Apple launches MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Vision Pro using new M5 chip

(Dan Tri) - Apple has just officially launched a series of new products, including MacBook Pro laptops, iPad Pro tablets and Vision Pro augmented reality glasses. All products use the new M5 chip with faster speed.

Instead of holding a special event, Apple quietly announced a series of new products through an announcement on its official website. These are the first products to use the all-new M5 chip developed by Apple itself, providing superior performance and speed compared to the M4 chip launched last year.

Apple launches MacBook Pro laptop using M5 chip

In terms of design, the new MacBook Pro is unchanged from the old version, still with a 14-inch screen. Inside the product is a minimum RAM option of 16GB or a maximum of 32GB, accompanied by a 512GB hard drive or upgraded to 4TB.

The highlight of the product is the all-new M5 chip, with 10 central processing cores (4 high-performance processing cores, 6 energy-saving cores), 10 graphics processing cores and a 16-core Neural Engine processor to handle artificial intelligence (AI) tasks.

MacBook Pro M5 has no change in design, only upgraded M5 chip inside (Photo: Apple).

Apple says the new M5 chip will deliver 20% faster overall performance and 1.6x faster graphics than the previous generation. Memory bandwidth also increases from 120GB/s to 153GB/s.

The product is equipped with 4 Thunderbolt ports, an HDMI port, an SD card reader, a 3.5mm phone jack, a MagSafe 3 charging port, a Magic Keyboard backlit keyboard with a Touch ID sensor for fingerprint unlocking.

Apple says the MacBook Pro M5 will have 24 hours of battery life.

The product will be available for pre-order from today and officially on the market on October 22, with a starting price of 1,599 USD for the version equipped with 16GB RAM, 512GB hard drive. With the highest configuration including Nano-texture anti-glare screen, 32GB RAM, 4TB hard drive and 96W fast charging, the product costs 3,369 USD.

iPad Pro M5 chip with stronger performance, faster charging

Apple also launched the new generation iPad Pro, using the M5 chip, with 10 central processing cores similar to the new MacBook Pro. The product is also equipped with a 16-core Neural Engine processor, capable of processing AI tasks 3.5 times faster than previous versions.

Apple says the iPad Pro M5 will offer “tremendous speed” improvements over iPad models using the M1 chip.

The new generation iPad Pro has been significantly upgraded in processing performance and charging speed (Photo: Apple).

In addition to the M5 chip, the new generation iPad Pro is also equipped with a 5G C1X modem designed by Apple, allowing for 50% faster mobile network connection than previous versions. The product is also equipped with a completely new N1 wireless chip developed by Apple, supporting WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connections.

The iPad Pro M5 will have two screen options: 11 inches and 13 inches. Users can choose from 256GB to 2TB of storage. The 256GB and 512GB storage options come with the M5 chip with 9 processing cores and 12GB of RAM, while the 1TB and 2TB storage options will have 16GB of RAM and a 10-core M5 chip.

Apple said the new iPad Pro has a memory bandwidth increased to 150GB/s, a 30% increase compared to the previous generation, and the data reading and writing speed is also 2 times faster. The product is also equipped with 40W fast charging capacity, allowing charging from 0 to 50% in just 30 minutes.

The iPad Pro M5 will be available for pre-order today and will officially go on sale on October 22. The product will start at $999 for the 11-inch WiFi-only option, and $1,199 with the 5G option. The 13-inch iPad Pro will start at $1,299 with WiFi only and $1,499 with 5G support.

The top-of-the-line 11-inch iPad Pro will cost $2,099 for Wi-Fi only and $2,299 for 5G. The 13-inch iPad Pro will cost $2,399 and $2,599, respectively.

Vision Pro augmented reality glasses upgraded with M5 chip

Apple also unexpectedly launched an upgraded version of the Vision Pro augmented reality glasses. The new product has no changes in design, except that it is equipped with a completely new M5 chip, providing stronger processing speed and longer battery life than the previous version using the M2 chip.

Vision Pro glasses use the M5 chip for faster processing speed and longer battery life (Photo: Apple).

Apple didn't give details about the performance improvements, but said the new Vision Pro glasses allow for 3 hours of continuous video viewing, compared to 2.5 hours in the old version.

Apple also introduced a new strap for the Vision Pro, called the Dual Knit Band, with small, medium, and large size options.

Apple says the Dual Knit Band is designed to improve comfort, balance, and stability when using Vision Pro for long periods of time. The band features a twist-up design that allows for easy adjustment to fit the wearer’s head size.

Users can order this strap separately for $99, which can be used with the older generation Vision Pro.

The knob on the Dual Knit Band helps adjust the strap to fit your head size (Video: Apple).

The new generation Vision Pro is available for pre-order today and will officially go on sale on October 22. The product will start at $3,499 for the 256GB storage option and go up to $3,899 for the 1TB storage option.

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