Babu shakka wannan shekara alama ce ta masu farin ciki cutar AIDS, wanda mafi girma ko karami, ya shafi duk mazaunan duniyar. Kuma a bayyane yake Apple bai kubuta daga wahalar da kwayar ta haifar ba, yana farawa shekara tare da rufe shuke-shuke na masu samar da kayayyaki a kasar Sin, da kuma kara matsalolin yayin da kwayar ta yadu a duk duniya.
Rufe shagunan wata-wata, bayar da waya, da kuma rashin iya tafiya tsakanin kasashe sun lalata aiki sosai a kamfanin. Amma kayan aikin Apple sunyi girma da yawa don dakatarwa, kuma da yawa sune sabbin na'urori da muka gani a wannan shekara suna ƙarewa a yau. Bari mu ga wani taƙaitawa.
Duk da irin koma bayan da Apple ya sha a bana saboda farin cikin yaɗuwar ta Covid-19, akwai wasu na'urori da yawa wadanda aka gabatar dasu a cikin wadannan watanni goma sha biyu. Kaddamar da Apple Silicon na farko babu shakka ya dauki biredin, amma kada mu manta da wasu na'urori da yawa wadanda suka ga hasken wannan shekarar wanda ya kare a yau. Bari mu duba taƙaitaccen lokacin.
Janairu da Fabrairu
Watanni biyu na farkon wannan shekarar sun wuce ba tare da Apple ya ƙaddamar da su ba. Sai kawai Mac Pro Apple tare da sukarsa na "cuku grater" wanda aka yi masa fashin farashin kusan Yuro 7.000, wanda aka ƙaddamar a ranar 14 ga Janairu.
Maris
A cikin wannan watan na Maris, kamfanin ya fara aikinsa tare da gabatar da wasu sabbin na'urori da kayan haɗi. Apple ya gabatar da sabon MacBook Air har yanzu tare da fasahar Intel, sabbin nau'ikan iPad Pro guda biyu, da kuma Keyboard ɗin sihiri don iPad Pro.
Sabuwar MacBook Air da aka gabatar a watan Maris ta fito da sabon madannin almakashi, faduwar farashin Yuro 100, da ingantattun bayanai na ciki. Duk da yake daga baya za a maye gurbinsa da farkon MacBook Air M1, ya wakilci sanannen bita a lokacin.
Sabbin samfuran 11 da 12,9-inch iPad Pro tare da mai sarrafa A12Z da na'urar daukar hoto ta LiDAR a bayanta. Hakanan kamfanin ya gabatar da Maɓallin Maɓallin Sihiri, yana kawo waƙoƙin waƙa zuwa kwarewar iPad Pro a karon farko.
Afrilu
Bayan frenzied Maris, a watan Afrilu sabon iPhone SE. Bayan jita-jita da yawa game da sabon ƙaramin ƙarshen iPhone, an sanar da shi a ranar 15 ga Afrilu, tare da umarni kafin fara a ranar 17 ga Afrilu, tare da isar da kayan farawa daga Afrilu 24.
Sabon iPhone SE yana da allon inci 4,7 (kamar iPhone 8 da yake maye gurbinsa) wanda ya fi sauran sauran layin flagship na iPhone girma. Ya hada da mai sarrafawa A13 Bionic a ciki, kamar dai yadda jerin iPhone 11. terminaramin ƙaramin tasha tare da kyakkyawan aiki.
Mayo
A wannan watan Apple ya ci gaba da sabunta layin Macs tare da sabuntawa zuwa MacBook Pro. A ranar 4 ga Mayu, Apple ya fitar da 13-inch na MacBook Pro tare da madannin almakashi wanda ya zo kan MacBook Air a watan Maris. Wannan bisa hukuma ya nuna ƙarshen zamanin mabuɗin malam buɗe ido akan MacBooks.
Baya ga Faifan maɓalli, an kuma sanya MacBook Pro mai inci 13 kuma ya zama mai iko sosai saboda ƙarni na XNUMX na Intel masu sarrafawa a ciki, tare da ƙarin RAM a cikin ci gaba na misali da sauran saitunan. Waɗanda suka sayi waɗannan kwamfyutocin cinya, ba su san abin da Apple zai gabatar ba 'yan kwanaki daga baya.
Yuni
Craig Federighi ya sauka zuwa ginshiki na Apple Park kuma ya nuna mana a WWDC abin da ke faruwa a cikin ɓoyayyen hanya na dogon lokaci. Kamar yadda ya saba, watan Yuni ya kasance wata mai yawan gaske ga Apple yayin da take gudanar da Taronta na Developasashe na Duniya na shekara-shekara, wannan lokacin ya zama cikakke saboda cutar COVID-19. Software shine mahimmancin WWDC 2020, tare da Apple suna gabatar da iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, watchOS 7, da tvOS 14.
