Ryan
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A lot of big announcements were made at today’s keynote. Here’s a quick rundown.
iPhone
- iPhone 8
- Faster A11 processor (up to 70% faster than A10)
- New stereo speakers with deeper bass
- Camera
- Portrait lighting image processing
- Video 1080p at 240fps
- Augmented Reality
- Wireless Charging
- Qi open wireless standard
- Pricing
- $699 for 64GB (256GB available)
- $799 for Plus at 64GB (256GB available)
- Preorder September 15, available September 22
- iOS 11 available September 19
iPhone X
- Edge-to-edge display
- Glass front and back with stainless steel side
- Super Retina Display
- 5.8” display
- 2436×1125 resolution at 458 ppi
- OLED technology
- HDR display
- No home button
- Swipe up to go home and unlock
- Hold side button to call Siri
- Facial recognition “Face ID”
- True depth camera system
- Infrared camera, flood
- Improved Security
- Touch ID: 1 in 50,000
- Face ID: 1 in 1,000,000
- Animoji: Emojis that animate with your facial expressions
- Replaces Touch ID for Apple Pay and 3rd party apps
- True depth camera system
- Pricing
- $999 for 64GB (256GB available)
- Pre-Order Oct 27, ships Nov 3
AirPower
- Qi charging pad
- Supports iPhone 8 and 10, Apple Watch and new AirPods Qi case
- All devices show on the phone’s display
Apple Watch
- watchOS 4 will be available September 19
- Heart Rate enhancements (available for existing models)
- Complication now shows heart rate
- New measurements
- Resting heart rate
- Recovery heart rate after workout
- Notification of elevated heart rate when you’re not active
- Heart rhythm abnormalities detection via the Apple Heart Study
- Series 3
- Built-in cellular
- Receives calls and texts with the same number as your iPhone
- Access maps
- 3rd party app support: WeChat
- Apple Music streaming support
- Hardware
- New processor is up to 70% faster
- Siri can talk
- The screen serves as an antenna
- Electronic SIM card (no physical SIM card)
- Same case size
- New processor is up to 70% faster
- Built-in cellular
- Pricing
- $399 Series 3 with cellular
- $329 Series 3 without cellular
- $249 Series 1
- Available Sept 22
Apple TV
- New 4K model
- Supports HDR 10 and Dolby Vision
- 4K movies priced the same as HD
- Automatic free upgrades to existing HD purchases
- Amazon Video coming soon (will include 4K streams)
- Enhanced Live Sports and News support in the TV app
- Starting at $179, available Sept 15
