Excited to know what Apple will announce on the September 9 press occasion on Monday? Oh boy, have you come to the proper place.
As a result of, in a stunning (but completely plausible) flip of occasions, Macworld’s hardworking reporters have but once more hit journalistic paydirt. These absent-minded people at Cupertino’s advertising division carelessly left the scripts and rehearsal tapes within the bins out again at Apple Park–whoops!–and after wiping off the worst espresso stains we will reveal all of the juicy particulars right here.
So right here, minute by minute, is all the things that will probably be introduced on the ‘It’s Glowtime!’ iPhone occasion. Presumably. (When you don’t consider that is actual, and also you in all probability shouldn’t, you’ll be able to comply with the actual occasion on Monday with our Glowtime stay weblog.)
Introduction
09:58 a.m.: The pre-stream begins up. Neon shapes dance hypnotically throughout the display in time to the toe-tapping sounds of “Third-Quarter Income Expectations” by Chief Monetary Officer.
10:00: Right here we go! As we’ve come to count on, the presentation begins with a swooping digicam shot (Is it a drone? Is it CGI?) over Apple Park. The digicam involves relaxation in entrance of the well-known rainbow sculpture within the bucolic central courtyard, the place Tim Cook dinner smilingly welcomes us to a morning of “propaganda and bare consumerism.”
10:01: Immediately goes to be all concerning the future, Cook dinner explains. “The time of man is over,” he chuckles, “tradition is lifeless, and artwork is out of date. Rejoice because the all-powerful machine consumes your very soul!” Feels like we’re going to be listening to tons extra about Apple Intelligence.
10:03: Apple will probably be specializing in 4 key product areas in the present day: the iPhone, the Apple Watch, AirPods, and the iPad. It’s going to be a busy morning!
10:04: “Right here’s Jeff to inform you extra.”
iPhone 16
10.05: The digicam swoops to the lion enclosure of a close-by zoo, the place Apple COO Jeff Williams is yawning and consuming hunks of uncooked meat. He winks.
10:06: “Thanks Tim. Right here at Apple, we’re proud that iPhone brings a lot pleasure to individuals around the globe. It entertains you. It retains you protected. And it retains you in contact with the individuals you like. That’s why we’re excited to indicate you the following era of iPhone! And for the following 11 minutes I’m going to faux that is the most effective cellphone we promote.”
10:08: We’re watching a video of iPhone 16. In most respects, it appears to be like lots just like the iPhone 15, besides… ah sure, the dual cameras on the rear are vertically aligned, like on the previous iPhone X. Not only a retro contact (and a means for consumers to indicate off the truth that they’ve upgraded since final yr) however higher for capturing spatial video for the Imaginative and prescient Professional.
10:10: Affirmation too that the non-Professional fashions are getting the Motion button that was beforehand restricted to the iPhone 15 Professional and 15 Professional Max. And we’re seeing the promoting tagline for the iPhone 16: “Iterating Conservatively For Shareholders’ Profit™.”
10:11: “We expect you’re going to like iPhone 16,” says Williams, “at the least for the following six minutes. For instance, it options an A18 processor! That sounds good, doesn’t it? However in actuality, it’s the identical because the A17 Professional chip in final yr’s iPhone 15 Professional handsets, solely rebranded. Intelligent, aren’t we?”
10:12: The iPhone 16 will probably be out there in six colours: white, black, blue, inexperienced, pink, and octarine. These are exceptionally shiny, eye-catching finishes.
10:13: “iPhone 16 will probably be totally outfitted with the newest developments in AI! Because of Apple Intelligence, you’ll be able to generate soulless illustrations of your pals whereas artists starve. It’s insanely nice!”
10:15: Williams holds up his iPhone 16 and exhibits a gen AI image of a boot stamping on a human face. The human face has tears in all three of its eyes.
10:16: And on that jolly observe, we’re transferring on. No phrase on launch dates or pricing simply but.
10:17: We’re watching a promotional video for… yep, it’s iPhone 16 Professional and 16 Professional Max! And these look critically attractive. And so they get a brand new button on the righthand edge–is that the Seize button? Sure! We had been anticipating that on all 4 fashions, however it’s a Professional unique.
10:18: The tagline is “Please Spend Extra Cash™.”
