LIVE: Apple 'It's Glowtime' event: Live updates from iPhone 16, Apple Watch X, Airpods 4, iOS 18 launch

Here’s an overview of the iPhone 16 Pro series.

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The Weeknd’s new music video was shot entirely on the iPhone 16 Pro. It was shot at 4K120 fps.

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The A18 Pro comes with a ton of silicon power for better gaming performance, new video encoder, and new image encoding. It also supports better USB speeds and ProRes Video. It gets a 6-core GPU which makes the A18 Pro 15% faster than A17 Pro while consuming 20% less power than the A17 Pro.

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Apple claims the iPhone 16 series and the iPhone 16 Pro series were made completely from the ground up. For the Pro series, Apple is giving users better batter and power management, better graphics and better processing thanks to new A18 Pro SoC with better and more powerful cores and Neural Engine.

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Major updates to the display – 6.3-inch on 16 Pro and 6.9-inch on iPhone 16 Pro Max, thanks to far slimmer bezels.

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Here’s an overview of the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Plus.

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The iPhone 16 gets a bunch of new hardware for better gaming, including a newly designed logic board, better GPU cores, and new measures to keep heat under control. Will also support AAA games that were reserved for iPhone 15 Pro series.

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The main camera is a 48MP sensor which Apple is calling a Fusion Camera, because of a 2X zoom, The other camera is a 12MP sensor.  Also supports Spatial Videos and Spatial Photos thanks to the layout of the camera and Computational Photography.

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Apple Intelligence will be available as a Beta update next month, with a wider push to follow in later months. It will be initially available only in US English, with more languages to follow.

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Writing tools: Proofread, generate text, correct tone, create new emojis.

Image Playground: New dedicated app, as well as internalised features

Gallery & communication apps also get a bunch of new features.

Apple also announced the A18 SoC, made using the 3nm tech.

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Apple Intelligence at the core of the iPhone 16 series. Made with aerospace grade aluminium. Comes with 2000 nits of brightness.

iPhone 16 will get a 6.1-inch display and iPhone 16 Plus will get a 6.7-inch display.

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Here’s an overview of the AirPods 2

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AirPods Pro also gets some minor updates and features. For example, it gets Hearing Production. H2 chips reduces the noise around you and maintain the dynamic range of your hearing.

The updated AirPods Pro also gets a new Hearing Test. It also doubles up as a over-the-counter Hearing Aid.

Here’s an overview of the AirPods 4

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Apple launches the new AirPods 4. It comes with a slightly new design, and is powered by the H2 chip, resulting in a better audio quality.

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The Apple Watch Ultra 2 gets a new finish. It also gets a new Melanese Mesh in titanium black.

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Here’s an overview of the Watch Series 10.

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Apple is also launching a new line of Watch Series 10, made of titanium, which will be available in three colours.

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COO Jeff Williams claims that the Series 10 is the slimmest Apple Watch they have ever made. The Watch Series 10 is also the fastest charging watch, charging 80% in 30 mins.

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CEO Cook starts off with the Apple Watch, and how it has been saving lives of Apple’s customers.

COO Jeff Williams reveals the Apple Watch Series 10, with larger display, and a wide angle OLED display for a better and brighter display.

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And so it begins…
Apple CEO Tim Cook kicks off the launch of with how impactful Apple’s ecosystem has been for its customers. Expect the unveiling of iPhone 16, iOS 18, Airpods 4, Watch X and possibly more.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook is all set to kick the event off and has teased the upcoming launches on X, sharing a post with the exciting caption, “Apple Park is glowing!” as anticipation builds for tonight’s big reveal.

Apple Park is glowing! #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/gVgtMbZhaM

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) September 9, 2024