Welcome
Today, Apple announced new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods Pro at its "Awe Dropping" media event. Here's a quick summary, for those who don't care about the details. Jump to the next heading to skip the summary and get to the good stuff.
- Version 26 of iOS, watchOS, macOS, and so on will be released on Monday, September 15.
- iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and Air increase screen durability and visibility, offer better battery life, have improved cameras, and are a bit faster for machine learning and other AI tasks
- Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 have the same tough screen coating and visibility improvements, 5G and satellite support, hypertension detection, sleep score with analysis, and improved battery life (24 hours for Series 11, 42 hours for Ultra 3)
- Apple Watch SE 3 has the same chip as Series 10, 5G, fast charging, and support for newer features like sleep score and wrist gestures
- AirPods Pro 3 have twice as good ANC as the previous model, better sound, a better fit, redesigned tips that come in five sizes instead of three, live language translation, and fitness tracking that tracks heart rate and estimates calorie burn
iPhone 17 Lineup
Let's start with iPhone, even though Apple held this one until the end of the presentation. This year's lineup includes the usual: a base model, a Pro, and a Pro Max. There's also a newcomer to the group: iPhone Air (yes, just iPhone Air, no 17 in the name). At 5.6MM--except for the bar across the top that holds the cameras and other components--it's the thinnest iPhone ever made. But we'll get back to that in a moment.
There are a few features shared by all the new phones. The chips are a little faster, the AI work happens more efficiently, the screens are brighter (3,000 nits peak), and the battery life is longer. All models now start at 256GB storage, instead of 128GB. While the prices for these models are the same as the 256GB iPhone 16 ones, you no longer have the option of buying less storage to save some money.
These phones are also tougher. Remember when Apple started using Ceramic Shield, a nano ceramic coating that made the screen glass harder to scratch and break? Ceramic Shield 2 is even stronger, with three times the scratch protection. No word on how it changes the chances that the glass will crack. Now, this new protective coating covers not just the screen, but the sides of the phones and the back glass as well.
Speaking of the back glass, there's a design change across the board. No longer are the cameras in a square on the back right. Now, they are in a bar that goes across the back of the phone, something Apple has named the "forged plateau." Awkward name aside, this change has added some internal volume to all the phones, allowing Apple to fit a little more battery in there. All of this year's iPhones have increased battery life.
Another major change is the front-facing camera. As far as I can tell, the same camera is in all four new phones. It is an 18-megapixel camera, has better photo quality, and works better in low light. It also has some neat tricks. It can use its wider sensor to let you take a landscape shot while holding your phone in portrait; it can use AI to detect other people in a selfie, where upon it will widen the focus to include them; and it can keep you centered in the frame during video calls, even if you and/or your phone moves around some.
The N1 is a custom networking chip designed by Apple. Wifi 7, bluetooth 6, and other improvements mean these phones should have great wireless performance. On iPhone Air, Apple's C1X chip improves cellular performance and reduces power consumption.
iPhone 17
The cheapest iPhone 17 sports a 6.3-inch display, with thinner bezels than iPhone 16, more brightness, and Pro Motion. That last thing is where the screen will refresh more or less often based on what you're doing, helping to save battery life while looking better for things like video playback or fast scrolling. The max refresh rate is 120Hz. This is the first time a base model iPhone has had Pro Motion and a refresh rate that high.
This phone runs on the A19 chip, which is, as mentioned, a little faster than last year's. It has six cores and five GPU cores, with faster processing for AI and machine learning tasks. Remember that this doesn't just mean chatbots; AI is used in a wide range of tasks: taking pictures, VoiceOver's image descriptions, screen recognition, Apple Intelligence features, using your camera to read text, and a whole lot more.
Speaking of the camera, it is, to no one's surprised, better. All the lenses can work together to take pictures, making what Apple calls a 48-megapixel fusion camera. That said, the default is 24MP for smaller files. The phone can also zoom up to 2X optically.
If you use that camera a lot, you'll need to charge your battery. No problem. With a wall adapter of 40W or more and a cable, you can charge from empty to 50% in just twenty minutes. The MagSafe is the same as iPhone 16, so supports up to 25W wireless charging as long as you have the right equipment.
