APPLE has unveiled FOUR new iPhone models – including the most expensive model ever.
The tech giant also unveiled two new iPads and an Apple Watch at its special California Streaming event on Tuesday.
Headlining was the iPhone 13, which has the fastest mobile chip ever, 5G internet and a new low-light camera that can “see in the dark”.
This redesigned camera can also take “macro” photos – for shooting flowers and insects to impress on Instagram.
Storage on the iPhone 13 has doubled to 128GB as standard, so you can cram more photos in.
And the iPhone 13 Pro Max has a new 1TB storage option, making it the most expensive model EVER at £1,549/$1,599.
But pricing for standard iPhone 13 models is slightly cheaper at £779 – or £679 for the iPhone 13 Mini in the UK. In the US, the prices are $799 and $699 respectively.
And the iPhone 13 now comes in pink, a new addition this year.
Apple also unveiled a new entry-level iPad, with a chip that’s “three times faster” than Google Chromebooks, according to the firm.
And there’s a redesigned iPad Mini with a posh squared off look – and support for super-fast 5G internet.
Finally, there’s the Apple Watch 7, which has a slightly curvier design and a 20% larger screen.
Rumours of a blood glucose monitor were false, but the design is now tougher – and there are loads of new colours to choose from.
Read our iPhone 13 even live blog below for the latest updates as they happen…
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EXPLAINED: WILL THERE BY BLACK FRIDAY DEALS ON THE iPHONE 13?
We doubt it. While the iPhone 13, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max and 13 Mini will have hit shelves by that point, we’re not expecting any contracts that you might class as deals per se.
Similarly, it’s all-but-impossible that Apple will reduce prices on a series of handsets that have only been on sale for a couple of months.
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iPHONE SERIES IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER FROM THIS FRIDAY
The iPhone 13 Pro starts at $999/£949 for 128GB.
The iPhone 13 Pro Max starts at $1099/£1,049.
The 1TB iPhone 13 Pro Max costs £1,549, making it the most expensive top model iPhone ever.
Analyst Paolo Pescatore of PP Foresight told The Sun: “Apple has done a superb job of differentiating between the new iPhone 13 range. The new features among the Pro devices clearly justify a premium.”
You can pre-order all of the new iPhone 13 series from this Friday.
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iPHONE 13 PRO MAX HAS LONGEST EVER BATTERY LIFE
The iPhone 13 Pro Max also has the longest battery life ever in an iPhone.
Compared to the iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max users should have 2.5 hours longer battery life throughout the day.
Users of the iPhone 13 Pro should get 1.5 hours more battery life than iPhone 12 Pro users.
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WHAT ABOUT THE IPHONE 13 PRO AND PRO MAX?
Apple also discussed the iPhone 13 Pro in detail.
It’s also got an A15 Bionic chip but has a Super Retina XDR display.
You can get the Pro with a 6.1inch screen or the Pro Max with a 6.7inch.
It comes in a range of colours including a new blue design.
The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max provides an impressive camera system and pro-level video. It’s got the most powerful camera system ever in an iPhone.
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PRO GO!
The iPhone 13 Pro has a 6.1 inch screen, rising to 6.7 inch for the Pro Max.
It starts at $999, or $1,099 for the Pro Max.
This year, there’s a new 1TB storage option – in addition to 128GB, 256GB and 512GB options.
Pre-orders are live from Friday for the iPhone 13, all of which are available from September 24.
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WHAT PRICE DOES THE NEW iPHONE 13 START AT?
The iPhone 13 starts at $799/£779, and the iPhone 13 mini starts at $679.
There’s also a new 512GB option.
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NEW iPHONE FEATURES AN ADVANCED DUAL CAMERA SYSTEM
The iPhone 13 has Apple’s most advanced dual camera system.
Apple has worked on its night-mode capabilities and says you can take stunning and clear photos in low light situations.
The tech giant also demonstrated the iPhone 13’s video capabilities and its new cinematic mode with focus transitions that happen automatically.
Apple also stressed that the iPhone 13 has 5G capabilities and said it can provide “the best 5G experience”.
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IPHONE 13 RANGE HAS ‘SLEEK FLAT EDGE DESIGN’
The tech giant said the iPhone series has a “sleek flat edge design” with tough smartphone glass.
It’s got industry-leading water resistance and an impressive camera.
The iPhone 13 will come in five different colours including a hotly anticipated light pink as well as blue and red.
Apple says it has designed the iPhone with “the environment in mind” as it contains some recycled materials.
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IPHONE 13 PRICE LIST IN FULL
Here’s the starting prices of all the new iPhone 13 models:
iPhone 13 Mini – $699 (around £505)
iPhone 13 – $799 (around £580)
iPhone 13 Pro – $999 (around £725)
iPhone 13 Pro Max – $1,099 (around £800)
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APPLE JUICE
You’ll get 1.5 hours more usage from the iPhone 13 versus the iPhone 12.
Apple says this battery life boost is partly thanks to the new A15 chip.
That’s great news! Who doesn’t like better battery life?
