INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Today was Apple big hardware event, and the trillion-dollar company had quite a lot to share about the future of some of its most
profitable product lines.
While Apple boasted how its products had been completely redesigned and re-engineered, in reality, what was most
notable about today Apple event is how Apple is choosing to design within the bounds of its past releases.
The new class of flagship
iPhones, the XS and XS Max, made hardware upgrades focused on durability and performance, with a new chipset and not too much else.The first
hardware design update in years for the Apple Watch equated to a larger, rounded corner display and updates to the biometric sensors.
There
were also a couple of surprises though; here what we saw today:
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iPhone XS
and XS Max
Apple latest and greatest iPhone didn''t reinvent the wheel after last year major refresh, but the flagship iPhone XS now has a
plus size, though it not called the XS Plus.
The iPhone XS Maxsports a 6.5-inch OLED display compared to the XS 5.8 display
It a massive screen and it the biggest that ever been on an iPhone
For comparison, the iPad Mini screen is 7.9 inches, so the XS Max is as phablet as phablets come.
The iPhone XS and XS Max are identical
specs-wise, with both toting Apple latest A12 bionic chipset; the only difference is the display and a $100 price bump for the larger
phone.
The iPhone XS starts at $999 for a 64GB version, while the 64GB iPhone XS Max starts at $1,099
They&re up for pre-order on September 14.
Apple introduces the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max
iPhone XS Specs
5.8″ (2436 x 1125) OLED
display
143.6mm x 70.9mm x 7.7mm
177 grams
Dual 12 megapixel back cameras
7 megapixel true depth camera module
FaceID
A12 Bionic chip
IP68
water resistance
Wireless charging
3D Touch
Starts at $999
iPhone XS Max Specs (differences)
6.5″ (2688 x 1242) OLED display
157.5mm x
77.4mm x 7.7mm
208 grams
Starts at $1099
iPhone XS Max up close and hands-on
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iPhone XR
While Apple iPhone X may have oozed premium luxury when it launched
last year, boy, was it pricey
The next best option was the iPhone 8 line, which felt like a pretty major step down in terms of design
This year the choice is a lot easier with the &edge-to-edge& iPhone XR, which cuts down on priceyness (it starts at $749) by using an LCD
display as opposed to the more high-end OLED one found in the iPhone XS.
The XR may offer a tad less vibrant experience, but the large
6.1-inch LCD phone is sure to be Apple best seller thanks to how similar it is to the XS
The main areas where it falls short beyond display types are the single camera module and its lack of 3D Touch
The body of the XR is also made of aluminum as opposed to the stainless steel body on the XS.
The phone starts at $749 for 64GB
It up for pre-order on October 19.
The iPhone XR is the new budget iPhone
iPhone XR Specs
6.1″ (1792 x 828) LCD display
150.9mm x 75.7mm
x 8.3mm
194 grams
Single 12 megapixel back camera
7 megapixel true depth camera module
FaceID
A12 Bionic chip
IP67 water resistance
Wireless
charging
Starts at $749
iPhone XR up close and hands-on
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Apple Watch Series 4
After three years of
under-the-hood upgrades, we finally got some changes to the look of the Apple Watch
The major story here is a new, larger curved-edge display.
The small version has a 32 percent larger display, while the bigger one has a 35
While the displays mainly cut into the bezels, the watches are a little larger, even if their overall volume has shrunk due to growing a bit
thinner on the wrist.
The Series 4 has some crazy health-monitoring features, namely it now has the ability to perform electrocardiograms in
30 seconds.
The 40mm Apple Watch starts at $399 while the LTE version starts at a pricey $499
You can pre-order the Watch on September 14.
Apple Watch Series 4 up close and hands-on
Apple Watch Series 4 can detect AFib and perform
an ECG
There were still plenty of things that we expected Apple to touch on that we heard diddly squat about
Where AirPower Where are the new AirPods What up with the MacBook Air Any word on a cheaper HomePod What about those rumored over-ear
headphones What about that AR headset we&ve been hearing about for years
In the end, Apple can only share so much at each event, but even
through the lens of past announcements, this was a pretty quiet keynote.