This model comes in aluminum, as usual. You can get it in Lavender, Mist Blue, Black, White, or Sage. The smallest storage option is now 256GB for $799.
iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max
As usual, we got two Pro iPhone variants this year. Both are powerhouses when it comes to video, supporting professional-grade cinema film standards. For instance, with a special dock, you can add an iPhone 17 Pro to an array of cameras all synchronized to work together. You can also record in a way that captures extra detail, making later editing and mastering easier.
What's less usual is the body. Instead of titanium, Apple has gone with aluminum. The manufacturing process is different, with these aluminum frames being a single piece instead of multiple segments put together. This is the first unibody frame Apple has made from aluminum.
The A19 Pro (the chip at the heart of the phones) has improved graphics performance and AI abilities. To keep it cool, Apple has switched to a new heat distribution system, a vapor chamber, that will let the phone do more work at higher speeds before it has to slow down. It does this by moving heat away more quickly and efficiently than the purely passive cooling iPhones have used until now.
As with iPhone 17, the new forged plateau allows more hardware to fit inside the phone. That means more battery. The Pro Max claims up to 39 hours of video playback on a charge, the most battery life in any iPhone ever. Of course, the Pros both support the same fast charging as on iPhone 17.
What about the cameras? They're better. No shock there. Each sensor is 48MP, and they can all work together to take pictures in the same fusion model as on the base 17. You get 4X optical zoom at 100MM, 8x at 200MM, and 40X digital zoom. I guess that's a good thing. Anyway, better low light performance, better color accuracy... You all know the drill by now.
The Pro models come in Silver, Cosmic Orange, and Deep Blue. The Pro starts at $1099 with 256GB storage. For the first time, you can get 2TB of storage if you want to, though only in the Pro Max. Preorders open on Friday, September 12.
iPhone Air
This is the new one of the bunch. iPhone Air is just 5.6MM thick, at least until you reach the top and encounter the forged plateau. To keep the thickness down, Apple has opted to make this phone E-SIM only, meaning no physical SIM cards at all.
Inside, this iPhone has the same A19 Pro chip as iPhone 17 Pro. It also has the same brighter, Pro Motion screen as the rest of the lineup, and sports the same all-over Ceramic Shield 2 coating.
Like the base model, iPhone Air has 2X optical zoom and a 48MP fusion camera with optical image stabilization. This is rather impressive, given its size, but we'll have to see just how big that forged plateau really is. It has the same 18MP front-facing camera as the other iPhone 17 models, and can, if I heard the presentation correctly, record both that and the rear camera at the same time when taking video.
Apple didn't mention the battery during the presentation. However, there is this handy iPhone comparison page. With it, we find that the video playback number for iPhone Pro Max is 39 hours, for the base iPhone 17 is 30, and for the Air is 27. Not bad.
iPhone Air comes in Sky Blue, Light Gold, Cloud White, and Space Black, and starts at $999 for 256GB.
Accessories
TechWoven is Apple's new case material. It is made from recycled yarn that's covered in a protective coating. The usual silicone cases are also coming. All models of iPhone 17 will have various cases made for them, and will support the new cross-body strap.
This is a strap made from woven yarn and studded with small magnets. You can adjust the fit using the magnets, and wear your phone over your shoulder so it hangs on your opposite side.
There is also a new MagSafe battery pack, though the official page says that it will only work with iPhone Air.
AirPods Pro 3
The upgrades to AirPods Pro 3 are impressive. You'd expect a better sound and better noise cancellation, but Apple went a lot further than that. We have IP57 dust and water resistance, better battery life, a new fit, and a couple major new features.
First, let's get the obvious out of the way: they sound better. Apple has reworked the way air flows through each AirPod to improve bass response, make vocals more clear, and widen the sound stage. Active Noise Cancellation has also gotten an update, with Apple claiming that it works twice as well as what's in the previous AirPods Pro. Finally, Transparency Mode should make things sound more natural, with a focus on voices.
