Todays long awaited Apple event has exposed 2 new iPhones, an electronic payments service as well as the Apple Watch. As in previous years numerous of the leaks were genuine as Apple continues to lose the tight manage they like when the new products hit production in China. Here’s your at-a-glance cheat sheet for all the fascinating new stuff…
iPhone 6
4.7″ – 1334 x 750 pixels
Ion strengthened glass (no Sapphire)
IPS Display
6.9 mm thick
New A8 2nd Gen 64 bit CPU, 13% smaller than A7
Up to 25% much better CPU 50% much better GPU.
11 hours video playback battery performance
New barometer sensor (tracks elevation in addition to distance)
150mb/s LTE on 20 bands
802.11ac Wi-Fi
New Sensor 8mp Camera, f/2.2, ‘Focus Pixels’ focus’ twice as fast
1080p @ 60fps, 240fps slo-mo @ 720p (up from 120)
New front FaceTime camera
Gold, Silver, area Grey
Ships Sept 19th in UK (pre-order from the 12th)
iOS 8 released Sept 17th
iPhone 6 Plus
All above plus…
5.5″ – 1920 x 1080 pixels
7.1 mm thick
14 hours video playback battery performance
iPhone 6 has “digital” picture stabilisation, 6 plus has optical picture stabilisation
Apple Pay
New electronic purse / payments service
NFC with Touch ID
New ‘secure element’ hardware store
Add your card to passbook by photographing with your phone camera
Tokenised one-time number use
One-touch checkout utilizing mobile apps
Launches in USA (only) this October
Apple Watch
Flexible retina screen laminated to Sapphire Crystal face
Sensors on back for pulse rate
Wireless magsafe charging
“Comprehensive health and wellness as well as physical fitness device”
“Break with individual interface”
Digital Crown equate rotary motion into data – like a mini-click-wheel for your watch
Senses increasing of your wrist as well as turns on display
Siri developed in
Hard press for ‘force touch’ contextual menus
“Taptic Engine” taps your wrist to alert you
S1 SoC
2 Sizes, 3 versions with several strap as well as building options
‘Watch Kit’ SDK for devs
Honeywell & Lutron apps for house Automation
Works with iphone 5 or above
No mention of battery life?
Prices from $349
Available ‘Early 2015″
apple.com
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