10:19: “Neglect the silly, nugatory iPhone 16. That is iPhone 16 Professional, an actual cellphone for actual customers. We expect you’re going to find it irresistible.”
10:20: The 16 Professional handsets are greater than their predecessors. The 16 Professional has a 6.3-inch show (up from 6.1 inches) whereas the 16 Professional Max has a 6.9-inch show (up from 6.7 inches). The latter is the largest display Apple has ever made for a cellphone.
10:21: It appears the telephones aren’t simply greater for the sake of larger screens (though Apple is pushing that as a profit) but in addition to accommodate bulkier digicam {hardware}. The well-known periscope lens is coming to the 16 Professional, having for measurement causes been restricted to the bigger Professional Max mannequin final yr. Meaning a 5x optical zoom on each Professional telephones as of this yr.
10:22: However the 16 Professional Max continues to be further tremendous duper particular, as a result of it now will get a bigger 1/1.14-inch sensor, in comparison with 1/1.28-inch on the 16 Professional. Evidently, that is probably the most refined digicam Apple has ever launched, and also you get a pleasant smartphone hooked up to it.
10:24: Williams is speaking about Apple silicon now. “With greater than 20 billion transistors, our all-new A18 Professional chip is so highly effective it is going to make the A18 seem like a pathetic worm. It options an upgraded Neural Engine to deal with the calls for of Apple Intelligence, and admittedly, anybody utilizing an iPhone 16 to run Apple Intelligence wants their head examined.”
10:26: We’re rattling by means of some specs now. The 16 Professional telephones have greater batteries (one other good thing about the scale improve!) which suggests they’ll final an hour longer than their respective predecessors.
10:27: The Professional handsets get Wi-Fi 7. We weren’t positive if that might occur so quickly after Wi-Fi 6E landed on the iPhone 15 Professional final yr, however that is the proper resolution.
10:28: The iPhone 16 Professional and 16 Professional Max can be found in 4 colours: Wise Black, Plain White, Somber Grey, and a brand new Boring Brown.
10:29: And we’re wrapping up! Pricing now: the iPhone 16 begins at $799, the 16 Plus at $899, and the 16 Professional Max at $1,199. These are all the identical because the equal fashions final yr. The 16 Professional, although, will get a value bump this yr (because of the new inclusion of a periscope lens), and it prices $1,099, up from $999 for the iPhone 15 Professional at launch.
10:30: The brand new telephones are all out there to pre-order from this Friday (September 13), and can seem in shops the next Friday (September 20). And we’re transferring on, as Tim Cook dinner returns to the digital stage.
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David Value / Foundry
David Value / Foundry
Apple Watch
10:31: “Ten years in the past in the present day,” says Cook dinner, twinkling affably, “we unveiled the very first Apple Watch. And a lot has modified since then! For instance, it now appears to be like barely completely different.”
10:32: Apple Watch is about to alter greater than ever earlier than, Cook dinner says. And Jeff Williams goes to inform us all about it.
10.33: We’re again within the zoo, the place Jeff Williams sits astride a mighty ostrich. He leaps off, does a pirouette, and drops down into an ideal lotus place.
10:34: “Apple Watch is the right digital companion,” he says. “It’s all the time with you, it’s intimately acquainted together with your well being and health, it’s simply managed by way of the extraordinarily dependable and by no means annoying Siri voice assistant, and it’s completely built-in into Apple’s ecosystem of merchandise. That’s why we determined to not trouble placing Apple Intelligence on it.” Sure, this does appear to be a unusual omission.
10:36: As a substitute, he says, the following era of Apple Watch goes to concentrate on a complete redesign, and upgraded well being sensors.
10:37: We’re seeing a promotional video of the brand new Apple Watch. It appears to be like genuinely completely different from final yr’s Collection 9. The chassis is noticeably slimmer, the edges are flatter, and there’s one thing completely different about the best way the strap is hooked up. This may very well be the rumored magnetic attachment.
10:39: And right here’s official affirmation that it’s referred to as Apple Watch X. Presumably that will probably be pronounced “ten,” as was the case for the iPhone X and Mac OS X.
10:40: The watch could also be slimmer, however it has a greater show. As Williams explains, the Apple Watch X is accessible in 45mm and (matching the Apple Watch Extremely) 49mm sizes, with the previous 41mm measurement retired. This implies you will get the advantage of the Extremely’s large display with out its extreme bulk on the wrist.