A lot of these changes are helped by a better fit. Apple redesigned the shape of AirPods; they are smaller, fit more comfortably, and have new tips. Some foam is now used in the tips, and they come in five sizes instead of three. Plus, the battery life has gone up: eight hours in ANC mode and ten hours in transparency mode.
All of this is great, but we haven't gotten to the headline features yet: translation and fitness tracking.
AirPods Pro 3 can help you translate when you are with people who don't speak your language. Press both stems, and your iPhone will listen for foreign speech. It will try to lower the volume of the person talking, making it easier for you to hear the translation your phone will speak through your AirPods. When you speak in your native language, your iPhone will translate that into the other language being spoken, and show the translation on the screen for the other person to read. Of course, if you both have this feature, the conversation can feel a bit more natural. Note that this works with AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4, provided you have an iPhone 15 Pro or newer.
You can also use AirPods Pro 3 as a way to track your fitness. Heart rate sensors and accelerometers work together to monitor how hard you're exercising, estimating calories burned, steps taken, and more. You can start and stop workouts from the Fitness app on your phone, and the Workout Buddy feature coming in the next OS updates will work with these AirPods, even if you have no Apple Watch. If you're someone who wants to track your progress in exercising, but otherwise doesn't want to wear a tracker, the new AirPods might be a good option.
Apple Watches
Apple updated its entire Apple Watch lineup this year. All the models got a similar ceramic coating as the phones, making their screens twice as hard to scratch. Again, there was no word on whether the coating improved the ability of the glass to withstand impacts.
They all also gained a sleep score feature. You can check your sleep score in the morning, to get an idea of how well you slept. While the obvious response to this might be, "I know how I slept, I can tell how tired I am," there's more to it. Apple will show you what went into the score. You can easily tell if the problem is a lack of REM sleep, or frequent awakenings, or something else. Seeing what impacted your score could help you identify possible problems you can address.
Blood pressure monitoring comes to the Ultra 3 and Series 11, though not the SE 3. It will also work in a few older Apple Watch models. You can't use your watch to see your blood pressure whenever you want. Instead, your watch and phone will analyze the previous thirty days of sensor data, and alert you if signs of high blood pressure (called hypertension) were found. Apple says that this won't catch all cases, but it should catch a lot. The way it works is neat: it uses light to watch how your blood vessels react to each heartbeat, then uses data models to try to work out whether your blood pressure is too high. The feature requires approval from the health regulators in each country, so it won't be available right away.
All three new watch models also gain 5G cellular support. This should make cellular connections faster.
Apple Watch SE 3
Perhaps the biggest update was to the cheapest model. Apple Watch SE 3 gained several features, mostly stemming from the S10 SoC, the same chip found in the flagship watch models.
The SE 3 now supports the double tap and wrist flick gestures. It can measure body temperature, letting it show the temperature reading and provide menstrual cycle and retrospective ovulation tracking. The screen is now an always-on display. Sleep tracking, the new sleep score, and playing media through the speaker are all supported. The battery lasts 18 hours and can fast-charge. It even sports 5G connectivity.
In short, the SE 3, which still starts at $249, is now a far more capable and appealing Apple Watch. It doesn't do blood pressure, the battery doesn't last as long, it's a little thicker, and there's only one casing option, but these upgrades make it a great choice for a lot of users. It sounds like it'll be similar to a Series 9, but with an updated chip, and I can say from personal experience that the Series 9 is a wonderful little device. The SE 3 comes in starlight and midnight colors.
What if you want more, though? What if you want the very latest Apple has to offer. In that case, you want the Series 11, or maybe the Ultra 3. That said, there's no new chip this year. While there are some new features, you're not getting an increase in speed or a bevy of new sensors.
Apple Watch Ultra 3
The Ultra 3 is the model that changed the least. The screen is brighter and slightly larger, though the casing size hasn't changed. It also refreshes more often when in always-on display mode, letting you see more frequent updates. This doesn't impact VoiceOver users at all.
5G connectivity and SOS over Satellite round out the new features. The latter is a welcome change: if you're stuck and without cellular service, and you brought your watch and no phone, you can now connect to a satellite to get help.
