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Welcome to Apple’s latest round of “What the iPhone has in store for us for 2019 and 2020!” We got updates on Apple Arcade, a new entry-level iPad for 2019, a new Watch Series 5, and of course, an iPhone 11. But the big deal was an iPhone 11 Pro, though, the new flagship sporting three cameras and some features. And you’ll be able to win an iPhone 11 in our Apple Core giveaway.
The most surprising development leading up to Apple’s annual announcements of its new iPhones? For the first time, the company is simultaneously streaming the event on YouTube as well as its own site. The times, they are a changin’.
iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max
The expected iPhone 11 debuted with a dual-camera configuration in a new design in six colors. Features include Dolby Atmos audio, Wi-Fi 6, an ultrawide camera lens and enhanced camera features. You’ll be able to take landscape selfies and videos and slo-mo video. It gets a power boost in the form of a new A13 Bionic processor (with a faster graphics processor). We saw a new action RPG game, Pascal’s Wager from Giant Network, to show off the GPU performance and spatial audio. It isn’t an Apple Arcade title, though, which is interesting.
- Apple iPhone 11’s camera gets Night Mode to catch up with Google and Huawei
- Apple’s iPhone 11 camera packs wide-angle photography punch
- iPhone 11 Pro has triple rear cameras, cheaper iPhone 11 costs $699
- Whoa, the new iPhone 11 starts at $700
- Why Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro is the safest iPhone yet
- Apple’s iPhone 11 A13 processor boosts chip performance 20%
- Apple ‘slofies’ slo-mo selfies get strong early reaction: Nope
It starts at $699.
The iPhone 11 Pro has a “Super Retina XDR” OLED display that’s based on the Pro XDR Display that has similar specs but is not OLED. It has the fidget-spinner mocked tri-camera setup, a new matte finish, and uses the A13 Bionic as well. Apple claims longer battery life, though. It comes bundled with the fast-charge adapter.
The cameras are all new and include ultrawide — for Apple’s claim of 4x zoom — edge-to-edge focus signals and updated signal processing. Apple was also very proud of its new Deep Fusion technology, a nine-shot multishot mode that merges them to deliver an HDR image. It starts at $999, and the larger 11 Pro Max starts at $1,099. Preorders start Friday and ship on Sept. 20.
Apple Arcade and Apple TV Plus
Apple took the opportunity to introduce us to some new games for its upcoming all-you-can-eat game subscription service, coming later this month, which will run $4.99 per month per family, with a 1-month free trial. You can get Apple TV Plus for free for a year if you buy Apple devices.
These are the games we saw demo’d when Apple Arcade was being introduced:
- Konami — Frogger in Toy Town
- Capcom — Shinsekai Deep Sea
- Annapurna Interactive — Sayonara Wild Hearts
Apple TV Plus launches November 1 in over 100 countries, for another $4.99 per month for a family subscription. We saw a longer trailer of Jason Momoa’s new show, See.
iPad 2019
The company is replacing its sixth-generation model with a new 10.2-inch seventh-generation version optimized for the new iPad OS. It’s got improved brightness, a better viewing angle, an A10 Fusion chip and adds Smart Connector plus a new smart keyboard cover. So you can enjoy all the new games and content! For the same price as before, $329, starting at the end of the month.
Apple Watch Series 5
The new Watch Series 5 features a new always-on display that can drop to as low as 1Hz refresh to save power, as well as a compass and optimized faces. And it has fancy new bands and faces! GPS models will start at $399 and $499 for cell models. Series 3 stays in the line, but the price has dropped to $199 to start. The company also announced three new health studies: hearing, heart and movement and menstrual-cycle tracking.
- Apple Watch Series 5 smartwatch: Always-On display, new compass, price, specs and more
- Apple Watch Series 3 is now $199
- Apple announces Research app for iPhone and Apple Watch
- Apple WatchOS 6: How to track your menstrual cycle and fertility
If you’re feeling nostalgic, you can go back and read our liveblog for the event.
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