is not recommended to buy the iPhone 13 Pro model directly. For more information on the iPhone 14 Pro, please refer to the general arrangement of the lazy bag below:
iPad 9s
After Apple updated the ninth-generation iPad products at Apple’s conference in September last year, it will also replace the entry-level iPad products once more this year. It is currently known that the tenth-generation iPad (iPad 10) will be officially unveiled at the Apple conference in October 2022. .
Now is not the best time to buy the iPad 9. The main reason is that the iPad 10 will usher in a major new design. The hardware specifications of the new generation of entry-level iPad are improved as follows:
- Shaped with flat borders
- 10.5-inch screen
- Ditch Lightning for USB-C
- 1200-megapixel lens boost and flash added
- Four-speaker design
- A14 Bionic Chip
- Support 5G mobile network
The entry-level iPad 10 generation is a cross-generational product, just like the iPhone X, it will have a new design, abandoning the previous model that has remained unchanged for ten thousand years. To get started, if there is not much difference between the old and new prices, it is recommended to buy the iPad 10, which is more suitable than the iPad 9. If you want to know more regarding the improvements of the iPad 10, you can also refer to the following lazy bag:
iPad Pro
Apple will update the iPad Pro almost every year, and now it is confirmed that the October Apple conference will also bring a major hardware update for the 2022 iPad Pro. At that time, the 2021 iPad Pro will be taken off the shelves, instead of buying an iPad during this period. Pro best time.
At present, it is known from people familiar with the matter that the iPad Pro 2022 continues the design of last year, and there are four major highlights:
- Apple M2 chip
- Add MagSafe magnetic wireless charging function
- Two new four-pin connectors added to the top and bottom edges
- Lens upgrade
Comparing the iPad Pro 2022 specifications with last year’s models, we will find that this year’s update is not too big. Considering the service life and new features, it is better to wait until the new iPad Pro is launched before purchasing!
Apple Watch Series 3
Since Apple launched the Apple Watch Series 3 product in September 2017, the product has been sold on the official website for five years. Strictly speaking, it is an old product that is regarding to be eliminated, mainly because the Series 3 is equipped with the oldest dual-core The performance of the Apple S3 processor cannot be adapted to the watchOS system, which caused the Apple Watch Series 3 to be unable to update watchOS due to insufficient storage space when iOS 14.6 and watchOS 7.5 were launched last year.
Apple also announced in advance that watchOS 9 will phase out the Apple Watch Series 3, which means that following the end of Apple’s autumn conference in September 2022, the Apple Watch Series 3 products will face the fate of being removed from the shelves and discontinued. It is recommended not to buy an old Apple Watch product that is regarding to be eliminated at this time, and don’t be a consumer who clears the inventory.
Apple Watch SE
Since its debut in 2020, the Apple Watch SE has become the best entry-level model with a low budget. However, the Apple Watch SE has been launched for nearly two years. There is also news that the second generation of the Apple Watch SE will be released at the Apple conference in September. It will be unveiled together with the Apple Watch Series 8.
According to the known information so far, the appearance of the Apple Watch SE 2 will follow the design of the previous generation, and the size of the two cases will remain 40mm and 44mm. Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Pro The same high-performance processor, the rest of the specifications will hardly change.
If you plan to buy Apple Watch SE for family use, it is recommended to wait until Apple Watch SE 2 is launched before buying it. watchOS version.
Apple Watch Series 7
Apple regularly launches new Apple Watch products every year, and this year is no exception. The new Apple Watch Series 8 will be launched at the Apple conference in September. Before the Series 8 is launched and goes on sale, don’t buy the Apple Watch Series 7, otherwise Guaranteed you will regret it!
Although the Apple Watch Series 8 looks exactly the same as the previous generation Apple Watch Series 7, this year’s new highlights focus on “body temperature sensor“New features, as well as an updated processor, and the addition of a low-power mode can extend battery life. If you look at the same price, why buy an old Apple Watch Series 7?
In addition, if you plan to buy the Apple Watch Series 7 titanium version, it is also recommended not to buy it now! This year, Apple will launch a new Apple Watch Pro sports style, with a new appearance and larger size, body temperature detection and larger battery capacity, mainly for users who love extreme sports to launch the top model.
Mac mini
It has been almost two years since the launch of the Mac mini (November 2020), and it has been confirmed that Apple is developing two new Mac mini machines, which will be equipped with M2 chips, of which the high-end models will be equipped with M2 Pro high-end chips. Selling Intel and M1 Mac mini old products, it is recommended to wait until M2 Mac mini Buy it following launch and you won’t regret it.
It is also not recommended to buy the space gray Intel Mac mini model, mainly because the Intel processor has been completely eliminated by Apple. In fact, this product is an old product four years ago, and its performance and power consumption will be worse than the current Apple Silicon chip. , so it is not recommended to buy!
Mac Pro
The current Mac Pro is one of Apple’s Mac products that still use Intel processors. There is also news that Apple will be equipped with two top processor chips, Apple M2 Ultra and M2 Extreme, for the Mac Pro. Among them, the M2 Extreme will surpass the Intel model. Mac Pro’s 28-core processor Xiao Neng, M2 Extreme will be equipped with 40-core CPU, 128-core GPU and 64-core neural network engine, and will also be equipped with TSMC’s most advanced 5nm process, regardless of power consumption, neural engine and efficiency. would be better.
The current Mac Pro price starts at NT$189,900, and the most expensive custom order is NT$1.57 million. If Apple replaces it with its own flagship M2 series chips, the price may be higher than the current price of the Mac Studio equipped with the M1 Ultra. It is expected that the M2 The price of the Mac Pro will also remain at 190,000.
The above 12 Apple products are the least recommended to buy in the second half of 2022. If you want to buy it, please wait until following the Apple presentation is over, and then think regarding whether to start. It will also release more favorable and lower prices for the old price, and it can also prevent you from just buying this month and releasing new products next month, preventing yourself from becoming a “plate”!
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