Don't worry about these new connectivity options eating up battery, though. The Ultra 3 claims 42 hours of battery per charge, and still supports fast charging. It comes in the same natural and black colors as last year.
Apple Watch Series 11
The Series 11 gains the sleep score, 5G, and other features mentioned above. Compared to the Series 10, though, there's not a whole lot that's new. The big change is battery life: Series 10 claims up to 18 hours, while Series 11 claims up to 24. For normal use, you can probably expect even longer than those numbers. Combined with fast charging (Apple claims 0-80% in 30 minutes, just like Series 10), you won't have to spend much time charging.
Apart from that, the Series 11 supports the wrist flick gesture, and it has the tougher screen we talked about earlier. That's about it. Well, that and the colors. This model comes in Rose Gold, Jet Black, Silver, and Space Gray if you get the aluminum one. The titanium one comes in Natural, Gold, and Slate. Pre-orders are already open for all the watches.
Wrapping Up
That's everything. New AirPods, new iPhones, new Apple Watches, release dates for the next big software updates, and new cases and straps. What do you think? Are you considering any upgrades? Have you already pulled the trigger?
Personally, I'm intrigued by the new Series 11, but probably not enough to upgrade. I'm excited to get some hands-on time with an iPhone Air, but I have no plans to upgrade my phone. I just want to feel how thin it is, and what the forged plateau is really like. I love my AirPods 4, and don't see the need to get the new AirPods Pros. The fitness tracking in earbuds is really cool, but as an Apple Watch user, I don't really need it. Overall, there was some neat stuff today, but probably not enough to tempt me into any purchases. Probably. Let me know what you thought of today's announcements!
Comments
playing music on speaker of ultra watch?
I most definitely want to get the upgraded Ultra watch, but I'm curious if it will have that ability to play music or other audio through the speaker. It's not a feature I'd use often, but I can think of situations where it would be handy. I'm guessing it has all the features of the 11, but they really didn't make that clear. If anyone knows more, I'd really appreciate the info. I've got the ultra 3 in my apple shopping bag in the app, and also the new airpods. I'm not placing the order yet, though, because I'm trying to exercise at least a little bit of self-control, and also because I want to be sure the ultra 3 watch will have all the features that the 11 does. Thanks!
As for the new phones, they tried to make them sound tempting, but the last thing I want is an even bigger phone, and the thought of an even bigger camera bump... Hard pass. Besides, I love my iPhone 16, and it's meeting my needs just fine for now.
Tempted to get the new airpods pro 3
Tempted to get the airpods pro 3 and upgrade to the 17 pro.
Very interesting read, I have no plans to upgrade though.
Thank you for this great blood post to explain everything that happened with the new Apple announcements today. I actually don’t watch any of the events themselves. I just wait for these posts because I just find this more helpful and interesting. I just got an iPhone 15 and I’m perfectly happy with that. Plus, I really wanted my next phone to be pink although I have never seen any color or anything I’ve gotten in my entire life. Ever since I was a little girl probably about four or five years old, I had always thought a pink is being a girl color so I always get excited about the color pink. So I finally have a pink phone. I have the regular base model of the iPhone 15 in 512 gigs and it is pink. I got the Apple clear case for it as well as Apple Silicon and light pink case and apples clay colored silicone case. Thank you for doing such a great job telling us all about the Apple events. I don’t use an Apple Watch. I never have. I also I’m really not interested in any air, AirPods or anything like that as I just use the regular wired EarPods. I kept my old product red iPhone SE third generation as an iPod. This was also at the highest storage point available the time which was 256 GB of storage. I think it’s interesting that none of the phones will come in either product red or pink. That is very sad actually. I guess the next killer I would have picked would probably be a gold color though. But as I said, I am perfectly happy with my regular base model iPhone 15. The other thing was I really wanted my phone to switch. I didn’t care for the action button. I looked at in my local Apple Store. So do all of the new phones now, with an action button switch? That was something that we didn’t hear about in this blog post if the iPhone 17 model, or 17 Pro, or 17 Pro, Max, or the air, with the action button or is it a new switch? The other reason that I kept my iPhone ether generation is because if the last iPhone with a home button. I’m perfectly happy with my two iPhones and have no wish to upgrade anything. I probably won’t update the first day though. As a person who has to use, both voice and voice control, Accessibility features are sent for me and I really can’t afford to have anything that work correctly. I will definitely keep updated with this website, thankfully from everybody that does such a great job doing all the coverage of what’s new and changed in the new iOS. If I do update it all it will be definitely updating my iPhone SE first, and that is more of my iPod device as I said. Thanks again for all you guys due to coverage on Apple this for these blood post especially as well as the ones that tell us about any of the new bugs and features within the operating system. I also love listening to the different podcast about what’s new.
