Apple Fall Event Recap

Another year, another Apple conference. Today was Apple’s big day and they covered a lot. Without further delay, here is a recap of their event today.

• Apple opened with speaking about how eco-friendly the products are.
• Shigeru Miyamoto (beloved Video Game Developer from Nintendo) Hits the stage and speaks about the partnership between Apple and Nintendo.
• Miyamoto announces Super Mario Run for Apple Products scheduled to come out later this year. This is one of many games that will be coming out for Apple Products.
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• Up next, we are told about iWork which is receiving a huge update. The update entails of Real-Time Collaboration with others. This is similar to Google Docs.
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• Following this, Apple being speaking about their Apple Watch. It was the 2nd watch rated worldwide behind Rolex.
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• The Apple Watch 2 was announced.
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• Apple Watch 2, officially titled Apple Watch Series 2, is priced at $369. Apple Watch, now renamed as Apple Watch Series 1, is $269. Below are the specs.
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  • Dual Core Processor (the new editions of the series 1 models will come with this when they release)
  • At least double the screen brightness
  • Water Resistant for at most 50 Meters
    • This is cool because if water gets into the speaker, you simply press a button and the watch ejects the water from the watch
  • Built-in GPS
    • This works for the new 911 function as well
    • No more reliance on the iPhone pairing
  • Ships with watchOS 3
• Battery life (later confirmed by others outside of the conference) is similar to the that of the Apple Watch 1
• Pokemon Go was also confirmed to come to the Apple Watch. It will be “shipped” later this year.
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  • This watch app includes hatching eggs, tell you what Pokemon are near, collecting items from Pokestops, and possibly more.
• We finally get to the iPhone. iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are announced.
  • Specs are below:
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  • For Those who cannot load the pictures, below is text version of the specs:

    • Specs	iPhone 7
      OS	iOS 10
      Splash, Water, and Dust Resistant	Rated IP67 under IEC standard 60529
      Chips	Quad-core A10 Fusion chip with 64-bit architecture
      	Embedded M10 motion coprocessor
      RAM	2 GB
      Display	Retina HD display with 3D Touch
      	4.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen next-generation Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology and Taptic Engine
      	1334-by-750-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
      	1400:1 contrast ratio (typical)
      	625 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
      	Wide Color display (P3)
      	Dual-domain pixels for wider viewing angles
      	Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
      	Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
      	Display Zoom
      	Reachability
      Dimensions	Height: 138.3 mm
      	Width: 67.1 mm
      	Depth: 7.1 mm
      Weight	138 grams
      iSight Rear Camera	12-megapixel iSight camera
      	ƒ/1.8 aperture
      	Digital zoom up to 5x
      	Optical image stabilization
      	Improved local tone mapping
      	Improved noise reduction
      	Six‑element lens
      	Sapphire crystal lens cover
      	Quad-LED True Tone flash
      	Live photos with stabilization
      	Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
      	Backside illumination sensor
      	Five-element lens
      	Hybrid IR filter
      	Autofocus with Focus Pixels
      	Tap to focus with Focus Pixels
      	Exposure control
      	Auto HDR for photos
      	Body and face detection
      	Panorama (up to 63 megapixels)
      	Auto image stabilization
      	Burst mode
      	Timer mode
      	Photo geotagging
      Video Recording	4K video recording (3840 by 2160) at 30 fps
      	1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
      	Quad-LED True Tone flash
      	Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps
      	Time-lapse video with stabilization
      	Cinematic video stabilization
      	Continuous autofocus video
      	Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
      	Playback zoom
      	Body and Face detection
      	Video geotagging
      FaceTime Front Camera	7-megapixel photos
      	ƒ/2.2 aperture
      	Retina Flash
      	1080p HD video recording
      	Auto HDR for photos and videos
      	Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
      	Backside illumination sensor
      	Body and Face detection
      	Burst mode
      	Exposure control
      	Timer mode
      Battery	Not yet known
      	Up to 2 hours longer battery life than iPhone 6s
      Battery life	Talk time: Up to 14 hours on 3G
      	Standby time: Up to 10 days (250 hours)
      	Internet use (3G): Up to 12 hours
      	Internet use (LTE): Up to 12 hours
      	Internet use (Wi-Fi): Up to 14 hours
      	Wireless video playback: Up to 13 hours
      	Wireless audio playback: Up to 40 hours
      Cellular and Wireless	GSM/EDGE
      	UMTS/HSPA+
      	DC-HSDPA
      	CDMA EV-DO Rev. A
      	LTE Advanced (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41)
      	802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi‑Fi with MIMO
      	Bluetooth 4.2
      	GPS and GLONASS
      	VoLTE
      	NFC
      	Wi-Fi calling
      Touch ID	Second-generation fingerprint sensor built into the Home button
      Apple Pay	Pay with your iPhone using Touch ID in stores and within apps
      Sensors	Three-axis gyro
      	Accelerometer
      	Proximity sensor
      	Ambient light sensor
      	Barometer
      SIM Card	Nano-SIM
      Connector	Lightning
      Storage Capacity	32GB
      	128GB
      	256GB
      Colors	Silver
      	Gold
      	Space Gray
      	Rose Gold
      	Black
      	Jet Black

• Some cool features of the new iPhone are:
  • Dust proof and Water Proof
  • New headphones. They are lightning ear pods
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    • New adaptors are also out so you can use your own headphones.
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    • Both will be boxed with the iPhone
  • Stereo sound system
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    • speakers on both sides of the phone.
• New wireless ear pods
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  • Standalone they are 5 hours of talk and music listening. You get the charger box which can charge up to 25 hours, before needing to be recharged.
  • These will be priced at $159.
• There are new Beats wireless earphones in the works too.
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  • PowerBeats 3 wireless are announced and available starting from today.
• The iPhone storage models are now redone as well for the SE, 6s, 6s Plus. These are in addition to the 7 and 7 Plus.
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  • iPhone 7 and 7 Plus comes in 32, 128 and 256 GB.
    • The Jet Black color comes exclusively in 128 and 256 GB.
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  • iPhone 7 Plus starts at $769 and each size will be different prices (assuming the price difference with each model is an addition 100 dollars depending on size)
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  • iPhone 7 Starts at $649 and each size will be different prices (assuming the price difference with each size is around 100 dollar increments)

Now for the final piece of news

iPhone 7, 7 Plus, and Apple Watch Series 2 will be available for preorder starting this FRIDAY. The release date is SEPTEMBER 16TH.

Are you interested in the new iPhone or Apple Watch? Let us know below? Personally, I want a new iPhone.