10:42: And right here’s one other main bodily change: the Apple Watch will get the customizable Motion button that was beforehand out there on the Apple Watch Extremely fashions solely. That’s along with the Digital Crown dial and the facet button on the righthand edge.
10:44: Williams is speaking about well being and health, which he says is “important to making sure dominance over different creatures of the forest and subject.” He claims the Apple Watch is the most well-liked health machine on the earth, and is answerable for saving lots of of lives because of its groundbreaking security options and talent to supply early well being warnings.
10:46: In that spirit, the Apple Watch is getting a brand new well being function: it’s a blood stress monitor! This has been the topic of rumors for a very long time however we anticipated it to be postponed to 2025—this can be a actual coup for Apple.
Jim Martin / Foundry
Jim Martin / Foundry
Jim Martin / Foundry
10:48: Williams is speaking about straps now. The brand new magnetic band locking mechanism is, he says, “simpler and faster to make use of than any watch attachment system in historical past.” He expects customers to alter the strap on their Apple Watch a number of occasions per week, or to match outfits, moods, and actions. A coincidence, in fact, that this can even allow Apple and its companions to promote extra equipment.
10:50: “That’s Apple Watch X,” says Williams, “and we predict you’re going to find it irresistible.”
10.51: We’re transferring on quickly, and what’s this? Promotional video exhibits what appears to be like like… sure! It’s Apple Watch SE 3. The design seems the identical as on the 2nd-gen mannequin, however the end is in some way completely different.
10:52: “We all know that our clients love Apple Watch SE, so we gave it our full consideration. We’ve fully overhauled the design to make it higher than ever, and much more reasonably priced. We expect you’ve going to find it irresistible.”
10:54: Apple Watch SE has been redesigned from the bottom up, which suggests… okay, it’s nonetheless principally the identical design however it has a plastic physique. That doesn’t sound massively interesting, though Apple has managed to make it look fairly respectable. And presumably will imply a cheaper price.
10:56: All new colours! Apple Watch SE 3 will probably be out there in pink, yellow, neon inexperienced, tartan, leopard pores and skin, and the Norwich Metropolis residence equipment from 1992 to 1994.
10:58: The value, we suspect, will probably be key to the attraction of the brand new SE, however no phrase on that simply but, as a result of we’re transferring on!
10:59: Promotional video of… sure, it’s the Apple Watch Extremely. No main modifications to the design this time. (Or final time, for that matter.)
11:01: Williams says the Extremely will get an all-new processor for this era: the S10. (Word that this wasn’t talked about through the Apple Watch X presentation, as a result of there have been different issues to speak about.) Apart from that, “it’s the Extremely you recognize and love, up to date for 2025.”
11:03: Oh, and there’s a brand new second shade choice. The Extremely 2 is accessible in fundamental titanium solely, however the Extremely 3 can be out there in a blue titanium end.
11:04: Proper, we’re doing costs now. The all-new Apple Watch SE 3 will begin at simply $219 for the GPS mannequin, and $259 for the mobile mannequin. That compares to $249/$299 for the 2nd-gen mannequin. Little bit of a cut price, that.
11:05: Apple Watch X begins at $399 and Extremely 3 at $799. These costs are each the identical because the earlier generations at launch. And the brand new Apple Watch fashions will all turn out to be out there to pre-order on September 13 and hit shops on September 20.
11:07: “Again to you, Tim!”
AirPods and iPad mini
11:08: Tim Cook dinner says the brand new Apple Watches “are positive to kickstart income expectations going ahead” and thanks the wearables staff for his or her “invaluable synergy inside a hyperlocal snackable paradigm.”
11:09: Whereas we’re speaking wearables… Cook dinner is now speaking about AirPods. “AirPods are probably the most iconic headphones on the planet and one in every of Apple’s most profitable ever merchandise. Which is why we rarely replace them.” He faucets the facet of his head, nodding sagely.
11:11: However evidently’s all about to alter. “I’d prefer to introduce the most recent member of Apple’s product staff. Over to Taylor!”
11:12: Taylor Swift (for it’s she) is standing in an engineering lab deep in Apple Park. She’s sporting a lab coat and analyzing transistors by means of a microscope. “Thanks, Tim. I’m excited to be right here on the unveiling of yet one more iconic Apple machine. If there’s one factor I like, it’s product advertising. Roll the tape!”
