Apple Watch Sequence 10, AirPods 4, iOS 18 and extra

September ushers in whispers of fall and, like clockwork, new iPhones. Apple unveiled its newest iPhone fashions at an event in Cupertino in the present day, and as anticipated, the iPhone 16 handsets are largely iterative of final yr’s fashions — simply with a giant concentrate on Apple Intelligence. Whereas the usual and Professional smartphone lineups took middle stage, Apple additionally confirmed off the brand new Apple Watch Sequence 10, two new pairs of AirPods and detailed listening to support options coming to the second-generation AirPods Professional. The corporate additionally offered extra particulars on the brand new chipsets that energy the brand new iPhone 16 and 16 Professional fashions, and reminded people of all of the Apple Intelligence options coming to iPhones quickly in iOS 18. If you happen to weren’t capable of catch the bulletins reside, Engadget has you coated; this is every thing introduced at Apple’s iPhone 16 occasion.

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus

Apple unveiled the brand new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus on the occasion, which characteristic a water- and dust-resistant design and new colours together with ultramarine, teal and pink. The iPhone 16 has a 6.1-inch show, whereas the iPhone 16 Plus has a 6.7-inch show. Each of these can obtain as much as 2,000 nits of brightness, and may go all the way in which right down to 1 nit in the dead of night. The Motion button has discovered its solution to this collection of iPhones as effectively, and it is simply as customizable because the one we noticed on final yr’s Professional-model iPhones.

There’s additionally a brand new easy-access digicam management “button” of kinds, which lets you shortly management the digicam with a slide of your finger. This instrument may faucet into Visual Intelligence, an AI-powered characteristic coming in iOS 18 that may inform you extra about something you level your digicam at. It seems much like Google Lens, and may do issues like add reside occasion dates to your calendar after you level your digicam at a flyer you see on the road. The digicam array on the usual iPhone 16 fashions features a 48-megapixel fundamental Fusion digicam, a 12MP telephoto lens and a brand new ultrawide digicam with autofocus. This array can even be capable of seize Spatial Photographs that may be seen on Apple’s Imaginative and prescient Professional.

Each commonplace iPhone 16 fashions run on the brand new A18 chip, which has a 16-core neural engine optimized for generative fashions. The internals characteristic a 6-core CPU and a 5-core GPU, each of which will probably be essential for powering the entire new Apple Intelligence options coming to iOS 18.

In keeping with Apple, each the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus have bigger batteries than their predecessors, and when mixed with the efficiencies added from the A18 chipset and iOS 18 enhancements, ought to make for a a lot longer-lasting battery lives total (though Apple didn’t present an actual estimate). Each the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus can be found for pre-order in the present day beginning at $799 and $899, respectively, and will probably be extensively obtainable on September 20.

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iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max

The Professional collection of iPhones consists of the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max this yr, which have 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch ProMotion, always-on shows, respectively. Each are made with Grade 5 Titanium, which Apple claims to be even lighter than chrome steel. These handsets will probably be obtainable in 4 new colours: black, white, pure and desert, the latter of which resembles a dusty gold shade.

In keeping with the corporate, the iPhone 16 Professional and 16 Professional Max are constructed from the bottom up for Apple Intelligence, with the ability to take full benefit of all the brand new options coming in iOS 18. These handsets run on the brand new A18 Professional chipset, which takes benefit of 3nm transistors and is even quicker and extra environment friendly than the usual A18 chip discovered within the common iPhone 16 lineup.

The rear digicam array on each fashions features a 48MP Fusion digicam, 48MP ultrawide shooter and a 12MP telephoto lens. The primary digicam’s enhancements enable for 4K, 120fps video and slow-motion recording. Each telephones even have the brand new digicam management button that gives simpler entry to the digicam and all of its instruments, each for seize and enhancing. There are additionally 4 studio-quality microphones inbuilt to each smartphones for improved audio seize, and so they enable for Spatial Audio recording, too.

