2tech4you Update NEW Apple Updates

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Corey Levine

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Sep 12, 2018, 7:39:27 PM9/12/18
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Hello! 

As most of you know today was a BIG day in the tech industry as Apple once again shook the world with their annual iPhone and Apple Watch event. I am excited to share my thoughts. 

I've included a shortish summary below on what took place along with my POV for anyone who wants a quick summary. For anyone interested in learning more I've also included a bit more detail around the updates below. 

Short and Sweet: Today Apple unveiled 2 major products their new iPhone and their new iWatch. Although everyone is anxiously awaiting the new iPhone; if you ask me I think the real star of the show was the new iWatch Series 4. I am going to start off with my POV of the iWatch then iPhone. 

iWatch: This watch looks sleek and sexy. Personally, I will definitely be buying this watch. Not only is it sleek but it has way more functionality than its predecessors. If you are a current Apple Watch user and have a series 1 or 2 I'd recommend buying this new watch. If you have a Series 3, the new watch and size is appealing but I am not sure it's worth the money (especially since the new watch iOS will work given the speed of the chip). If you don't have an Apple watch you need to evaluate what you want in a fitness watch but I'd say this is the watch that can turn a lot of people. (details on the watch below). This new watch will sport a bigger screen (30% larger) with a ton of new watch faces and brand new UO. One really cool thing to call out is this watch will feature an Electrocardiogram right in the watch (ECG) and will be the first product to offer an over the counter direct to consumers ECG and is also FDA approved. 

iPhone: First and foremost, as expected Apple discontinued the iPhone X which was to be expected and honestly I can see why. The iPhone Xs (as they are calling the device) is just like every other 'S' model and is essentially the same phone as the X minus some tweaks to the hardware (the behind the scenes stuff like faster CPU's). The iPhone Xs has the design as the iPhone X from 2017, with an edge-to-edge OLED display, greatly reduced bezels and a "notch" that still houses the front-facing TrueDepth camera system. The biggest update on the iPhone field is that they rolled out the iPhone XS MAX. This Phone is exactly what the Plus size phone was to the earlier iPhones. The plus size measures in at 6.5 inches and the iPhone Xs measures in at 5.8 inches. Personally, if you have an iPhone X this upgrade is not necessary as your CPU will be fast enough to handle iOS 12 however, I will definitely be buying the iPhone XS MAX because I want the biggest screen and with the new yearly upgrade program why not. Apple surprised everyone and released something they are calling the iPhone XR. I wont go into detail about this but the best way to describe this is the new iPhone 4C. 

Release Dates: The iWatch Series 4 is available for order on Sept 14th and available in stores on Sept 21st. | iOS 12 is available for download on Sept 15th and is going to change how we use our phones (I am happy to talk about the iOS 12 update later) | iPhone is available for pre-order this Friday with a release date of Sept 21. 

Price: iWatch Series 4 starts at $399 with cellular at $499 | iPhone Xs starts at $999 and the iPhone XS MAX starts at $1,099.

Now I will dive into a bit more detail around whats been released for those that want to keep reading.

Apple Watch (Series 4):

·       You can now take electrocardiograms right on the watch! (ECG) – first ECG product offered over the counter directly to consumers (This is FDA Approved).

o   The president of the american heart association came on stage and approved this feature in helping inform daily life style choices and access health data on demand. He called it game changing.

·       New display

o   Screen pushed to edges and larger 30% larger

o   Rounded display

·       UI Redesigned

o   New complications (widgets)

o   New Apps UI

o   A new watch face that has 8 complications

§  Fully customizable

§  Have multiple time zones

·       All Watch Faces have been redesigned (can even track live updates of sports scores)

·       Three news watch faces

o   Fire

o   Water

o   Vapor

·       Digital Crown

o   Haptic feedback giving a more responsive feel (think the first iphone home button being switched to haptic feedback)

·       Louder Speaker

·       Microphone reduced echo being placed on the other side to the speaker

·       New Chip

o   64-bit Dual-Core processor – 2x faster performance (from a current user of the watch the slow watch is annoying AF)

·       Better Accelerometer to track data 8x faster

o   This allows the watch to do something new – it can detect a fall so if you need emergency help you will have it on your wrist

·       Notification when heart rate goes too low….right now its only when its too high. Also can now track Atrial fibrillation which can show people they have an issue

·       Apples claims all health and fitness data is encrypted and for you only

New iPhone!

They are calling the phone iPhone XS and iPhone XS MAX

·       Made of stainless steel

·       Made from the most durable glass on a smart phone

·       Comes in 3 colors

o   Gold

o   Space Grey

o   Silver

·       Waterpoof up to 2 meters in water

·       5.8 Super Retina Display (OLED display)

·       Better Camera than the iphone X – more vibrant color

·       Two Screen Sizes

o   6.5 display and 5.8 display

·       The plus size is bigger than the other plus phones so its called the iPhone Xs MAX

·       Stereo sound with a wider stereo sound

·       Bigger and better Chips….better Face ID recognition

o   Apps launch 30% faster

·       With iOS 12 unlocking real time machine learnings to another level a more powerful chip is going to be important. If you have an iPhone X I am not sure its going to matter but older iPhones definitely need a better chip to handle the incredible new iOS 12

·       Most of this was about the new faster chips and how they make iOS 12 incredible

·       30 minutes longer battery than the iPhone X

·       Dual SIM Dual Standby – can have two numbers of two different carriers on one phone


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