11:14: We’re seeing a promotional video of Swift sporting a pair of AirPods as she goes about her day. Buying, lunching, assembly record-company executives… all whereas listening to music and podcasts, and holding cellphone calls, on her trusty Apple earbuds.
11:15: Official affirmation that Apple is in the present day unveiling the 4th-gen model of its customary AirPods. “We determined to take all the things nice about AirPods, and make it even higher,” says Swift. “We expect you’re going to find it irresistible.”
11:16: Apple has tweaked the design of the AirPods. They now have shorter stems and resemble a hybrid between the Third-gen AirPods and the AirPods Professional.
11:18: The brand new AirPods additionally get lively noise cancellation, a function beforehand unique to the AirPods Professional. That’s a giant step.
11:19: “Once I’m overseeing the edit of my newest award-winning album, I discover that there’s nothing higher than Apple’s iconic AirPods Max over-ear headphones for delivering sharp audio at a surprisingly low value,” says Swift, visibly studying from a script. “They definitely aren’t laughably outdated. I’m not even positive why somebody would say that.”
11:21: Apple is asserting, lastly, the 2nd era of AirPods Max! The primary mannequin got here out again in December 2020, keep in mind.
11:22: AirPods Max 2 function a brand new, lighter design, and help for Apple Music’s lossless audio. The case has been fully redesigned, too, for which we will solely say, thank goodness. And so they cost by way of USB-C as a substitute of Lightning.
11:24: Pricing time! The 4th-gen AirPods will price $189 with the MagSafe charging case (a small value bump in comparison with $179 for the Third-gen mannequin). The 2nd-gen AirPods Max price $599. Ouch.
11:25: “And now,” says Taylor, “it’s over to Jeff for the newest iPad information.”
11:26: “Thanks Taylor,” says Jeff Williams, who’s sitting in a tree within the monkey enclosure. “Huge fan.”
11:27: Williams says the iPad is the main pill on the earth, and he’s been excited to see the response to the brand new iPad Air and Professional earlier this yr. “So we wished to convey that very same pleasure to the iPad mini.”
11:28: Promotional video time. The new iPad mini appears to be like very very similar to the previous iPad mini. (And it truly is previous. The Sixth-gen iPad mini got here out in September 2021.) No new design in the present day.
11:30: That is probably attention-grabbing, although: the mini is getting an M-class processor for the primary time! It’s getting a bump from the A15 to the M1. That leaves the Tenth-gen iPad because the final A-class holdout within the iPad vary. (The Air has M2 and the Professional has M4.)
11:31: The iPad additionally will get a bump in RAM allocation, from 4GB to 8GB. That is all a part of a push to make it Apple Intelligence-ready.
11:32: Apple can be unveiling a brand new model of the Magic Keyboard Folio within the mini’s measurement.
11:33: And that’s it. Williams says the brand new iPad mini will hit shops on September 20, and begin at $499. That’s the identical as earlier than.
11:34: “That’s iPad mini. We expect you’re going to find it irresistible. Again to you, Tim.”
Yet another factor…
11:35: Tim Cook dinner is wrapping issues up now. He’s speaking concerning the necessary merchandise we’ve seen in the present day, and the way a lot they’re going to enhance clients’ lives “and generate worth for the shareholders, which is the necessary factor.”
11:36. I suppose that’s it. Besides…
11:37: Wow, it’s time for One Extra Factor! We’re going again to Taylor Swift.
11:38: “Thanks Tim. Now, if there’s one factor I care about, it’s getting worth for cash on entry-level client merchandise. And Apple is the place to come back to for budget-friendly devices.”
11:39: Minimize to yet one more video. (What’s that now, eight?!) It exhibits Swift attending a Hollywood get together whereas sporting one other pair of AirPods!
11:40: “Introducing… AirPods SE. Not Fairly As Good, However Cheaper™.”
11:41: The AirPods SE substitute the 2nd-gen AirPods in Apple’s lineup. They price simply $99. Wow!
11:42: They launch “this fall.” No extra element than that.
11:43: Again to Cook dinner, who wraps up, together with giving his because of Luca Maestri (the outgoing CFO) for all his arduous work through the years. And we actually are achieved.