Does that mean the laptop’s design is bad? Not at all, it was and still is a great design. Same display, same shape, same keyboard and same Touch Bar. This design is identical to the previous MacBook Pro 13-inch. In all, a true game changer.The familiar design of the MacBook Pro 13-inch. Oh, and the new Apple Pencil improves on what was already one of the greatest accessories Apple has ever released. However, we’re happy to accept it due to how much USB-C offers through one single cable. Some may quibble about abandoning the Lightning port in favor of USB-C. The True Tone display is a thing of beauty, and innovations like Face ID carry across perfectly. It keeps the larger screen sizes of the previous iPad Pros, but trims down the bezel so that it resembles the newer iPhones. The new iPad Pro is, hands down, the biggest iPad refresh Apple has rolled out since it introduced the iPad way back in 2010. Apple’s early 2018 iPad refresh was an acceptable incremental upgrade, but this was the real thing. Top spot on our list could go to nothing other than the iPad Pro. iPad Pro Apple’s on their hardware “A” game with the new iPad Pro Photo: Ian Fuchs/Cult of Mac Even if it’s not quite at the top of our list. However, you get the thinner bezel design, Face ID, and Apple’s newest powerful processor for less money than a top shelf iPhone XS or XS Max.Īdd in the range of colors, and this may be Apple’s most attractive iPhone ever created. It doesn’t offer all the features of the super high-end iPhone XS and XS Max. These rumors have pushed Apple’s stock off a cliff (or, at least, a steep hill) since the stock price peaked in early October.īut there’s simply no getting around the fact that the iPhone XR is a great phone. Photo: AppleĪ bit like the favorite T-shirt you were wearing the day you got mugged, the iPhone XR carries a slightly negative connotation thanks to all the rumors of declining demand.

iPhone XR The iPhone XR is Apple’s most colorful smartphone since 2013’s iPhone 5c. Make no mistake: in a year in which Apple’s hardware efforts were second to none, these were an undisputed highlight.

But don’t for a moment think that’s because Apple’s flagship phones disappointed this year.

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