Apple event - live: iPhone 16, new Watch and AirPods unveiled alongside big AI updates
New AI features among highlights of Apple event
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Your support makes all the difference.Apple has unveiled a brand new range of iPhones at its biggest event of the year.
The new iPhone 16 lineup was launched alongside updated Apple Watches and AirPods, together with some major AI announcements from the Cupertino company.
The ‘It’s Glowtime’ event, which was live streamed from Apple’s campus in California, kicked off at 10am local time (6pm UK time), with CEO Tim Cook saying it marked a major shift in the company’s approach to its hardware.
One of the biggest updates to the iPhone 16 – which will actually be four different models – is a dedicated “capture” button for using the camera, but perhaps the biggest feature was one that was revealed earlier this year: Apple Intelligence. The AI tools include the ability to create custom emojis from a simple text command, while its integration to the new AirPods Pro 2 mean they can be used as a “clinical-grade hearing aid”.
You can follow all the latest news and updates from the launch, as well as watch a live stream of the event, right here.
All of Apple’s big announcements
From new iPhones to AirPods that also function as clinical-grade hearing aids, Apple had a lot to show off today – and all came with a heavy dose of AI (which today stands for Apple Intelligence).
Here’s a full rundown of the main announcements from Apple’s biggest event of the year:
That’s all folks
Tim Cook is back on screen to conclude today’s Apple event.
“The innovation and invention these products deliver will continue to deepen the meaningful impact they have on all of our lives,” he says. “Have a great day.”
Apple’s ‘most extraordinary’ iPhone lineup
Apple says this is its “most extraordinary iPhone lineup ever”. Here’s how they line up:
iPhone 16 Pro gets chip and camera upgrade
The iPhone 16 Pro comes with a pro version of the A18 chip found in the standard model, imaginatively called A18 Pro.
Once again, Apple says it has been built with Apple Intelligence in mind.
Apple claims it is the fastest CPU in any smartphone ever built, offering improved data processing and “never-before-seen camera features”, including new photographic styles.
The AI can understand skin tones in order to better capture subjects in various lighting conditions, while video improvements include cinematic slow-motion effects through a higher 4K120 frame rate. Not sure what they’re doing in Apple’s example of this new feature, but it looks professional.
Onto the iPhone 16 Pro
Tim Cook is back, who tells us that the new Apple iPhone Pro models have been “designed with Apple Intelligence at its core”.
Apple claims that it has “the best iPhone battery ever”, while also being built “from the ground up” with Apple Intelligence at its core.
It comes in four different colours and they feature the largest iPhone display ever made.
Apple iPhone 16 specs
And here’s the spec sheet for the iPhone 16:
iPhone 16 camera details
Here’s the full spec sheet for the new iPhone camera:
Apple iPhone 16 camera gets big upgrade
The new dedicated camera button leads to an impressive snapper that Apple is calling a “48 megapixel fusion camera”.
For the first time, an iPhone camera can capture spatial pictures to view on the Apple Vision Pro. Here are the specs:
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