Apple has launched the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, Apple Watch Series 10, a new Watch Ultra 2, and an updated AirPods lineup in a mega event called “It’s Glowtime” today on September 9. The event, happened at the iconic Steve Jobs Theater at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, started with an opening address from the Apple CEO, Tim Cook.
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Apple Watch Series 10
- At the beginning of the event from the Apple Park, Tim Cook announced the latest Apple Watch Series X, touted to have the biggest display and thinnest design ever.
- The Apple Watch Series 10 will have a screen size even bigger than Ultra. The latest Apple Watch has a wide-angle OLED display.
- The Apple Watch will be available in 3 colours Natural, Gold, and Slate Grey.
- The new S10 chip inside the Apple Watch X is designed for better efficiency.
- Touted to be the thinnest watch ever, the Apple Watch Series X can also detect sleep apnea issues for the users.
Apple Watch Ultra
- An ultimate sports watch, the Apple Watch Ultra, claims to be a perfect companion for athletes with dual-frequency GPS, starting at a price point of $799.
- Offers custom workouts and industry-first automatic track detection.
- ‘All Apple Watches this year are carbon neutral’, announced Apple.
Apple Air Pods 4
- Powered by H2 Chip, the AirPods 4 claim to be the most advanced in the industry so far.
- Personalised spatial audio combined with machine learning capabilities for enhanced audio and listening features using ‘Siri’.
- Smallest, most portable case with 30 hours of non-stop performance.
- Active noise cancellation will reduce environmental noise.
- Priced at US $129.
Apple Air Pods Pro
- Apple Air Pods Pro will have a hearing aid feature.
iPhone 16
Features and specifications:
- The Apple iPhone 16 has been designed with Apple Intelligence, featuring private cloud computing.
- The iPhone will have an A18 chip to support artificial intelligence, and the A18 chip is 2 times faster than the A16 chip in iPhone 15 models.
- The iPhone 16 is water and dust-resistant with a glass ceramic shield.
- The iPhone 16 series comes in two size variants, iPhone 16 base model will come in 6.1 inches, and the iPhone 16 Plus will be available in 6.7 inches.
- Apple Intelligence will be available as a free software update on all the iPhone 16 models.
- The new iPhone 16’s camera control button feels like a mechanical camera in terms of haptic feedback and has a plethora of functions for quick and easy photography.
- iPhone 16’s camera control uses visual intelligence that enables users to just point out the camera at a certain location and get all the nearby options available (restaurants, book shops, cafe’s, pharmacies, etc.) for that location.
- The iPhone 16 boasts a 48-megapixel fusion camera that feels like having four lenses in one.
- The iPhone 16 now gets spatial video and photos with a customised photo app in iOS 18.
- The iPhone 16 starts at a price point of $799 (128 GB) and $899 (128 GB) for the iPhone 16 Plus.
iPhone 16 Pro
Features and specifications:
- Apple introduces the new iPhone Pro models available in Titanium.
- The iPhone 16 Pro has a display of 6.3 inches and 6.9 inches for the iPhone 16 Pro.
- The flagship Pro model of the iPhone 16 comes in four colours- dark black titanium, white titanium, natural titanium, and desert titanium.
- With larger batteries and advanced power management, the iPhone 16 provides the best iPhone battery life ever.
- The iPhone 16 Pro has an A18 Pro chip and is built with second-generation 3nm transistors.
- The iPhone 16 Pro has a new 48-megapixel fusion camera with a second-generation quad-pixel sensor for capturing moving objects with detail and finesse.
- The iPhone 16 Pro promises 4K videos at 120 frames per second.
- The iPhone 16 Pro has higher-quality audio recording with noise cancellation and spatial audio capture during video recording for a more immersive experience.
- All new iPhone models will be available for pre-order this Friday and will be available in stores from September 20.
