Three new Apple products next week will improve the iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Apple has officially confirmed that it will start introducing new products from Monday, March 2. With new iPhones, iPads, and Macs, Apple will improve its hardware lineup in three ways by saying goodbye to some old technology decisions.

Every iPhone will have MagSafe for the first time

Last year, Apple replaced the iPhone SE with the more modern iPhone 16e. This move saw Apple abandon the end product with the classic Home button, but it lacked MagSafe.

If the iPhone 17e includes MagSafe and Apple stops selling the iPhone 16e, then every iPhone Apple sells will have MagSafe for the first time.

Apple introduced MagSafe with the iPhone 12 in October 2020.

Adding a strong magnetic connection to the back of the iPhone enabled attachment accessories such as wallets, stands, and battery packs. It has also greatly improved wireless charging with a charging coil that just snaps into place.

Almost six years later, Apple will be able to market MagSafe support as a feature on all iPhones for the first time.

Apple Intelligence for the all new iPad

Despite bringing Apple Intelligence to all iPhones last year, Apple continued to release new iPads without Apple Intelligence support.

Apple could change that next week when the iPad 12 comes with an A18 chip and support for Apple Intelligence.

That would mean every new iPhone, iPad, and Mac supports Apple Intelligence for the first time — oh, and Apple Vision Pro, too.

Having Image Playground on every iPad, especially the base model, is an exciting step forward — not to mention the promised Siri upgrade coming this year with the help of Google Gemini.

Every Mac laptop can (also) have MagSafe

Apple itself hasn’t sold a Mac laptop without MagSafe in a few years, but it has kept the M1 MacBook Air circulating through Walmart. That laptop seems to be gone now before its expected replacement.

A new MacBook powered by the A18 Pro chip is expected to enter the lineup, priced below the $999 MacBook Air.

While anything is possible, it might be strange to see Apple not supporting MagSafe charging (the Mac type, not the iPhone type) on this new MacBook.

The M1 MacBook Air featured two USB-C ports, but only one was accessible while using the other to charge.

The status of the port on this rumored MacBook is one of the mysteries going into next week. If Apple gives it MagSafe charging, that will mean that every Mac laptop sold as new will continue from the no-MagSafe era.

Which of these moderns is the most exciting to see? Finally having MagSafe on every iPhone is a big deal to me, even if the affordable MacBook is more interesting as a product.

The release begins Monday morning, followed by a press ‘experience’ in New York City on Wednesday, March 4. 9to5Mac’s Chance Miller will be on site, so stay tuned for hands-on coverage!