Each the iPhone 16 Professional collection and the usual iPhone 16 handsets helps Qi2 wi-fi charging, and Apple will come out with new MagSafe charging circumstances that account for the brand new digicam management button. The iPhone 16 Professional and 16 Professional Max will probably be obtainable for pre-order on Friday, September 13, beginning at $999 and $1,199, respectively. They will be extensively obtainable on September 20.

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AirPods 4

AirPods 4 launched in the present day in the course of the iPhone 16 occasion, as rumors urged. These have a redesigned bud form that is suppose to suit extra ear shapes and be extra comfy total. They’ve the H2 chip inside, which can present improved audio high quality and allow options like Customized Spatial Audio. The charging case has a USB-C port, and it is the smallest AirPods charging case to this point.

Along with the common AirPods 4, there will probably be a second mannequin that features help for energetic noise cancellation and Transparency mode. Dialog Consciousness can even mechanically decrease your media quantity degree when the buds detect you speaking to somebody. The usual AirPods 4 price $129 and the AirPods 4 with ANC price $179; each can be found for pre-order in the present day and will probably be extensively obtainable on September 20.

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AirPods Max new colours

Apple didn’t reinvent the wheel with the up to date AirPods Max. As a substitute, they’ll be obtainable in a couple of new colours (midnight, blue, purple, orange and starlight) and help USB-C charging. The brand new colours might be pre-ordered in the present day for $549 and will probably be extensively obtainable on September 20.

AirPods Professional new listening to support options

Apple introduced new options coming to the second-gen AirPods Professional which are designed to assist forestall (and enhance consciousness round) listening to loss. A characteristic known as “Listening to Safety” will probably be turned on by default, and customers will be capable of take a clinically-validated listening to check to see in the event that they have already got some listening to loss. On prime of that, AirPods Professional could have a clinical-grade hearing aid feature built-in as effectively, which can work with a listening to profile created after a consumer takes the listening to check.

Apple Watch Sequence 10

Apple launched the Apple Watch Series 10 in the present day, the pure successor to final yr’s Sequence 9. It has the largest show and thinnest design ever on an Apple Watch, and the wide-angle OLED show is even a bit bigger than that on the Apple Watch Extremely. The case has extra rounded corners and a wider facet ratio, each of which, mixed with the bigger display screen, ought to present extra space to work together with graphics and textual content on the Watch. Apple claims the display screen is 40 p.c brighter when checked out from an angle, and it will present a second hand ticking away even when your wrist is down.

The Apple Watch Sequence 10 is powered by the brand new S10 SiP chip, which Apple claims is constructed for efficiency, energy effectivity and intelligence (i.e. Apple Intelligence). One instance of Apple Intelligence at work on the Sequence 10 is the brand new Photographs watch face, which can curate one of the best pictures out of your library and serve them as much as you mechanically.

Relating to health options, Apple introduced that the most recent model of watchOS will enable the Sequence 10 to detect indicators of sleep apnea, offered you are carrying your Sequence 10 to sleep recurrently. Apple claims it is awaiting FDA clearance, and it expects the sleep apnea detection characteristic to launch in additional than 150 nations. Elsewhere within the exercise sphere, the Sequence 10 could have scuba monitoring options and it’ll help the brand new Tides app in watchOS 11.

One other new characteristic is the flexibility to play audio immediately from the Watch’s speaker, which could possibly be useful if you do not have AirPods or one other pair of Bluetooth earbuds helpful. The Apple Watch Sequence 10 be obtainable in a brand new polished, jet-black aluminum end and new polished titanium finishes. It is obtainable for pre-order in the present day and will probably be extensively obtainable on September 20.

Apple Watch Extremely 2 new end

Whereas there have been a bunch of swirling rumors concerning the subsequent iteration of the Apple Watch Extremely, the corporate didn’t reveal the third era sportswatch in the present day. As a substitute, Apple revealed a brand new end for the Apple Watch Ultra 2: satin black. There are additionally new Hermes finishes, and a brand new Milanese band to accompany the brand new satin black end.

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