Apple Upgrades Low-End iPhone SE With 5G, and High-End Mac Studio Computer With Faster Chip

Apple CEO Tim Cook announces a new lineup of products during a special event at Apple Park in Cupertino, Calif., on March 8, 2022. Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc./Handout via Reuters

NEW YORK—Apple Inc. on Tuesday added 5G connectivity to its low-cost iPhone SE and iPad Air and introduced a faster chip for a new desktop, a high point in Apple’s move to power its devices with microprocessors designed in house.

The new Studio desktop starts at $3,999 with the new M1 Ultra chip. The iPad Air also got Apple’s M1 chip that was developed for laptops.