It’s Glowtime!
The iPhone 16Apple launch eventhappened today, September 9, and we were live on the ground in Cupertino.
We followed the news live from around the world, and brought you all the big reveals.
An unofficial render of possible iPhone 16 designs(Image credit: MacRumors)
Rumors suggested newAirPods 4,AirPods Pro 3andAirPods Max 2, but only the first two materialized.
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, wherever you are.
So let’s do this!
Right then, let’s start at the latest leaks or rumors.
And they come in the forma storage bump and improved video recording tipped for the iPhone 16 Promodels.
That’s a boost from the 60 frames per second on the current models.
So for content creators, such a capability could be a worthy upgrade.
However, video capture could be the next frontier for phones to really battle it out in.
This shade seems to sit in between gold and bronze.
SoI’m not convinced that ‘Desert Titanium’ is the color iPhone fanshave been waiting for.
But I am prepared to be proved wrong, if indeed this rumor does come to fruition.
Right enough about colors and my peculiar preferences.
Let’s talk specs.
Take a look at the rumored specs table below.
But to help power AI tools,8GB of RAM has also been tipped for the iPhone 16 Pro models.
The A17 Pro could handle genuine console-quality games, albeit with limited frame rates and lower-end configs.
Unfortunately, there’s no word on charging upgrades.
Butthe potential addition of an Action buttondoes have my attention.
An unofficial render of possible iPhone 16 designs(Image credit: MacRumors)
So bringing such a feature to the more affordable iPhones would get a thumbs up from me.
Over to the potentialiPhone 16 Pro designand we could be looking at the phones getting larger displays.
And I feel to be really ‘Max’ the iPhone Pro Max does need a display boost.
An unofficial render of possible iPhone 16 designs(Image credit: MacRumors)
Time to talkiPhone 16 cameras.
But don’t hold your breath as were not expecting any big upgrades.
While the camera’s resolution will apparently stick to 48-megapixels it could have larger 1/1.14-inch sensor.
An unofficial render of possible iPhone 16 designs(Image credit: MacRumors)
And thatone or more of the iPhone 16 Pro’s lenses will have a new punch in of coating.
Finally, there are some hints that thethe iPhone 16 Pro Max might get a super telephoto camera.
This would extend the zoom range from the current 5x to 10x or beyond.
An unofficial render of the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max(Image credit: MacRumors)
However, that rumor is a tad tenuous.
Check out the rumored camera specs table for the iPhone 16 Pro below.
Now for theiPhone 16 priceconversation.
The iPhone 15
But I suspect the it and the Plus with track with their predecessors' pricing.
But now it’s time to talkiOS 18and more.
And that’s the premisedsmarter Siri.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max
While Im not the biggest user of virtual assistants, Ive found Siri to be one of the worst.
iOS 18 promises to fix that.
Now for Apple Intelligence.
The iPhone 15 Pro
I’m not sure I have the answer to Barlow’s query or one that I can speculate on.
After all, Samsung’sGalaxy S24phones do that.
As for Genmoji, I’m not so sure.
It does raise some interesting questions.
Now for some wearables.
But overall, don’t expect the Apple Watch 10 to bring in dramatic changes over its predecessor.
There’s also chatter of anApple Watch Ultra 3.
There’s also a rumoredmicroLED display tipped for itbut information on that is scant.
AirPods 4, or four sets of AirPods?
How likely itll be that we see all of these AirPods in a single event is unclear.
For me, Id be keen to see the AirPods Pro 3.
Also that, AirPods Pro’s Adaptive Audio listening mode can make a long flight enjoyable.
Lance Ulanoff here in Cupertino, California, not far from where my colleague Jake Krol is staying.
Like me, he’s pondering what we’ll learn approximately 17 hours from now.
It’s so much that you almost don’t know where to focus.
Other than a line of campers parked suspiciously alongside my hotel, there’s no buzz.
I just have one question: why?
I dont need another confusing button.
I have almost zero faith that this prediction will come true and Im happy about that.
We do not need a button for everything.
Can Apple Intelligence drive upgrades?
I’m not so sure.
All that artificial intelligence is certainly interesting and maybe exciting to some subset of iPhone owners.
I just don’t know if it’s a reason yet to upgrade.
The longer stem-plastic molded earbuds really established Apples dominance in the wireless earbuds space.
Thats not necessarily bad, but its something to consider.
The other question is price.
Will Apple stick with an above $100 USD price tag, or will a more budget-friendly price emerge?
The wild card could be that AirPods second-generation sticks around and gets a major price drop.
It will undoubtedly be an exciting event and likely a jam-packed one.
So until the morning, dear readers, Lance and I hope you dream about new Apple gadgets.
Good morning from the UK.
That doesn’t mean they aren’t on the way, though.
Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman saysApple could announce new iPads in October, possibly alongside aredesigned Mac miniand maybeM4-powered MacBooks.
Given that the last model debuted in 2021, it’s long overdue.
Will the AirPods Max 2 finally get max sound quality?
Lets hope Apple take the opportunity to rectify this with an update of its premium over-ear headphones."
That could tally with the mooted October event I mentioned below.
Could the Apple Watch 10 get sleep apnea detection?
Watch this space on this one.
File this one under ‘uncertain’ for now.
Will the Apple Watch Ultra 3 be worth the wait?
So the question is whether it’ll be worth waiting to ?
Read more:Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Ultra 2: Upgrade or wait?
Itsa me Roland Moore-Colyer!
I’m back to take you on the fun and occasionally weird run-up to today’sApple event.
And I don’t know about you but I’m a bit hyped.
I don’t expect there to be a revolution on the iPhone front or crazy new Apple Watches.
But I feel today is going to be a big day for Apple.
That means there’ll be some bleary-eyed tech journalists tomorrow but we’ll have a lot to talk about.
So strap in and get ready for some last-minute leaks as well.
As a fan of the smallest iPad, I’m keen to see this become a reality.
Got a last-minute leak for you!
And it comes in the form ofpricing and battery life for the iPhone 16.
And that their bezels will be noticeably smaller than on the current models.
Given his track record for accurate Apple tips, this is all rather promising.
There have been no hints that it could be a classic “one more thing…” from Apple.
And not many rumors have percolated around the tech sphere for a while.
That’s once again according to Mark Gurman.
You know what’s been itching the back of my brain?
Why is Apple having a launch on a Monday (for the UK and US at least)?
Normally, I’d cite such shenanigans as a means to cover up a lackluster product launch.
But this is Apple and the hype behind the house that Steve Jobs built never feels lacking.
Another iPhone 16 tidbit popping up in the last few hours before the Glowtime event.
This one acts asmore proof Apple will kill off its FineWoven cases at today’s iPhone 16 event.
But Apples mulberry color has seemingly been replaced with a dark purple.
Theres also supposedly a new gray version in the works too.
Let’s have a little chat about Apple and AI again.
Unfortunately, it looks liketwo of the best Apple Intelligence features might be delayed until iOS 18.2.
But I’d really be keen to see how Apple could integrate AI into the iPhone 16.
So do checkout theApple event bingo.
I’d be prepared to hear the words AI and Apple Intelligence mentioned a lot.
Definitely worthy of an eyebrow raise in my humble opinion.
Phil’s written a heck of alot about phones so knows what he’s talking about.
Will we get an anniversary model today?
Or will it just be the Apple Watch 10?
We’ll know in less than three hours.
What has me most excited today?
It’s a button.
It’s a new camera button, with a two-stage action.
You press a little bit to focus, then squeeze it all the way to take a photo.
Every camera has this, for good reason.
It makes photos look much more clear, because your hands shake less as you press the shutter.
Hand shake is the biggest reason why photos are blurry - it’s not the camera’s fault!
Let’s hope this button makes a comeback!
We’ll possibly know more later.
If you think today won’t have any surprises, think again.
Waiting for the original Apple Watch in 2014
I’m personally betting big on a new iPad mini, but I’ll probably walk away disappointed.
If you have an older Apple product, today might be a great day for you as well.
We expect iOS 18 will launch a few days before the new iPhone hits store shelves.
The 20th Anniversary Macintosh (image via. MacRumors)
We’re also expecting Apple Intelligence on every iPhone, not just the Pro models.
Maybe a camera button?
I’d bet on that being a Pro-only feature, but I’m hoping everybody gets more buttons.
Do you should probably upgrade your current iPhone?
Still, its possible we’ll see a deluge of iPhone upgrades this year.
There has been a longer wait than usual, with the global pandemic and lack of significant innovation.
It may be time for a huge swath of the iPhone crowd to ditch that phone.
Today the plot has thickened.
We’re now hearing thatAirPods Max 2 are on the way, with better active noise canceling technology.
Lance Ulanoff (left) and Jake Krol (right) at Apple Park for Glowtime!
We’ll know more in an hour or so, once the Glowtime event kicks off.
Today would be a good time to launch new games.
We’re about 30 minutes from the Glowtime event, and have we actually figured out what will glow?
Empty podiums at Apple Park await the start of the event
Will it be new iPhone displays?
Is it possible we’ll just see all of Apple’s kit get a glow up today?
Does anybody still say glow up?
Maybe Time Apple gives things a glow up all the time.
Maybe we’ll see the AirPods with a display on the case that glows.
Maybe the new Apple Watch 10 will glow in ways we haven’t imagined.
Lance’s favorite view of the Steve Jobs theater and Apple Park
We’ll know in a half hour.
