Apple is making some big announcements!
The company held its annual iPhone event on Tuesday (October 13), and there were some big new products unveiled, ranging from new iPhones to HomePods.
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Chief Executive Tim Cook stood at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. to kick off the webcast.
Here’s what’s coming next…
Apple HomePod mini
The mini version of the original HomePod speaker will be released on November 16 for $99.
It includes one driver, two passive radiators and an “acoustic waveguide” on the bottom.
More details, via IGN: “Powering the whole thing is Apple’s S5 processor, which is the same chip that powers the recently announced Apple Watch SE. The HomePod mini uses this processor to dynamically tune itself using ‘computational audio.’ Using this feature the HomePod mini will adjust how loud it is, its dynamic range, and more by measuring how it sounds in your room 180 times a second.”
iPhone 12 & iPhone 12 Mini
The iPhone 12 will come as both a 5.4-inch iPhone Mini ($699) and the 6.1-inch iPhone ($799), and promises to be 11% thinner, 15% smaller and 16% lighter, including the Super Retina XDR display and custom OLED display. The pre-order for the iPhone starts at 5 a.m. PT on October 16 with availability on October 23. The iPhone 12 mini will be available for pre-order at 5 a.m. PST on November 6, with availability on November 13.
More technical details, via IGN: “Apple’s new A14 Bionic powers the iPhone 12 and it promises to be 40% more performant than the A13 that powered the iPhone 11…as for cameras, the iPhone 12 features the same 12MP wide-angle and Ultrawide cameras as last year’s model, but Apple has improved the lens on the main wide-angle camera with a new seven-element lens that will apparently drive a 27% improvement in low-light shooting. Apple has also introduced Smart HDR 3, as well as Night Mode selfies and timelapses. Lastly, Apple has introduced magnets to the iPhone 12′s wireless charging technology and rechristened it MagSafe. There’s a whole new line of MagSafe accessories including magnetically attachable batteries, wireless chargers, and even battery wallets.”
iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone Pro Max
The Pro version of the iPhone 12 include Apple’s new magnetron coating process, and are available in four colors (black, white, gold and a new blue color). The iPhone 12 Pro will be available for $999 at 128GB storage. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is available for $1,099. The Pro is available to preorder on October 16 and shipping on October 23, while the Pro Max is coming at a later date, with preorders on November 6 and shipping on November 13.
More technical details, via IGN: “The iPhone 12 Pro series is getting Apple’s first optical zoom lenses and you’ll be able to zoom up to 4x optically on the iPhone 12 Pro. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is getting a few extra camera features over its smaller brother with a 65mm equivalent focal length telephoto lens for up to 5x optical zoom, plus the wide-angle camera features a 47% larger sensor with Optical Image Stabilization. The new sensor-shift OIS system on the iPhone 12 Pro Max will enable users to take up to two-second stabilized exposures on a phone. What’s more, Apple’s new Pro-series iPhones will be able to shoot in a RAW format called Apple ProRAW. There are also new capabilities to shoot multi-frame smartHDR and shoot movies in either 10-bit HDR or Dolby Vision HDR.”
There are also some great AirPod Pro deals going on!