Ever since Apple discontinued its last consumer brandish back in 2016, there have been rumours of a new one in the works. The company finally delivered at its Spring 'Peek Performance' issue, revealing the brand-new Studio Display.

It's a 27in 5K monitor, complete with some of the all-time video and audio features yous'll detect on whatever display. But the Studio Display is designed to be used with the new Mac Studio, a loftier-end desktop PC powered past Apple Silicon – with top-spec models using the brand-new M1 Ultra.

Here's everything you need to know.

New Apple Studio Display release engagement

Apple announced the Studio Display alongside the Mac Studio, updated iPad Air and third-gen iPhone SE at its 'Peek Performance' issue on viii March.

Pre-orders went live immediately, earlier the Studio Brandish begins aircraft on eighteen March.

  • Pre-order the Apple Studio Display in the United kingdom
  • Pre-society the Apple Studio Brandish in the The states

New Apple Studio Display price

As you might wait, the Studio Brandish doesn't come cheap. It starts at £1,499/$1,599, but you can hands pay significantly more. Hither'southward the total breakdown:

  • Apple tree Studio Display – standard drinking glass, tilt-adjustable stand up - £1,499/$1,599
  • Apple Studio Display – standard glass, VESA wall mount adapter - £i,499/$1,599
  • Apple Studio Display – standard glass, tilt and height-adjustable stand - £1,899/$1,999
  • Apple Studio Display – nano-texture glass, tilt-adaptable stand up - £one,749/$one,899
  • Apple tree Studio Display – nano-texture glass, VESA wall mount adapter - £1,749 /$1,899
  • Apple Studio Display – nano-texture drinking glass, tilt and tiptop-adaptable stand - £ii,149 /$2,299

If you lot don't want to pay upfront, there is the option to pay in 12 monthly instalments. Just remember, nigh people will want to pair it with the new Mac Studio – that starts at £ane,999/$ane,999 for M1 Max device, or £3,999/$three,999 with the new M1 Ultra.

New Apple Studio Display specs and features

Allow'due south commencement with the basics. The Apple Studio Display is 27in monitor, consummate with a 5K retina display. Equally usual, Apple doesn't quote a specific resolution, merely it does cover the full P3 colour gamut and reach a maximum effulgence of 600 nits.

It supports Apple tree's True Tone tech, which automatically adjusts the colours and brightness to suit the surround you're in. At 218ppi, there'southward piddling doubtfulness this will be an excellent display. You lot also get the choice to swap out standard drinking glass for nano-texture, which is considered less reflective and easier on the eyes.

Apple Studio Display

The screen is housed within some relatively slim bezels, especially when compared to the latest 21in iMac. Merely at that place's still room for a 12Mp ultrawide camera – that's the same one yous'll find in the iPad Air.

That means it'south uniform with Apple's Center Phase tech, which automatically adjusts the frame during video calls to automatically continue everyone in shot. Considering the quality of the iPad Air's front-facing photographic camera, information technology should be one of the best built-in sensors on any desktop PC.

Yet, in that location'south no Face ID support, and y'all'll need to purchase a carve up keyboard to become Touch ID. Otherwise, it's back to inbound your password manually.

Nonetheless, Apple has conspicuously prioritised virtual meetings on the Studio Brandish, which as well features three studio quality microphones. Sound output seems even more impressive, with a full of six speakers – four woofers and two tweeters. It supports Dolby Atmos and Apple tree'due south Spatial Audio surround sound.

All this is powered by Apple's A13 chip, which the company released back in 2019. Virtually monitors don't have a built-in processor, only y'all could argue most aren't like the Studio Display.

Apple Studio Display

The brandish itself has an aluminium enclosure, which should go on it relatively lightweight. However, there are no colour options available - y'all'll have to exist content with the generic silver finish.

That extends to the stand up, which adds additional functionality to the Studio Display. Cheaper configurations offer the power to adjust tilt up to 30 degrees, or mount it to a wall in portrait or landscape mode for the same cost. But there's too the option to pay more than for height adjustment too.

On the back of the display, yous'll detect three USB-C ports, capable of data transfer up to 10Gbps. A dissever Thunderbolt port is the most effective way to connect to any other displays – including the 14in MacBook Pro, which can fast charge using its 96W of power.

Apple Studio Display

Of course, plenty more ports can be found on the Mac Studio, which is designed to be used aslope the Studio Brandish. It delivers loftier-end operation, thanks to the M1 Max chip or brand-new M1 Ultra.

We'll update this commodity once the Studio Brandish goes on auction. In the concurrently, here'southward everything Apple unveiled at its Bound event. You may also be interested in our article on what's next for the M1 Pro and M1 Max following these latest announcements.