Hold on tight, it’s going to be a lot.
you’re free to head over to Apple.com to watch the live stream, or follow along here.
Tim Cook is live and says we’re going to talk about Apple Watch, AirPods, and iPhone.
Cook is standing in front of a huge rainbow at Apple Park.
Maybe the old logo will return?
Cook has turned to Apple Intelligence, which launched in June.
Cook says it will have an incredible impact.
Don’t worry, it’s still a squircle, we’re not going completely off the rails.
The new watch will also come in rose gold and silver aluminum.
It’s just 9.7mm thin, almost 10% thinner than Apple Watch Series 9.
It’s great when you want to annoy everybody around you and you don’t have your phone.
There’s also a grade 5 titanium case, a new polished titanium case.
It comes in natural titanium, gold titanium, and slate grey, along with a new milanese loop.
I’m guessing these will cost around ten thousand each, but we’ll see pricing later.
Keyboard on Apple Watch Series 10
Apple also says the titanium Watch Series 10 is carbon neutral.
There’s an improved photo space and a better widget stack that adds widgets with some intelligence.
Apple is now talking about new sleep features on the Apple Watch Series 10.
Apple says 80% of people who have sleep apnea are undiagnosed.
Once you’re awake, it’s time to get wet!
Apple has improved the Apple Watch Series 10 with a depth gauge and water temperature sensor.
Apple Watch Series 10 in polished titanium
Apple is big on snorkeling and watersports this year.
There is also a new Tides app for the phone, with data for coastlines around the world.
you’re free to even create plans for kayaking and canoes and other water route following activities.
We’re wrapping up Watch Series 10 now.
It starts at $399 and $499 here in the US, depending on cellular connectivity.
Apple says Ultra has the most accurate GPS in a sports watch.
Let’s see what’s new.
Apple says all of the watches ‘can’ be carbon neutral, depending on the Watch you choose.
Every AirPod is new.
We’re starting with the most affordable model, the AirPods 4.
Kate Bergeron, Apple’s VP of Hardware Engineering, is telling us more about the new buds.
The shape has changed on the AirPods 4 just a bit to be more comfortable.
Inside is Apple’s H2 audio chipset, which brings better audio quality with new speaker architecture.
AirPods 4 will have spatial audio, as well, bringing the Pro feature to the masses.
You’ll also be able to interact with gestures.
you could respond to Siri by nodding or shaking your head, yes and no.
There’s a new model of AirPods, between the Pro and the basic AirPods 4 model.
The new AirPods have Active Noise Cancelation, unlike the AirPods 4.
You also get conversation awareness.
Now for new AirPods Max.
Sorry Mark Gurman, guess you were wrong about this one.
Apple says the AirPods Pro are the best selling headphones in the world.
The AirPods Pro gets an update with new health capabilities.
These seem to be based around hearing issues and environmental noise.
Apple is adding a clinical-grade Hearing Aid feature to AirPods Pro 2, which is a huge upgrade.
A hearing aid is a highly-specialized rig, and aids can often cost much more than standard earbuds.
Combining this into one product could be a massive boon for users.
The AirPods Pro 2 will be available before those features are available.
Enough accessories, it’s iPhone 16 time!
Okay, first a quick mention of Apple Intelligence, but that’s also iPhone!
He’s said this now a few times, so he must be serious.
Tim hands off the presentation to Kaiann Drance, Apple iPhone VP.
Those are fighting words!
It gets the Action Button, just like the iPhone 15 Pro, as predicted.
And also the new Camera Control!
The button of my dreams is … wait, slide your finger?
Is this a touch button?
Hold on, we need to learn more.
It looks like a touch sensor.
Apple is skipping this for now to talk about the new Apple silicon inside the iPhone 16.
Apple says it is jumping 2 generations ahead.
The iPhone 15 had the A16 Bionic.
The iPhone 15 Pro has the A17 Pro.
The iPhone 16 family will start with the Apple A18 chipset in the iPhone 16 base model phone.
We’ll have a total breakdown of all the cores and other technology in Apple’s new processor.
It will create language, images, and take actions on your behalf.
All of this will happen on your iPhone in your pocket, until it doesn’t.
Then it will use Apple’s Cloud Compute, a protected cloud processing service for its AI features.
Apple isn’t being entirely clear about which photos will be available and when.
Apple Intelligence will also be smarter about searching through your photos and videos.
Now Apple is gleefully explaining how Apple Intelligence will read all of your email.
The Camera Controls button on the iPhone 16 is covered in sapphire crystal
Oh, and here comes the new Siri!
Siri is getting smarter.
It will know all about you, and what you are doing with your iPhone.
But it looks like you’ll be able to have a more natural conversation.