Re: Recapping Apple's "Awe Dropping" September 2025 Event
I have one question.
How do the new iPhones, and Apple watches, sound?
@ Brian
Nobody knows. The pre-orders for them start on Friday.
Airpods Pro 3
Thank you for this informative blog post, I couldn't watch the event yesterday. So, I bought an Iphone 16 plus last year on december and it works pritty well but I'm really curious about new Airpods Pro 3, I guess I will chek it out when it's available.
both what I expected and what I didn't
this is my first apple event since, a while, I think the last one I listened to was the iphone 8 one, so it was interesting how it kinda changed I think?
anyways, planning to get the iphone 17 pro max and airpods pro 3, though I'm getting a headache because I can't find installment plans lol. But finally I'll have an iphone that doesn't die in 5 hours or something, I have the 15, and it was fine for a while, but I'm never getting a normal iphone again, full battery sized all the time, even if price is painful.
Sleepscore will also be available on existing watches
Not sure if you covered it in the article, wonderful article as always by the way, but, according to 9 to 5 Mac, it will also be coming to other models, 6 up, all ultra and SE 2nd gen and later.
All in all, the 11 doesn't offer much, aside from a slightly longer battery, which I'm glad about as I upgraded last year.
I've found I can go two days at a squeeze with mine, but tend to just toss it on the charger each day when I shower... Yes, I showered every day!
My suggestion, in this case, if people were struggling to get the latest and greatest, is to consider series 10 as I imagine there will be quite a few deals rolling out on them. I'm really happy with mine.
iPhone Air only has one speaker
According to Apples own specs, there is only one speaker on the iPhone Air which may or may not be important to us.
iPhone 17 Pro max
As always, this was a great read. I am going to upgrade from my current iPhone 14 Pro to the iPhone 17 Pro max. I am looking forward to much better battery life.
Sound
I hate that sound is never mentioned at these Apple events. I have a 16 Pro Max, and like it's been mentioned on here a few times, the sound quality is a huge disappointment. I'm thinking of switching to the basic iPhone 17... I have a plan through my carrier that allows me to update every year as long as I trade in my old device, and I would have no reason to want to keep the Pro Max. I just wish I knew how the 17 sounds.
sleep score
sleep score sounds interesting...but I have an Ultra from 2023 so that's the first gen Ultra. am I right in thinking it won't be coming to that one? That'd be a shame but I'm not sure it's an altogether sensible thing to throw money at one extra piece of data.
airpods Pro 3 sounded interesting and I might get those in due course. There was nothing whatsoever of interest to this very happy iPhone 16 Pro Max user, so Bingo will be giving the 17 and its pals a miss. Indeed, the more the presentation about the iPhones went on, the less I felt Apple had to say. It struck me as somewhat of a holding year for the iPhone - precisely why they had to insert all that hyperbole about further than they've ever gone before and all that lark. I mean, what a daft thing to say! Did anyone expect them, seriously, to say: this year, we've taken the iPhone to a slightly lower level than last year's models?
I watched the presentation with Mrs Bingo, who is sighted. She would like me to add that, from a perspective of someone with sight, she thought they didn't do a great presentational job - far too much going on and far too quickly meant she suffered from information overload. That was an interesting opinion, I thought, as it certainly struck me as a more breathless and hurried effort than these events have been in the past.
Not impressed when it comes to the phones.
I have an iphone 12 I think, could be 13, either way I don't need a new phone that badly and this just proves why.
