Apple’s Event Announcing the new iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3, Apple 4k HDR TV and the iPhone X

Today Apple, unveiled their new fall products which included the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, Apple Watch Series 3 and the Apple 4K HDR TV. The event was held at the new Steve Jobs Theatre which is part of the new Apple Park.Before Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, started introducing all the new products he addressed the Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma disasters informing the crowd that you can donate on iTunes towards disaster relief.

After that he spoke about on the Steve Jobs Theatre and Apple Park, soon to be their new campus for employees in Silicon Valley. The idea behind Apple Park was that Steve Jobs wanted the whole campus to look less like an office park and more like a nature refuge. It is located on a suburban site totaling 175 acres (71 hectares), it houses more than 12,000 employees in one central four-storied circular building of approximately 2,800,000 square feet (260,000 square meters).*

Finally we got to the main part of the event, the unveiling of products and announcements. It started with informing us on their retail initiatives. Apple’s retail stores will now be called “Town Squares”Town Squares name of their retail stores which will now have a Plaza, Forum Area, Board Room and much more. They are also changing the in store experience by launching “ Today at Apple” which stores will have local artists to perform, teachers to show you how said Apple product works and more interactive areas. The first “Today at Apple” town square will be in Michigan and will launch on October 20th.

The next announcement was in regards to the Apple Watch Series 3 to be available to order on September 15th and available to purchase on September 22nd. The new apple watch has some great new features and one being that they come with cellular service. Another feature is that Siri is faster and smarter plus Siri also speaks from your watch due to it’s dual core processor. With the new Apple Watch Series 3 users can Stream 40 million songs on their wrist.

The Apple Watch Series 3 measures your heart rate throughout the day while you’re resting, walking, or in the recovery phase after a workout. The Heart Rate app also notifies you if your heart rate rises above a set threshold when you’ve been inactive for a 10-minute period.

Below are the features for both Apple Watches and you can purchase the watch on their site located here: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-watch/apple-watch

Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS) Features (Starting at $329.00)

  • Silver aluminum case
  • Built-in GPS and GLONASS
  • Faster dual-core processor
  • W2 chip
  • Barometric altimeter
  • Capacity 8GB1
  • Heart rate sensor
  • Accelerometer and gyroscope
  • Water resistant 50 meters2
  • Ion-X strengthened glass
  • Composite back
  • Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz)
  • Bluetooth 4.2
  • Up to 18 hours of battery life3
  • watchOS 4

Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) Features (Starting at $399.00)

  • Silver aluminum caseBuilt-in GPS and GLONASS
  • Faster dual-core processor
  • W2 chip
  • Barometric altimeter
  • Capacity 16GB1
  • Heart rate sensor
  • Accelerometer and gyroscope
  • Water resistant 50 meters2
  • Ion-X strengthened glass
  • Ceramic back
  • Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz)
  • Bluetooth 4.2
  • Up to 18 hours of battery life3
  • watchOS 4

The next product introduced was the Apple 4K HDR TV. The 4K feature gives you a crisper picture using four times more pixels than standard HD. High Dynamic Range (HDR) delivers brighter, more realistic colors and greater detail. The Apple 4K HDR TV is available to order on September 15th and available to purchase on September 22nd.

Below are the features for the new Apple 4K HDR TV and it can be ordered on their site located here: https://www.apple.com/tv/.

Apple 4K HDR TV (Starting at $179.00)

  • Dolby Vision and HDR10
  • Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 surround sound
  • A10X Fusion chip with 64-bit architecture
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi with MIMO; simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz)
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • HDMI 2.0a
  • IR receive
  • 2160p
  • Comes in either 32GB or 64GB
  • Height: 1.4 inches (35 mm)
  • Width: 3.9 inches (98 mm)
  • Depth: 3.9 inches (98 mm)
  • Weight: 15 ounces (425 g)

The Siri Remote for the Apple TV 4K Features include:

  • Dual microphones for Siri
  • Accelerometer and three-axis gyro
  • Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
  • IR transmitter
  • Lightning connector for charging
  • Dedicated Buttons
  • Menu
  • TV/Home
  • Siri
  • Play/Pause
  • Volume Up
  • Volume Down

Lastly they introduced us to the new line of iPhones that include iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. They first introduced the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus but then they surprised us with the iPhone X. Minds were blown!

