page_title: Outline of Apple Inc.
section_title: Hardware and products
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context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Apple Inc.:
  The outline of Apple Inc. covers the consumer electronics, software, retail stores, corporate acquisitions, timeline, and personnel under the purview of the American multinational corporation. The company's best-known hardware products are the Macintosh, the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad. Its best-known software includes the macOS and iOS operating systems, and the iTunes media browser. As of March 2014, Apple has 425 retail stores in 16 countries, and an online store.
context_section_description: Macintosh (shortened to "Mac" after 1998) – a family of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple.
  iMac – this line of all-in-one Macintosh desktop computers has been Apple's primary consumer desktop offering since its introduction in 1998.
  iMac Pro – Similar in design to the iMac, but with a workstation-class Intel Xeon W processor and significantly higher memory, disk and graphics options.
  MacBook family – Macintosh notebook computers that merged the PowerBook and iBook lines during the Mac's transition to Intel processors.
  MacBook – line of ultraportable Macintosh notebook computer introduced in March 2015.
  MacBook Air – a line of ultraportable Macintosh notebook computers introduced in January 2008.
  MacBook Pro – a line of Macintosh portable computers introduced in January 2006. It replaced the PowerBook G4.
  Mac Mini – small form factor desktop computer.
  Mac Pro – Workstation-class hardware specifications based on Intel Xeon microprocessors; the first models were similar to the Power Mac G5 they replaced in terms of outward appearance and expansion capabilities.
  Commercially successful families of Apple computers from the 20th century include the Apple II series, Compact Macintosh, Macintosh II, Macintosh LC, Macintosh Performa, Macintosh Quadra, Power Macintosh, and PowerBook.
  iOS – mobile operating system originally for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which has been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPad, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. Previously called "iPhone OS".
  Apple TV – A digital media receiver. It is a small form factor network appliance designed to play digital content originating from the iTunes Store, Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, MobileMe, MLB.tv, NBA League Pass, NHL GameCenter, or any macOS or Windows computer running iTunes onto an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television.
  Apple Watch; smart watch that gives users notifications on their wrists, as well as the ability to purchase merchandise using Apple Pay via NFC
  iPad – line of tablet computers specialized for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, apps and web content. In size and weight, it falls between contemporary smartphones and laptop computers.
  iPad (1st generation) – the first iPad released with a 9.7-inch display, a lithium-ion polymer battery that lasts up to 10 hours, a dual core Apple A4 processor, no cameras. Started the whole tablet marketplace of portable computing devices.
  iPad 2 – second generation iPad, with a lithium-ion polymer battery that lasts up to 10 hours, a dual core Apple A5 processor and VGA front-facing and 720p rear-facing cameras designed for FaceTime video calling.
  iPad (3rd generation) – third generation iPad. It adds a Retina Display, the new Apple A5X chip with integrated quad-core graphics processor, a 5-megapixel camera, full HD 1080p video recording, voice dictation, and 4G LTE.
  iPad (4th generation) – fourth generation iPad. Keeping the Retina Display, with a new Apple A6X chip with integrated a quad-core graphics processor, a 5 MP camera, full HD 1080p video recording rear camera and 1.2 MP still/720p HD video front camera, with improved 4G LTE connectivity.
  iPad Air – fifth generation iPad. Lighter and smaller dimensions, following the design of the iPad Mini keeping the Retina Display, using a new 64-bit Apple A7 chip also featured in the iPhone 5S and 2nd generation iPad Mini, with integrated a quad-core graphics processor, retaining a 5 MP camera, full HD 1080p video recording rear camera and 1.2 MP still/720p HD video front camera, improved 4G LTE connectivity.
  iPad Air 2 – sixth generation iPad. Thinner than the iPad Air, same design as the iPad Air and keeping the Retina Display, using a new 64-bit Apple A8X chip with integrated octa-core graphics processor, an 8 MP camera, full HD 1080p video recording rear camera and 1.2 MP still/720p HD video front camera. New addition include the Touch ID sensor compatible with Apple Pay.
  iPad Mini – smaller screen version of the larger iPad, same line of tablet computers specialized for 
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