Apple on Friday started promoting its new Apple TV 4K unit at retail areas, making them obtainable for pickup at choose Apple Shops all over the world, with no pre-order required.
To order a product with Apple Retailer pickup, add the product to your bag on Apple.com or within the Apple Retailer app, proceed to checkout, choose the “I’ll choose it up” possibility, enter your ZIP or postal code, select an obtainable Apple Retailer location, choose a pickup date, and choose a 15-minute check-in window. Cost is accomplished on-line, and a legitimate government-issued photograph ID and the order quantity could also be required upon pickup.
Listed here are the next 10 adjustments to count on with the brand new Apple TV 4K:
A15 Bionic chip: The brand new Apple TV is supplied with the A15 Bionic chip for as much as 50 % sooner efficiency than the earlier mannequin with the A12 Bionic chip. Apple says this leads to improved responsiveness and sooner navigation. Apple provides that graphics efficiency is as much as 30 % sooner for smoother gaming.
4GB of RAM: The brand new Apple TV is outfitted with 4GB of RAM, in comparison with 3GB within the earlier mannequin, for improved responsiveness.
128GB storage possibility: The brand new Apple TV is out there with as much as 128GB of storage, in comparison with a max of 64GB for the earlier mannequin.
HDR10+ help: Along with Dolby Imaginative and prescient, the brand new Apple TV now helps HDR10+ content material in supported apps.
Siri Distant with USB-C port: The brand new Siri Distant is outfitted with a USB-C port as a substitute of Lightning for charging.
Thinner and lighter design: Apple says the A15 Bionic chip’s elevated energy effectivity allowed for the inner fan to be eliminated within the new Apple TV, ensuing within the machine having a extra compact design that’s round 12% thinner and round 50% lighter than the earlier mannequin.
No extra “TV” branding on prime: The brand new Apple TV not has “TV” printed on the prime of the machine and as a substitute merely has a centered Apple emblem.
Decrease pricing: The brand new Apple TV begins at $129 with 64GB of storage, whereas the earlier mannequin began at $179 with 32GB of storage. Whereas you want to spend $149 to get an Ethernet port, Thread help, and 128GB of storage, that’s nonetheless cheaper than any of final 12 months’s fashions.
No charging cable within the field: The brand new Apple TV ships with out a charging cable within the field for the Siri Distant, besides in Brazil. Apple sells a new woven USB-C cable individually for $19.
Packaging adjustments: The brand new Apple TV is available in a barely extra rectangular field that not has outer plastic wrap.
In case you’ve had an opportunity to snag the brand new Apple TV 4K, please tell us about your expertise within the feedback.
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