The battery life is interesting, but apart from that, nah.
I'll be keeping this phone until either it dies completely or the battery gets really bad.
Not overly impressed
Good morning, so now that the Apple event has wrapped up, I can honestly say that I am not overly impressed. Aside from the new a 19 ship and a few what I would consider minor upgrades to the phone line and the watches, there’s really nothing impressive. In a nutshell, it just seems like the base model 17 has gotten the pro and the pro max features from the iPhone 16 with slight improvements to the camera. For this reason honestly if you’re on a iPhone 16 the upgrade to the 17 in no way shape or form I believe is worth the upgrade, unless you have the money to spare. As far as the iPhone 17 error, all that is is prepping For next year‘s release of the iPhone fold. The whole purpose of the iPhone air is so that way they can show that they can make a smaller and thinner phone. Personally, as much hype is behind the iPhone 17 and the Apple event, I was highly disappointed, like it was stated earlier, the only thing that even remotely sounded interesting and it was mentioned earlier was the AirPods. Curious to hear everybody else’s thoughts.
New Airpods?
Thanks for yet another great recap. I did not listen in yesterday, but might go back and do so using the app if time permits. The new Airpods sound cool with the health detections. There's a slight chance I'll get these, for the health stuff and to try them out as hearing aids. My father has a pair of Airpods and uses them as hearing aids, and I'm pretty sure he's happy with them. Having said that, the aids which I currently own are good enough for the time being.
Re Bingo and sleep score
It's coming to all ultras and every watch from the 6th generation up. as well as SE2.
Re: iPhone Air Only Has One Speaker
Under the "External Buttons and Connectors" section on the iPhone Air Technical Specifications page, there is what appears to be a picture (JAWS sees this as a graphic) with the included description:
I have some questions...
No surprises
Firstly, the Applevis recap did not disappoint again - very detailed and tells me pretty much everything I needed to know.
So the new iphones are a bit better than last time, who could have seen that coming? The only thing that was remotely interesting was the improved battery life. My iPhone 13 Pro Max battery still rarely drops below 50% in a day, although video does seem to be a big drain. If the new base model gets 30 hours of video playback in a charge that sounds actually very good. But I'm currently not seeing anything that makes me upgrade yet. When the 16 was announced I thought it would only be a matter of time before I was forced to upgrade to enjoy all that Apple Intelligence goodness. If that ever happens then maybe but for now I will wait until my current phone forces my hand.
As for the watches I have even less excitement. Is 42 hours in the Ultra 3 any different to the first version? If I charge mine to 100% and am prepared to run on fumes then I could probably get 2 days out of it.
So probably only the Air Pods Pro 3s sound like a worthy upgrade. Again part of this is battery life. I've had my Air Pods Pro 2s for less than a year, but I'm one of the few people who finds them a bit disappointing. This probably comes down to the fact that I've never managed to get them to fit properly so the best features like the noise cancellation and hearing aids don't work for me. (Yes I should probably try to get an Apple Store appointment or something, but it's the kind of thing I never quite get round to doing). So if these ones genuinely fit better that is a big plus. I'm not convinced I would notice the better sound though. I can't justify replacing tech I've only had for a matter of months, though.
Anyway, despite my cynicism I will be interested to know what others on here make of their new toys.
