Apple has unveiled the iPhone 15 series, Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 at its Wonderlust event.
As widely predicted following a series of leaks, the iPhone 15 series will have a USB-C charging port, replacing the traditional Lightning port, while the iPhone 15 Pro is encased in titanium.
The iPhone 15 offers a 6.1″ display, and iPhone 15 Plus 6.7″.
There are five colour options – pink, green, yellow, blue and black.
Today’s event kicked off the 15 series launch with updates to the Dynamic Island on the phone’s Super Retina display, with the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus offering brightness of up to 2,000 nits.
The 15 has a 48MP camera as part of its new advanced camera system, which includes a 2x telephoto option.
The series runs on Apple Silicon and is powered by Apple’s A16 bionic processor.
Apple was keen to stress its green credentials, with the aluminium frame made of 75% recycled material, and 100% recycled cobalt in the battery.
The switch to a USB-C charger was made to fall in line with EU regulations, and also means the new AirPods Pro 2 also have the same charging port.
The iPhone 15 will be available for $799 (£640), and the 15 Plus for $899 (£720).
As had been widely predicted thanks to a number of leaks, the iPhone 15 Pro comes encased in titanium, making it Apple’s lightest phone.
It also has the thinnest edge of any model.
The 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max offer 6.1″ and 6.7″ screens respectively.
The camera system offers ‘the equivalent of seven camera lenses in their pocket’. The Pro features a larger sensor for its 48MP camera and has better lowlight performance for portraits and night mode.
The main camera has a super high-res default setting, and shoots in 24mm, 28mm and 35mm length.
It also boasts 5x optical zoom at 120mm focal length with f2.8 aperture, and Apple’s most advanced stabilisation technology yet, with 10,000 micro-adjustments per second.
The 15 Pro comes in four colours – black, white, blue and natural.
iPhone Pro is powered by the new A17 Pro chip, which Apple says is the industry’s first three nanometer chip and will enable an advanced gaming experience.
The company also reports it is a more ‘repairable’ device.
The iPhone 15 Pro will be available for $999 (£800) and the iPhone 15 Pro Max for $1,199 (£960).
The iPhone 15 range is available for pre-order from Friday, and will be available in stores from September 22.
The event also gave a bit of a plug to the upcoming Vision Pro, Apple’s much-anticipated VR/AR headset that will apparently show off iPhone photos in stunning quality and enable users to step into iPhone videos. The Vision Pro is due out next year.
Apple’s new watches are powered by Apple Silicon, and boast extended battery life.
The Apple Watch Series 9 will be available in 41mm and 45mm sizes in pink, starlight, silver, midnight and red for the aluminium models, while steel comes in gold, silver and graphite.
One of the biggest upgrades on display is a new feature called Double Tap – by tapping their thumb and forefinger twice, users can control the primary button on the watch, enabling them to answer calls, scroll through notifications, snooze alarms and more.
This is thanks to the S9 chip, which has more transistors than its predecessor, and a faster GPU.
All of this comes in 100% recycled aluminium casing, with a 100% recycled cobalt in the battery and 82% recycled yarn in its sports strap. Apple has also paired up with Hermes to create four designer straps, and worked with Nike to create two new sports straps.
The team was keen to stress its environmental credentials, billing the Apple Watch Series 9 as its first ‘carbon neutral product’, a claim that has not been externally verified.
Ultra 2 offers a number of fitness and sports functions, including depth measurement for divers.
Apple reports it has a 36-hour battery life on a single charge with regular use, and 72 hours on low power mode.
The Apple Watch Series 9 starts from $399 (£319) and the Ultra 2 from $799 (£640). Both are available for pre-order from today, with delivery from September 22.
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