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In 2015 Apple will hold two important events, so preparing for them is like the last time. During each performance will be announced or launched next “great product”, which will not only determine a new vector of development for itself but also for the entire market.
The nearest event is the September presentation, which will take place in less than a month (rumored to be September 9, and we must pass in the Center for the arts Yerba Buena or Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino. MacDigger made a selection of all the most anticipated products that Apple is preparing to introduce in 2015.
iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will replace the current generation of Apple’s smartphone with a 4.7 – and 5.5-inch screens. Record sales of the iPhone 6, which only for the first weekend has sold 10 million copies, confirmed the assumptions of analysts about the need to increase the diagonal displays.
But this year, Apple’s focus on hardware improvements: iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be built on the basis of the Apple A9 chipset, memory type LPDDR4 will increase to 2 GB. In addition, there will be more and main camera resolution (for the first time since the release of the iPhone 4s) – maybe this would be a 12-megapixel version, which can be used to create spectacular photos and amazing video. The highlight of the novelties will be the Force Touch display, discerning the effect of depression.
The media has already appointed the presentation of new products on September 9. Official confirmation of the announcement has not yet been reported.
iPad Air 3
iPad Air 3 will be a further development of the current generation full-sized Apple tablets. Any revolutionary design changes are not expected, especially given the radical reduction of the thickness of the iPad Air 2: Apple has managed to reduce the waist of the tablet to 6.1 mm. the Main improvement is expected on the part of the hardware capabilities of the gadget. The device may find application new Apple A9 processor and graphics chip PowerVR Series7, with 512 ALU cores. Top series on productivity by 60 percent faster than the processors in Series6 iPad Air 2, with richer functionality at the same or lower power.
iPad mini 4
The iPad mini fourth generation will be a miniature version of the iPad Air 2. He will debut in the fall along with the third iPad Air. According to reports industry sources, the fourth “MINICOM” will receive the same hardware, and that released last year iPad Air 2: 8-megapixel main camera iSight, A8 series processor, 7.9-inch Retina display with anti-glare and 802.11 ac Wi-Fi. The thickness of the body of the new mini Apple tablet will decrease from 7.5 to 6.1 mm.
New Apple TV
The end of the year Apple will show the fourth generation of the Apple TV set-top box. The device will move to a radically new hardware and software platforms. The current Apple TV is based on a single-core Apple A5 chip. The device is equipped with a 512 MB RAM, 8 GB flash memory, adapters Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), 10/100 Ethernet and Bluetooth 4.0. The price is 69 dollars. The new generation of consoles will have the A8 processor with 64-bit architecture, which is already used in the iPhone 6 and tabletag iPhone 6 Plus, more flash memory and a new remote control with touch-panel. Apple TV 4G will be an improved operating system that will support the App store, Siri and the ability to remotely control devices for “smart” home.
iOS 9
A new version of the mobile operating system Apple – iOS 9 – is perhaps the most anticipated release of Apple. Although a lot of surprises here are not expected. “Nine” will be released simultaneously with the new iPhone and will get improved performance, the new multitasking interface, advanced search using Proactive Assistant, public transport routes in Apple Maps, the new app News with multimedia news content, multi-window mode on the iPad, as well as support special functions for displays Force Touch.
iOS 9 will work on all devices that supported iOS 8 – which means that the update will receive all the iPhone and iPad, including the iPhone 4S and iPad 2.
OS X El Capitan
At WWDC, Apple made it clear that the releases of OS X now, rather, will follow mobile trends than to ask them a ton. This is evidenced by the fact that the graphics engine is Metal, which last year debuted in iOS, only now added to OS X. Thanks to him, drawing on a Mac will run 40% faster. Function Split View also appeared in OS X in parallel with iOS and allows you to work simultaneously with two applications on the screen. From new Apple Watch OS X inherited a system font San Francisco.
However, in OS X El Capitan felt a serious study of the user experience. Function Pinned Sites will allow you to pin your most used sites in Safari, and the new Mute button to mute the sound coming from any tab. The Spaces feature is designed to organize your applications and view them in separate screens so the user can share their program, for example, work and personal.
Developers and users already had access to OS X El Capitan, and the final release is scheduled for autumn. Like previous versions of the platform, the new OS X is distributed for free.
4K iMac
Last year Apple showed the new generation 27-inch iMac, which now can boast a razor-sharp Retina display and the latest generation interfaces. Mac users first saw the iMac with Retina display 5K. The 27-inch version of the iMac received a twice higher resolution screen than its predecessor – 5120 x 2880 pixels. Like the MacBook Pro line, the first “ultra” displays have become available for one of two versions of the candy bar. In 2015 to 27-inch Retina iMac will join 21.5-inch. In the source code of OS X 10.11 El Capitan developers have evidence of an upcoming release: resolving beside the compact version of the iMac will be 4096 × 2304 pixels.
iPad Pro
12.9-inch iPad Pro – the most mysterious release Apple. A tablet with a larger screen called will compete with ultrabook PCs, offering a more compact size and weight, longer battery life and comparable for the full operation of the display. According to recent reports, the iPad Pro as hardware platform will receive an Apple A9, will get 2 GB of RAM, four speakers, fingerprint scanner, USB-C and NFC module. In “large” iPad, developed in cooperation with IBM, the expected emergence of the stylus.