Thank you as always for a great blog
Thank you as always for an amazing blog post. I love the detail you put into all of these. I never watched the Apple events because I just find these blog posts to be more interesting and very helpful so I just wait till these cannot read these. I won’t be upgrading any of my devices right now because I’m perfectly happy with my base model iPhone 15 but I just got what are the problem for four weeks ago And I also kept my iPhone SE third generation as an iPod. Totally happy with that set up. I’ve honestly never had any interest in an Apple Watch. I’m glad it’s used for useful for people who have it now. I’ve also never bothered with the AirPods because I just use Apple‘s wired AirPods for both my devices. I’m also kind of disappointed that there are no product red or pink phones in the new lineup. Those are the colors I have for both of my devices. My iPhone SE is the product red model at 2:56 gigs cause that’s the high storage available for that phone. My iPhone 15 is the pink one and I bought it in the 512 gig storage variant because that was the highest available for that phone. As I said, I am perfectly happy with those devices. I am a voiceover and Voice control user. So as long as the features work that I need which they do I’m perfectly happy. I hope everybody finds purchasing these new toys to be something that they won’t regret and that they’ll have a fun and enjoy them. No matter which phone you guys decide to go with. I hope that works out well for you. I’m not exactly impressed with the fact that they made an iPhone with one speaker. The whole point for us I think is gonna be that it’s gonna be really hard to hear voiceover especially if the built-in speaker is only in the top near the earpiece and honestly it’s probably not gonna make music sounds great either. So if anybody has an iPhone air, I would be curious to see what you think of the sound of that once we get those available for us. I know the phones are available for pre-order on Friday. I will be upgrading anything. I don’t need to. I’m really happy that my devices are working as well as they are. Thanks again for a really informative post. I can’t wait to see what happens with the rest of this website when there’s podcast to demonstrate new features things like that.
Music
Well if you get an Air, the music you play will not be in stereo. I am sure Apple will want you to get the pro 3 for it.
New iPhone
Sounds interesting, although I am still someone who thinks "Apple Intelligence" is an oxymoron. It still makes far too many mistakes for and is way to clunky to ever get a vote of confidence from me. I don't imagine getting a more powerful iPhone will change Apple's ... intelligent ... features. I am also disappointed also that Apple will not stream a higher global Bluetooth codec than AAC without delving deeper into the Apple ecosystem than I am willing to spend. Still, I think I will see what price Apple will give me for my iPhone 15, and that will probably determine whether or not I upgrade. Regardless of my personal thoughts on Apple product versus cost, this was still another wonderful recap, exactly what I've come to expect from the awesome folks at Applevis. For those of you who do upgrade products, I wish you all the joy with your new tech.
Considering an upgrade.
I have the iPhone 16. May upgrade to the 17 for the longer battery life.
Well done!
Iphone air seams awesome. I was really hoping for touch ID, but that was wishful thinking! Anyway, i’m excited about 26 coming out on Monday!
@ Jimmy V
They got rid of touch ID a long time ago on the iPhones. I don’t see them ever bringing that back.
Stephen
If new phone that is foldable it might have touch for finger print. Suppose to come out next year.
Meh, as usual.
The event itself was, for the most part, meh as usual. If I upgrade anything, it will probably be the AirPods Pro 3 in time. Although, I will try to make an Apple store run to at least see the new phones. I'm really curious what the Air looks like.
To me, all the stuf that is useful for us is in software not new hardware. Particularly with the new stuff they announced for GAAD back in May. With Braille Access, my iPhone is pretty much the notetaker I dreamed of back in the day.
One thing that kind of annoyed me is that they went on and on about the cameras when they revealed the 17 Pro. As a totally blind person, it just sounded the same as it does every year. It's a camera! How much more amazing can they keep making it? Even that slide show with sample pics taken with the Pro, AD can't convey how much more stunning and amazing they are. Give me an audio equivalent Apple. lol
Brian Giles
Well if you were born sighted, you would get it. Camera makes a big difference on color, and so on. Like the old saying goes "A Koda moment". Meaning the picture look real.
mediocre iphone air
price hike for the full line-up, that sums it up pretty good. the mediocre iphone air sells for $999, same as the previous pro phone? stock is still down today.
https://apple.gadgethacks.com/news/apple-iphone-17-price-hike-pro-max-hits-1249-in-2025/
Very Curious
I probably won't be upgrading any time soon. I just got a 16E within the last year because the microphone on my SE gave up the ghost and it was cheaper to get a new phone rather than fix the old one. I love it and hope it lasts for a while. I am getting a new apple watch in the future, but I'm not sure which one I'm getting. I was forced to start a new fitness journey due to health reasons, so I'm hoping it will help. However, I am very curious what people are gonna say about the iPhone Air. It feels like it could flop or be a massive hit. IDK.
priceing increese in Canada
i only checked the 17 pro and that starts at $1500 Cad and goes up to $2950 cad
that's insane