Apple unveiled its new products from the Steve Jobs Theater on the company’s Cupertino campus today.
Non-iPhone highlights:
-The Apple Watch will now include cellular, so you don’t need a phone to connect to it. It also has Siri, so you can tell your wrist, “Hey, Siri, call 591-Rock or 591-Roll.”
-Apple TV has been upgraded to Apple TV 4K, which includes support for 4K video resolutions.
As for the iPhone…
-iPhone 8 starts at $699
-iPhone 8+ starts at $799
-The 8 will be 25 percent louder than iPhone 7
-It has the “most powerful and smartest chip ever in a smartphone”
-There’s only one 12MP camera in the iPhone 8; the 8+ has two of them
-Lots of talk about video: “Highest quality video capture ever in a smartphone”
-Augmented reality (AR) has been integrated into iPhone 8, leaving Pokemon Go in the dust. If someone makes a Batman game, I’m all in.
-The phone’s glass back allows for wireless charging.
The iPhone X (pronounced “ten”) is a thing… but what happened to iPhone 9? Some highlights:
-64 GB model starts at $999, on sale 10/27, shipping 11/3
-All screen, edge-to-edge
-Larger than other iPhones
-No more “Home” button… you can tap it to “wake it up,” or raise it up
-It’s all swiping from here on in; no more tapping
-The iPhone X can be unlocked with super high-tech facial recognition
-Odds of someone unlocking a phone that has Face ID? 1 in 1,000,000. They say it can’t be tricked with photos, and will recognize you if you grow a beard.
–Animojis: Emojis you control with your face. Finally, my hopes and dreams for the poop emoji have been realized. This is where technology has led us.
-iPhone X has two 12MP cameras
-Better selfie-side camera features
-2 hours more battery life than iPhone 7
-Wireless charging