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IOS 15 RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED – SORT OF
While Apple did not mention the release date of iOS 15, Apple said in a press release for its new iPad that the iPadOS 15 operating system will arrive on Monday, 20 September.
It is usually released alongside the latest iOS for the iPhone, so it’s safe to assume that iOS 15 will also come out on that date.
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PICK N’ CHOOSE
There are four colour options available for the new iPhone – including a new blue option.
The notch is smaller thanks to a reduction in the Face ID module, giving you more screen to enjoy.
There’s IP68 water resistance, a new display, and an improved camera system.
It’s also powered by Apple’s powerful new A15 Bionic chip – as seen in the standard iPhone 13.
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SUPER SNAPPER
Apple is talking up huge improvements in low-light photography.
That means “you’ll get beautiful photos in any situation”, according to Apple.
There’s also better astrophotography when shooting the night sky with a tripod, as rumoured.
Apple has also added a new Macro Photography mode, letting you magnify subjects with a minimum distance of 2cm.
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FILM FIRST
Apple says the iPhone 13 Pro supports Dolby Vision HDR video recording.
It shows off the focus-changing Rack Focus feature in Cinematic Mode we saw on the iPhone 13.
Example footage looks great – it’s so good, it’s actually hard to believe it’s shot on iPhone.
You can even film in Macro mode, which is cool.
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PRO GO!
The iPhone 13 Pro has a 6.1 inch screen, rising to 6.7 inch for the Pro Max.
It starts at $999, or $1,099 for the Pro Max.
This year, there’s a new 1TB storage option – in addition to 128GB, 256GB and 512GB options.
Pre-orders are live from Friday for the iPhone 13, all of which are available from September 24.
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NEW IPAD!
There’s a new iPad running on the A13 chip.
Apple says this offers significant performance improvements – making it 3x faster than a Chromebook.
There’s an upgraded camera – now a 12MP Ultra Wide snapper on the front.
This means the iPad gets the iPad Pro’s Centre Stage feature, automatically detecting people and dynamically adjusting the frame to show the best view.
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MINI, BUT MIGHTY
This new iPad Mini is 40% faster on CPU performance and 80% faster on GPU performance, according to Apple.
The tech giant is selling the iPad Mini’s ability to play video games – and perform powerful machine learning tasks.
That includes the new Translate app in iPadOS 15, which automatically translates foreign-language conversations in real-time.
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MINI ME
Apple has unveiled a brand new iPad Mini.
It’s got an iPad Pro style design with an edge-to-edge screen.
Touch ID is built into the top button, like on iPad Air.
It looks great, to be fair.
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APPLE UNVEILS IPHONE 13 RANGE ALONGSIDE NEW IPADS AND APPLE WATCH
Apple has unveiled the iPhone 13 range, which will come with bigger batteries and better cameras, and boss Tim Cook hailed them as the “best iPhones we have ever created”.
After a major redesign of the popular smartphone last year, Apple has instead made a series of incremental changes across the four versions of the handset, most notably improving battery life by at least 1.5 hours on each of the devices.
The technology giant said it had also revamped all the cameras across the range, with a new cinematic mode allowing users to film higher-quality, cinema-like videos, while the infamous camera notch on the front of the phone has been made smaller.
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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE 5G
The iPhone 13 supports ultra-fast 5G mobile speeds – just like iPhone 12.
But the new model works on more bands, to get better support and speeds around the world.
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LUCKY 13
The iPhone 13 Mini starts at $699, while the iPhone 13 costs $799.
That’s identical to last year’s pricing.
Base storage is doubled to 128GB up from 64GB – that’s a big coup for buyers.
And there are 256GB and 512GB options too.
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SPEED BOOST
The new iPhone 13 is powered by Apple’s brand new A15 processor.
It’s a custom built chip with a 6-core CPU (four of which are high-efficiency cores).
And the processor is built on a 5nm process, which means more transistors can be squeezed onto the chip.
In fact, Apple says it’s got 15billion transistors – they’re the tiny electronic switches that allows computing to happen.
More transistors on a chip generally means more computing potential.
So expect the iPhone 13 to be wildly fast. Even speedier than the very nippy iPhone 12!
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NEW IPAD!
There’s a new iPad running on the A13 chip.
Apple says this offers significant performance improvements – making it 3x faster than a Chromebook.
There’s an upgraded camera – now a 12MP Ultra Wide snapper on the front.
This means the iPad gets the iPad Pro’s Centre Stage feature, automatically detecting people and dynamically adjusting the frame to show the best view.
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I-SEE!
Face ID now fits into a 20% smaller space – slightly reducing the notch.
There’s a bigger battery (thanks to some internal re-engineering).
Apple has also created a smaller version of the iPhone 13 called the iPhone 13 Mini.
This is a similar format to last year’s iPhone 12.
Peak brightness on the iPhone 13’s screen is 1,200 nits – making outdoor use easy, even on sunny days.
Apple says the display has a high contrast ratio, so you can see true blacks.
That’s courtesy of a custom-built Apple OLED screen.