Amma kuma a WWDC, Apple a hukumance ya tabbatar da shirye-shiryensa na sauyawa daga Intel Macs zuwa ga masu sarrafa shi. Apple silicon. Yayin da Apple Silicon Macs na farko don masu amfani ba a sake shi ba har zuwa Nuwamba, Apple ya fitar da samfurin Mac mini don masu haɓakawa tare da mai sarrafa A12Z. Cikakken juyi, ba tare da wata shakka ba.
Yuli
Yuli ya kasance wata mai nutsuwa ga Apple. Hakan ya mayar da hankali kan goge duk kwarin da masu ci gaba suka ruwaito bayan ƙaddamar da watan Yuni na duk betas na dukkanin sababbin kamfanonin kamfanin.
Agusta
A lokacin hutun Apple ya fitar da sabon layi na IMac a ranar 4 ga watan Agusta, gabatar da sabbin injiniyoyi na Intel, ajiyar SSD ta tsohuwa, da kuma sabon mataccen Nano-texture nuni zabin. Canji mafi bayyane an yi shi zuwa ƙirar inci 27. Updatean sabon baƙon sabuntawa, tunda kamfanin ya riga ya gabatar da sabon zamanin Apple Silicon tare da masu sarrafa ARM, kuma waɗannan sabbin iMacs har yanzu suna kan Intel.
Satumba
Apple ya gudanar da farkon abubuwan da suka faru na shekara uku a ranar 15 ga Satumba, yana mai da hankali kan nau'ikan samfura biyu: apple Watch da iPad. Apple yana da sabbin samfurai guda biyu na Apple Watch don gabatarwa, babban Apple Watch Series 6 da kuma matsakaicin zangon Apple Watch SE.
Don layin iPad, Apple ya gabatar da sabon ƙarni na 12-iPad wanda aka samar dashi ta hanyar AXNUMX processor. Karin labari shine sabo iPad Air tare da Touch ID akan maɓallin wuta, ƙirar iPad Pro, da Tallafin Maɓallin Sihiri, kodayake ba a sake shi ba har zuwa Oktoba.
Oktoba
Kamfanin ya ƙaunaci abubuwan da suka faru na ban mamaki kuma na biyu ya kasance sababbi iPhone 12. Apple ya fito da sabbin nau'ikan iPhone 12 guda hudu tare da sabon tsari, 5G haɗi, mai sarrafa A14 Bionic, da sabbin fasaloli da yawa. Apple ya kuma sanar da sababbin kayan aikin MagSafe na iPhone 12 a cikin wannan mahimmin rikodin, tare da HomePod mini, kodayake ba za a sake shi ba har sai Nuwamba.
An saki iPhone 12 da iPhone 12 Pro a ranar Juma'a, 23 ga Oktoba, kamar yadda aka saki iPad Air wanda Apple ya sanar a watan Satumba. Apple ya kuma ƙaddamar da wani sabon abu: kayan aikin Apple One, a ranar 30 ga Oktoba.
Nuwamba
A ƙarshe, a watan Nuwamba, hankali ya koma kan sabon abu (na uku da na ƙarshe na wannan shekara). Babban sanarwar yayin taron Nuwamba 10 shine M1 mai sarrafawa, Apple na farko mai sarrafa ARM don kwakwalwa. Apple ya sanar da abubuwa uku na sabbin Macs tuni tare da mai sarrafa M1: MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, da Mac mini.
Nuwamba kuma ya nuna ƙaddamar da samfuran iPhone 12 da suka rage: iPhone 12 mini da iPhone 12 Pro Max. Dukansu an sanar da su a watan Oktoba kuma an saka su akan titi a ranar 13 ga Nuwamba. Da HomePod karamin shi ma an sake shi a watan Nuwamba.
Disamba
Bayan cunkoson Satumba, Oktoba da Nuwamba, da alama duk kifin da aka sayar a kasuwar kifin Cupertino ya riga ya kasance, amma babu. Apple har yanzu yana da abin da zai koyar kafin Kirsimeti. Wasu sabbin belun kunne (masu tsada): the Airpods Max. An gabatar da su kuma sun sayar a ranar 8 ga Disamba. Kamfanin ya kuma fitar da sabis na rajistar Apple Fitness + a ranar 14 ga Disamba.
Takaitawar shekara
Duk da sanannun matsalolin ta kowane bangare saboda farin ciki cutar AIDS, 2020 ta kasance shekara mai matukar wa Apple aiki. Kamfanin ba wai kawai ya saki sabbin abubuwan iPhone ba ne, sabon kayan aiki na Apple Watch, da sabon kayan aiki don iPad, amma kuma ya hau kan babban sauyin Macs tare da kwamfutocin farko na sabon zamanin Apple Silicon.
Idan muka duba gaba zuwa 2021, muna sa ran Apple zai ci gaba da hanyar da aka fara da Apple silicon. Bugu da kari, alamomi na farko sune cewa zamu sami sabon sabuntawa na iPad Pro a farkon kwata na 2021 tare da karamin allon allo na LED. Motar Apple Park tana ci gaba da juyawa….