It will be free … take note, Google!
More will come in the months ahead, but this is going to roll out slowly, over time.
Now here’s a feature that is coming just to iPhone 16.
Visual intelligence, and the new Camera Control button.
You just click and hold the camera and point your iPhone.
So it looks like Camera Control will be your primary AI button.
Has Apple just added a Bixby button to the iPhone 16?
At least it’s a bit farther down, so you won’t accidentally hit it.
Camera control also helps the camera … whould’a thunk it?
Will it be a two-stage button, like I’m asking for?
It’s flush to the surface and covered by a sapphire crystal.
Click once and it opens the camera, and then again to take a photo.
It will understand a light press, which gives you a clean preview with focus.
Hopefully this works as well or better than a two-stage button.
you’re able to do more than just press.
it’s possible for you to slide to choose different controls, like aperture-style depth-of-field controls.
Wow, this is much better than I was even hoping!
And it’s coming to iPhone 16, not just the Pro models.
Great move, Apple, this is the most exciting hardware development I’ve seen in years.
We’re hearing about the new cameras on the iPhone 16.
The Photos app gets an expected redesign in iOS 18, with more help from Apple Intelligence.
You’ll be able to organize and rearrange your albums to find things easier.
You’ll also get the new Apple Intelligence clean-up features that gives your photos a quick AI touch-up.
We’re also hearing about performance from the Apple A18 chipset that will power the Apple iPhone 16.
If you want to play Death Stranding again (or for the first time!)
you could do that on the new iPhone 16, apparently.
You’ll also get a big boost in battery life thanks to the new Apple Silicon.
We’re wrapping up the iPhone 16, and this is an exciting update for Apple’s base model.
It leaves me wondering what Apple might have left in the tank for the iPhone 16 Pro?
All of this but … better?
We’ll know in moments.
A rizz up, maybe.
It’s getting better.
The iPhone 16 marketing has tons of close up photos of praying mantis and other tiny things.
I’m excited to take it out for a test drive.
Let’s see the new design.
Bring on that brown!
Now we’re going to talk about AI, but I’m glad we’re talking battery.
We’ve seen the new color a bit, but Apple hasn’t talked about it yet.
It will have new 3nm transistors inside, the smallest process used to create a mobile chipset.
It has a 16-core NPU for AI features, of course, and increased memory bandwidth.
Apple rarely talks in detail about RAM and memory, so this is all because of AI concerns.
Now we’re diving deep into the Apple A18 Pro processor, which is better for everything.
Better AI, by far; better graphics for games and such; and better camera image processing.
Resolution doesn’t really matter, it’s the size of the sensor that counts.
We’ll have to wait for a teardown to see how big Apple’s sensor might be.
you might also use it for more fine controls.
Apple says the two-stage shutter is coming later this year in an update.
That’s disappointing, and makes me wonder if the Camera Control button itself wasn’t a late addition.
Might this have been an AI button that became a shutter button late in the game?
you’re able to even adjust the playback speed later if you record at the highest quality.
With the new Camera Control you’re free to switch to the new quality and resolution levels quickly.
Okay, we’re done?
Now it’s time for new MagSafe accessories.
There is a new case that will let you use the Camera Controls button through the case.
Oh no, that means this is going to be a big problem for case makers.
I’ll bet none of the big iPhone case makers were ready for the camera button.
This could be a potential disaster.
That’s all for the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
You won’t need to pay more for better cameras.
Will there be other hardware differences?
We’ll find out soon.
And that’s all for now!
We’ll get hands-on, wrists-on, and even ears-on with everything, all the new stuff.
The iPhone 16 gets two new buttons!
Every iPhone gets new AI … eventually.
I’m in no rush, I’d rather have great than soon.
Plus, the Apple Watch Series 10 should be more comfortable, and that titanium model makes me swoon.
But let’s be real, the product that most people can afford?
That’s what makes the new AirPods so intriguing.
We get Spatial Audio on every AirPod, which means this feature should expand in a big way.
I’d love to see more games and videos take advantage for iPhone fans.
I also love seeing an in-between option with Noise Cancelation.
I use ANC every time I take the train to work and I arrive much less fatigued.
I want this feature for everybody!
Were the rumors correct?
In fact, every new iPhone gets the Camera Control button, not just the iPhone 16 Pro.
What was today’s event missing?
We did not get a new Apple Watch Ultra 3.
I think a slim iPhone is possible, once the super-thin iPad Pro is more established.
We’ll hear more about it in the months ahead, I’m sure.
First of all, most hearing aid devices are small and inconspicuous.
AirPods Pro tend to stand out by design.
Apple wants those shiny white earbuds to be seen by others.
Second, what sort of battery life will AirPods Pro hearing aids get?
It will be interesting to give this feature a try.
