Apple AirTags and purple iPhone 12 pre-orders — here's when you can get yours

Apple AirTags and purple iPhone 12 pre-orders — here'due south when yous can go yours

Apple Store placeholder AirTags pre-order page

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Blame the AirTags and the majestic iPhone 12 if y'all wanted to buy something else from the Apple Shop this morning time.

Apple has taken parts of the Apple tree Shop offline in preparation for its latest products going up for pre-club. Near of the site is yet accessible, but you won't exist able to go to the buying page for the iPhone 12 or the AirTags until later today.

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The property page on the store says the normal folio will return at five a.k. PDT. That works out to viii a.m. ET or 1 p.m. in the U.Chiliad. It'south not too long to expect, but if you were hoping to buy any other iPhone 12 or check out the specs of the AirTags before you bought them, then you'll just take to wait.

AirTags are Apple tree'due south new key trackers, like to existing products like the Tile Mate. Our hands-on time so far has shown they're easy to use via the Notice My app, and work peculiarly well if you have the iPhone eleven or iPhone 12, which can track the tags more than precisely with the born U1 chip.

The new royal color for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini needs less caption. We had a easily-on session with the new hue, and while it's non a color nosotros'd all like for our own device, it looks good. Now all we need is a metallic version for the iPhone 12 Pro.

Purple iPhone 12 — (Image credit: Future)

In the meantime, yous could take a look at the new iPad Pro 2021 or iMac 2021, which also debuted at Apple's Jump Loaded event. The 2021 iPad Pro at present uses an Apple M1 chip for more power, with the 12.9-inch model now using a mini-LED XDR display. The iMac also uses the M1 chip, but in a fresh and colorful new pattern and with an upgraded webcam/microphone combo for better video calls.

The royal iPhone 12 and the AirTags get on sale properly on April 30. The majestic iPhone costs the same as other color options: $799 for the iPhone 12, $699 for the iPhone 12 mini. The AirTags cost $xxx for a unmarried tag, or $99 if you want a set of 4.

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