2 days ago, By Michael.Simon

iPhone 17 event: Recap

AirPods Pro 3: Still start at $249. Slightly new design with new foam tips, better noise cancellation, Live Translation.

Apple Watch Series 11: High blood pressure monitoring, Sleep Score. 5G, 24-hour battery life. Starts at the same 399.

Apple Watch SE 3: Always-on display, temperature sensor, stronger glass on display, S10 chip, 5G. Starts at $249.

Apple Watch Ultra 3: Bigger display, 5G and satellite. 42 hours of battery life. Starts at $799.

iPhone 17: 6.3-inch display, 18MP center Stage camera, 48MP dual Fusion camera, ProMotion display. Starts at $799 with 256GB of storage.

iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max: New design with a large camera “plateau,” aluminum body, and glass cutout. Triple 48MP camera system. A19 Pro chip, vapor cooling system for sustained performance, 8X optical zoom.

iPhone Air: Totally new design with an ultra-thin body, weighs 165 grams, A19 Pro chip, 6.5-inch ProMotion display,
48MP Fusion camera system, 18MP Center Stage selfie cam

2 days ago, By Michael.Simon

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max

1:54 : The most Pro iPhone yet… by a lot!

1:56 : The most advanced iPhone ever with a striking new design and performance.

1:57 : New approach to thermal management. Apple designed vapor chamber, laser-welded into the aluminum chassis. Apple-designed aluminum alloy, better for thermal performance than titanium. Silver, deep blue, cosmic orange.

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1:59 : A19 Pro chip, 40 percent better sustained performance vs iPhone 16 Pro. Bigger battery, best ever in an iPhone.

2:02 : All three cameras are 48MP, 8X zoom at 200mm, longest optical quality zoom ever. Massive camera changes with hardware and software enhancements. Equivelant of “8 Pro lenses in your pocket.”

2:07 : The clear cases are as ugly as rumored.

2:09 : Watching a video now. This is very much a Pro phone, targeted at photographers.

2:10 : Starts at $1,099 with 256GB of storage.

2 days ago, By Michael.Simon

iPhone Air

1:41 : Apple is introducing the iPhone 17 Air. Titanium, super-thin, Apple’s most durable design yet. “Remarkable battery life.” “Impossibly thin design.” “A paradox you have to experience to believe.”

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1:44 : TIL Appel calls its camera bump a “plateau.”

1:45 pm: Available in 4 colors: white, black, gold, blue

1:45 pm: A19 Pro chip! 5-core GPU, Neural Engine 3X faster.

1:47 pm: N1, Apple-designed WiFI, Bluetooth 6, and Thread. C1X modem, up to 2X faster, faster than iPhone 16 Pro with 30 percent better efficiency.

1:49 : 48MP Fusion camera. 2 cameras in one. Excels in low light. 24MO default photos. Next-gen portraits, Photographic Styles, 26, 28, 35, 52mm. 18MP Center Stage selfie cam. Dual capture video!

1:50 : This feels more like a $1,000-plus phone but we’re still waiting for the price. (Update 2:11 pm: Yup, starts at $999 with 256GB of storage.)

1:52 : Talking about battery life. “All-day battery life,” but what does that really mean? Slim MagSafe Battery Pack delivers up to 40 total hours of video playback.

2 days ago, By Michael.Simon

IT'S iPHONE TIME!!

1:31 : Intro video starting with iPhone 17. Looks very similar as expected. Lavender, Mist Blue, Sage, Black, White.

1:32 : ProMotion!!! Same features as Pro model.

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1:33 : Ceramic Shield 2, anti-reflective coating, 3X more scratch-resistant.

1:34 : A19 chip brings speed, Apple Intelligence upgrades. All-day battery life, up to 8 more hours of video playback.

1:35 : Faster wired charging, 10 minutes of charge gives up to 8 hours of video playback.

1:36 : Dual Fusion camera system. 48MP Ultra wide camera, 18MP Center Stage selfie cam, widest field of view. Square sensor allows for higher-resolution photos in any orientation. You can rotate to landscape without physically flipping your phone!

1:40 : Starts with 256GB of storage! Still just $799.