94 Macworld • March 2021

FEATURE

W

hat started out with

an earnings warning,

stock drop and store

closures ended

up being a very successful year

for Apple. Nearly every product in

Apple’s catalogue saw a refresh, a

couple of new ones joined the fray,

and tens of millions of devices were

sold to happy customers.

Here’s our 2020 Apple product

report card, where we give each

segment of Apple’s business a

grade from A to F.

How did Apple do last year. Michael Simon, Jason Cross & Roman

Loyola report

Apple’s 2020 report card

iPHONE

New products: iPhone SE, iPhone 12

mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone

12 Pro Max

Michael Simon: First came the iPhone

SE, which somehow made the iPhone

8 feel fresh again with a speedy chip,

better camera and lower price tag.

Then we got OLED displays and 5G

support across the board, better

cameras, a new design and a new

charging and accessory system in

the iPhone 12, along with a larger

94 Macworld • March 2021

FEATURE

W

hat started out with

an earnings warning,

stock drop and store

closures ended

up being a very successful year

for Apple. Nearly every product in

Apple’s catalogue saw a refresh, a

couple of new ones joined the fray,

and tens of millions of devices were

sold to happy customers.

Here’s our 2020 Apple product

report card, where we give each

segment of Apple’s business a

grade from A to F.

How did Apple do last year. Michael Simon, Jason Cross & Roman

Loyola report

Apple’s 2020 report card

iPHONE

New products: iPhone SE, iPhone 12

mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone

12 Pro Max

Michael Simon: First came the iPhone

SE, which somehow made the iPhone

8 feel fresh again with a speedy chip,

better camera and lower price tag.

Then we got OLED displays and 5G

support across the board, better

cameras, a new design and a new

charging and accessory system in

the iPhone 12, along with a larger