The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will be available to order on September 15th and available to purchase on September 22nd. The iPhone X will be availed to pre-order on October 27th and available to purchase November 3rd.

Given the detailed features all iPhones announced today below is a list of all their specific features for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X.

iPhone 8: (Starting at $699.00)

  • Retina HD display
  • 4.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen LCD Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
  • 1334-by-750-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
  • 1400:1 contrast ratio (typical)
  • 12MP camera
  • ƒ/1.8 aperture
  • Wide-angle: ƒ/1.8 aperture
  • Digital zoom up to 5x

iPhone 8 Plus: (Starting at $799.00)

  • Retina HD display
  • 5.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen LCD Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
  • 1920-by-1080-pixel resolution at 401 ppi
  • 1300:1 contrast ratio (typical)
  • 12MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras
  • Wide-angle: ƒ/1.8 aperture
  • Telephoto: ƒ/2.8 aperture
  • Optical zoom; digital zoom up to 10x
  • Portrait mode
  • Portrait Lighting (beta)

Both iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus features include:

  • True Tone display
  • Wide color display (P3)
  • 3D Touch
  • 625 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
  • Dual-domain pixels for wide viewing angles
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
  • Display Zoom
  • Reachability
  • A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture
  • Neural Engine
  • Embedded M11 motion coprocessor

Both iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus camera features include:

  • Optical image stabilization
  • Six‑element lens
  • Quad-LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync
  • Panorama (up to 63MP)
  • Sapphire crystal lens cover
  • Backside illumination sensor
  • Hybrid IR filter
  • Autofocus with Focus Pixels
  • Tap to focus with Focus Pixels
  • Live Photos with stabilization
  • Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
  • Improved local tone mapping
  • Body and face detection
  • Exposure control
  • Noise reduction
  • Auto HDR for photos
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Burst mode
  • Timer mode
  • Photo geotagging
  • Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG

Both iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus video features include:

  • 4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
  • 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
  • 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
  • Optical image stabilization for video
  • Optical zoom; 6x digital zoom (iPhone 8 Plus only)
  • Quad-LED True Tone flash
  • Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
  • Time‑lapse video with stabilization
  • Cinematic video stabilization (1080p and 720p)
  • Continuous autofocus video
  • Body and face detection
  • Noise reduction
  • Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
  • Playback zoom
  • Video geotagging
  • Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264

iPhone X (Starting at $999.00):

  • Super Retina HD display
  • Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition
  • 5.8-inch (diagonal) all-screen OLED Multi-Touch display
  • HDR display
  • 2436-by-1125-pixel resolution at 458 ppi
  • 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
  • True Tone display
  • Wide color display (P3)
  • 3D Touch
  • 625 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
  • Capacity: 64GB or 256GB
  • A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture
  • Neural engine
  • Embedded M11 motion coprocessor
  • Rated IP67 under IEC standard 60529

iPhone X camera features include:

  • 12MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras
  • Wide-angle: ƒ/1.8 aperture
  • Telephoto: ƒ/2.4 aperture
  • Optical zoom; digital zoom up to 10x
  • Portrait mode
  • Portrait Lighting (beta)
  • Dual optical image stabilization
  • Six‑element lens
  • Quad-LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync
  • Panorama (up to 63MP)
  • Sapphire crystal lens cover
  • Backside illumination sensor
  • Hybrid IR filter
  • Autofocus with Focus Pixels
  • Tap to focus with Focus Pixels
  • Live Photos with stabilization
  • Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
  • Improved local tone mapping
  • Body and face detection
  • Exposure control
  • Noise reduction
  • Auto HDR for photos
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Burst mode
  • Timer mode
  • Photo geotagging
  • Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG

iPhone X video recording features include:

  • 4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
  • 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
  • 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
  • Optical image stabilization for video
  • Optical zoom; 6x digital zoom
  • Quad-LED True Tone flash
  • Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
  • Time‑lapse video with stabilization
  • Cinematic video stabilization (1080p and 720p)
  • Continuous autofocus video
  • Body and face detection
  • Noise reduction
  • Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
  • Playback zoom
  • Video geotagging
  • Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264

If you want to check out the full iPhone line click here. To view the broadcast from Apple’s announcements today click here. This concludes my recap of the Apple’s Special Event today.

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Source: Apple, Wikipedia