With its Fall 2018 announcements, Apple has taken a technical lead in several respects.
Apple starts with human factors and works backward from there. This is why you see a powerful Apple-designed A12 and A12X Bionic CPU, graphics GPU processor, and Neural Engine. The Apple A12X Bionic is a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC). It first appeared in the 11.0″ iPad Pro and the third generation of the 12.9″ iPad Pro, which were both announced on October 30, 2018. It has four high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. The A12X is manufactured using an incredible 7 nm process with 10 billion transistors. This is a preview of the complete switch to Apple processors. “Apple Inc. is planning to use its own chips in Mac computers beginning as early as 2020, replacing processors from Intel Corp., according to people familiar with the plans” Bloomberg Reports April 2, 2018.
In the iPhone Xs and Xs Max the A12 has 2 performance cores up to 15% faster than A11 Bionic and 4 efficiency cores up to 50% lower power usage than A11 Bionic.
Apple-designed GPU has a new fourth core and lossless memory compression that bring big gains in graphics performance to games, video editing, and visually demanding apps. The GPU has 4-cores and the graphics performance is up to 50% faster than A11 Bionic.
The new Apple Neural Engine in the iPhone Xs has an 8-core architecture, performs 5 trillion operations per second, and operates Core ML runsUp to 9x faster than A11 Bionic. The Neural Engine is built for advanced, real-time machine learning. That means iPhone Xs can recognize patterns, make predictions, and learn from experience.
The image signal processor features a refined depth engine, which captures extraordinary detail in Portrait mode. The Smart HDR has far greater dynamic range in photos.
Compare the A12X to the Intel processors used in the MacBook Pro here.
PC Magazine review of the Mac Mini is here.
PC Magazine review of the MacBook Air is here.
September 2018 Event Watch, iPhone Xs is here.
October 2018 Event iPad starts here.
is the latest from the inventors of Digital Video Recording (DVR). Unlike DVRs from cable companies, the 
. The difference is mostly in recording times, but if you need THX, better get the XL. The basic model can record 45 hours of HD programming, the XL model 150 hours.