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Apple i Phone Duo launch event: the 5 biggest announcements
This year’s i Phone event included Apple’s first foldable, an upgraded i Phone 18 Pro, and much more.
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Apple i Phone Duo launch event: the 5 biggest announcements
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Apple just wrapped up its first i Phone launch event with CEO John Ternus at the helm, and it did not disappoint. We got a look at Apple’s long-rumored foldable i Phone Duo, along with the next generation of Air Pods and the Apple Watch.
Here’s a roundup of all the biggest announcements from the event.
Apple’s “one more thing” at this year’s event was the i Phone Duo — a passport-shaped foldable that lays flat when opened. The device is Apple’s “thinnest i Phone yet,” coming with a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch outer screen. It will also support Apple Pencil “later this year” and comes with Touch ID on the side button.
The i Phone Duo maintains the same aspect ratio across both displays, along with some changes to i OS 27 that make it possible to view two apps side-by-side, pin videos, and use the device in “any orientation.” Some apps, including Netflix, Zoom, and Slack, have already launched updates to take advantage of the i Phone Duo’s features.
In terms of hardware, the i Phone Duo comes with Apple’s upgraded A20 Pro chip, the company’s in-house C2 cellular modem, a 48-megapixel camera, and a nanotexture finish on its display that reduces glare and reflections. The i Phone Duo offers two batteries with up to 31 hours of video playback.
The i Phone Duo will start at $1,999 and come in pearl white and night blue. It will be available starting October 23rd.
i Phone 18 Pro and Pro Max get a big camera boost
Apple is skipping the base i Phone 18 at this year’s launch event for two Pro-level models that the company says come with its “biggest camera improvement in years.” The new devices feature a 48-megapixel main camera with variable aperture, along with new “Pro Controls” that give users more ways to tweak their camera settings.
The i Phone 18 Pro also has an A20 chip that the company says comes with a “huge gain” in performance, as well as a claimed battery life of up to 36 hours of battery life with video playback on the i Phone 18 Pro, and up to 45 hours on the i Phone 18 Pro Max. There’s a new Dynamic Island as well, which can show up to three live activities at once.
Both phones support Apple’s “most advanced” on-device AI model so far, with the company’s AI-upgraded Siri supporting more than 300,000 apps. The i Phone 18 Pro starts at
Apple is bringing active noise cancellation (ANC) to its cheapest Air Pods model for the first time. The company says the Air Pods 5 are more durable and come with 50 percent more noise reduction than the previous generation. They cost $129 and offer up to four hours of listening with ANC turned on (or up to 20 hours with the charging case).
Additionally, Apple is launching a pricier, $149 Air Pods option with on-stem volume control, up to five hours of battery life with ANC, and a wireless charging case. Both models will be available starting September 18th.
Apple’s latest smartwatches put Siri on your wrist
Apple is launching a new “Siri Recap” feature that will use the built-in microphones on the new Watch Series 12 and Watch Ultra 4 to take notes on your daily conversations. You can ask Siri questions about the transcripts and save them to the Siri app. There’s a new “Audio Intelligence” feature that uses on-device AI to detect certain sounds like sirens or a doorbell, too.
Apple’s upgraded Watch Series 12 now measures your heart rate every five seconds using a sensor that has “larger, more power-efficient green LEDs.” The device will also sample heart rate variability as often as every five minutes. You can also access “personalized guidance” from Apple Intelligence inside the company’s redesigned Health app, which now includes a new “Longevity” tab to assess your health across sleep, movement, heart health, and other metrics.
The Watch Series 12 will offer up to 24 hours of battery life, while the Ultra can now last over two days without a charge, according to Apple. The Watch Series 12 will start at
Apple’s big i OS 27 update is nearly here, with Siri AI arriving as a beta for English-only devices, allowing the more conversational assistant to take action across your apps. Aside from this feature, i OS 27 also includes a way to adjust the opacity of Liquid Glass, new icon designs, extra-large widgets, and new volume settings for ringtones, alarms, timers, and alerts.
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