Apple announces new Studio Display and Studio Display XDR — preorders now live

Source: Mashable Tech

Preorder the new Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

A day before its “Special Experience” event, Apple announced a new line of premium Studio Display monitors. In a press release, the company detailed both the Studio Display and an all‑new Studio Display XDR.

• Studio Display starts at $1,599.
• Studio Display XDR starts at $3,299.

Both can be pre‑ordered starting Wednesday, March 4, with availability beginning on March 11.

Studio Displays are premium monitors designed for creative professionals such as video editors and 3D artists. Apple says the more advanced Studio Display XDR features the “world’s best pro display,” and it has a 27‑inch 5K mini‑LED backlight display.

Introducing the new Studio Displays

Credit: Apple

The Studio Display features a 12 MP Center Stage camera, improved image quality, a three‑microphone setup, and a six‑speaker sound system with spatial audio.

“Apple has led the industry in delivering the world’s most advanced displays for pros to do their life’s best work, and today we do that once again with the introduction of the new Studio Display family,” said John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, in a press release.

The Studio Display needs to be connected to a MacBook or Mac Mini. Credit: Apple

The new XDR is an even more premium offering with a 27‑inch 5K Retina XDR display. Apple noted it has a 120 Hz refresh rate, making it more responsive to content in motion.

Ternus called the Studio Display XDR “a huge leap forward for XDR technology,” dubbing it the best in the world. In addition to its 120 Hz refresh rate, it also has a peak brightness of 2,000 nits for HDR content and more than 2,000 local dimming zones.

The new Studio Display XDR is designed for professional editors, developers, and designers. Credit: Apple

The new Studio Display line is just one of many big announcements from Apple this week. The tech giant has also revealed its new, budget‑friendly iPhone and the new M4 iPad Air.