A quick look at Apple’s Special Event – September 2018

Quick and important points from the Apple Special Event – September 2018:

• Watch – Series 4
• iPhone Xs and Xs MAX
• iPhone Xr

iOS 12 will be released on September 17th.
macOS Mojave will be released on September 24th.

Apple Watch

• Series 4
  • Features a new processor called S4
  • New generation accelerometer and Gyroscope
  • 64-bit Dual-Core
  • Electrical heart sensor (powered by an electrode), with clearance from the FDA.
• watchOS 5
• Battery life
  • 18 hours
  • 6 hours with GPS usage
• Pushed the edges and enlarged the screen (30% larger)
• Every part of the UI has been redesigned
• A brand new watch face with up to 8 complications
• The breath app can be used as a watch face as well
• Lots of new watch faces: Fire, Water, and Vapor face
• The digital crown has been completely re-engineered. Gives you haptic feedback
• The speaker has been re-designed. It is much louder now
• The microphone has been moved to the other side (away from the speaker)
• Radio waves can now go through the back and the front to let the watch have better cellular reception
• Allows the Watch to detect a fall (injury detection use for instance)
  • Automatically calls the SOS number when it detects you fell
• 3 new heart rate features:
  • Low Heart Rate detection and notification
  • Heart Rhythm detection to catch atrial fibrillation
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG). The first product to be offered directly to consumers. Just place your finger on the digital crown, it makes a closed circuit with the electrodes on the back of the watch.
    • Share the readings with your doctor
• Four finishes available:
  • Silver, Gray, Space gray and golden finish
• The bands will remain compatible with previous Apple Watch Series
• Prices
  • S4: starts with 399$ and 499$ (with cellular)
  • Drop the price of Series 3 to 299$
• Pre-order Series 4 on September 15 and available on September 21.

iPhone Xs and Xs Max

• New iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max
  • Two models:
    • 5.8″ and 6.5″ Super Retina display
  • A12 Bionic chip
    • 6.9 billion transistors
    • 4-Core GPU
    • 6-Core CPU
    • Neural Engine (8-core design)
    • Is able to process 5 trillion engine operations per second
  • Runs iOS 12
  • Display
    • 2.7 & 3.3 million pixels
    • 458 ppi
    • 60% greater dynamic range
    • HDR displays
    • True tone display
  • Featuring the most durable screen
  • 3D Touch
  • Tap to Wake
  • Stereo sound
  • IP68 (2 meters for 60 minutes)
• FaceID
  • Faster algorithms
  • Faster Secure Enclave
  • The most secure facial authentication ever in a smartphone
• Up to 512GB storage
• Three finishes: Gold, Silver and Space Gray
• Camera
  • Back camera
    • 12MP wide-angle camera
    • Smart HDR
    • Optical image stabilization
      • Focus Pixels
      • 6-elements lens
  • Front camera
    • 7 MP
    • Faster sensor
  • IR camera
  • Dot projector
  • Battery Life
    • The iPhone Xs provides 30 minutes longer than iPhone X
    • The iPhone Xs Max provides an hour and half longer battery life
  • Dual SIM
    • DSDS
    • eSim technology
  • Pre-Order on September 14th
  • Prices from $999 for Xs and 1099$ for Xs Max

iPhone Xr

• Screen goes edge to edge and top to bottom
• IP67
• 6.1″ Liquid Retina Display
• 1.4 million pixels
• Tap to wake (no home button)
• True Tone support
• Haptic touch (but no 3D touch)
• FaceID (with same features as the Xs and Xs Max)
• A12 Bionic chip
• Single 12MP wide-angle camera
• Runs iOS 12
• Battery life: one and half hour more than the iPhone 8 Plus
• Comes w
• Pre-Order on October 19 and ships on October 26th
• Prices
  • Starts at 749$

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