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MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this week Aisha Malik 11:00 AM PST · March 4, 2026 From a budget-friendly MacBook to a new iPhone, Apple announced a series of new products this week.
The tech giant started things off on Monday with the new iPhone 17e and the M4 iPad Air . Then on Tuesday, Apple announced the M5 MacBook Air, new MacBook Pro models , new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips , and a new Studio Display and Studio Display XDR . Apple then rounded out its announcements on Wednesday with a cheaper MacBook called the MacBook Neo that runs on a chip similar to the iPad and iPhone.
If you didn’t have time to check out all the new products, we’ve compiled all the announcements for you right here.
Apple unveiled the latest version of its budget-friendly iPhone line, the iPhone 17e , which retails for $599 and will be available on March 11.
The smartphone comes with the A19 chip that’s found in the base iPhone 17. The base model comes with 256 GB of storage, which is twice the entry storage from the iPhone 16e.
One of the most notable changes from the previous budget iPhone is the addition of MagSafe and Qi2, which supports wireless charging up to 15 W. As for the camera, the iPhone 17e features the same 48-megapixel camera as the iPhone 16e.
The iPhone 17e also features C1X, Apple’s latest-generation cellular modem, which is up to 2x faster than the C1 in iPhone 16e, according to Apple. The tech giant says C1X uses 30% less energy than the modem in an iPhone 16 Pro, which allows for better battery life.
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Apple announced the new iPad Air , powered by the M4 chip, making it 30% faster than the M3 iPad Air and 2.3x faster than the M1 version. The new device still retails for the same price of $599 for the 11-inch model, and $799 for the 13-inch model. For educational customers, there’s a $50 discount.
The iPad Air is designed to be faster, thanks to an updated neural engine and more memory, making it better for AI uses.
The iPad Air also features an 8-core CPU and a 9-core GPU, making it a decent option for gaming or photo editing. It also comes with 12GB of unified memory, a 50% increase from the previous model, and the memory bandwidth is now up to 120GB/s. Apple says these upgrades enable users to run AI models faster than on previous generations.
The device comes in four colors: blue, purple, starlight, and space gray. Storage options are 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB.
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