the new Studio Display — is finally hitting the hands of reviewers, but the first impressions haven't been stellar out of the gate. However, an Apple Silicon chip integrated into the monitor could solve some of these issues with an over-the-air software update. The Studio Display is a 27-inch, 5K screen that aims to transform a standalone Mac or MacBook into a full desktop workstation. Aside from the spacious screen size, the Studio Display has USB-C ports that can deliver both power and data between Macs and other devices. It also has a built-in speakers and a webcam, but it's that very peripheral that has drawn ire from early reviewers.
The company is known for its Apple’s professional display technology, a company-designed timing controller regulates the modulation of both the monitor’s LCD and backlight s.
With all of the features included in the brand-new designed for the iPhone 11 lineup, but has since been brought to other products, like the iPad and the iPhone SE (2nd-Generation). Apple’s choice to add the A13 Bionic to the Studio Display gave the company increased flexibility, as over-the-air updates can solve certain problems. This includes the concerns with the monitor’s webcam, which was touted in Apple’s special event revealing the Studio Display.
iOS Updates Could Fix Display Issues
The editor of sensors found in recent iPads. It begs the question as to why the camera quality would be considerably worse inside the Studio Display, and Apple says it’s due to a software flaw. A spokesperson for the company told The Verge that a team had “discovered an issue where the system is not behaving as expected. We’ll be making improvements in a software update.”
A little digging into the specific software that runs the Studio Display revealed that the monitor runs iOS 15.4 out of the box. It has the exact same build number as both iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, indicating a fully-featured version of Apple’s mobile software. That would mean the company could easily issue over-the-air updates to solve problems such as camera quality. Apple uses processing to improve the quality of webcams while the image is being received, and post-processing to improve quality after photos and videos are taken. It’s not clear when exactly a fix would be sent out for the camera’s quality concerns, but it’s clear the Studio Display stands to benefit from Apple’s robust software down the road.