Apple’s 5 Worst Recent Designs

Apple has not always been successful with the design of its devices and we review 5 examples that prove it.

Apple is usually characterized by taking great care in the design of its devices, however, the apple company is not perfect and has made mistakes in recent years. That is why we have decided to review the 5 worst designs that Apple has created in recent years, many of them have already been corrected in new generations.

1. butterfly keyboard

It is probably the worst Apple design in recent years. Called to revolutionize the mechanism of the MacBook keyboard keys, taking up less space, it was a real reliability nightmare.

butterfly keyboard was not only less comfortable, as the keys have less travel, and noisier, it was also very sensitive to dust and small particles that get in between the keys. This makes Apple free to swap out the keyboard on any MacBook with a butterfly keyboard in case users run into issues.

2. Magic Mouse 2

The Magic Mouse 2 improved where the first generation failed: replaced the batteries with the battery. However, in order not to change the design, and take advantage of the parts of the previous model, Apple decided to put the Lightning connector to charge the Magic Mouse 2 in the lower part of the mouse.

that does completely unfeasible to use the Magic Mouse 2 while you are charging it. This is something that can drastically reduce your productivity if the battery dies in the middle of your work day.

3. Apple Pencil

The Apple Pencil was a great innovation at the time, a pencil for the iPad with a very low latency that allowed write and draw very simply and accurately. However his charging method was extremely poorly designed.

Apple designed the Apple Pencil with a cap with a Lightning connector that we could connect directly to the iPad to charge the pencil. Yes, it is true that it is something very useful since you can charge the Apple Pencil at any time, but it is not something that looks particularly good.

4. AirPods Max case

Apple says the case is designed to put AirPods Max into an “ultra-low power state that helps preserve battery power when not in use.” However, it has a design neither fully protects the AirPods Max nor does it seem too useful beyond entering the battery saving mode.

5. Mac Pro 2013

It is probably one of the Most beautiful Macs Apple has ever designed, but it’s a very inefficient design for a professional computer. This Mac had cooling problems throughout its lifespan and Apple replaced it with the current much larger tower model.

As we see, Apple has not always been successful with the design of its devices. Although it is something that the company usually has very studied, many times they have prioritized design over functionality, as in the case of the butterfly keyboard, and others it has been the other way around, such as the charging method of the Apple Pencil.

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