Apple event - as it happened: Four new 5G iPhones unveiled, as well as cheapest ever HomePod
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Your support makes all the difference.Apple has unveiled four new 5G iPhones, together with other new and updated devices.
The new iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max come with a complete redesign and a range of new colours. Inside is a new camera system including new photo-editing tools and improved processors.
Apple also unveiled a the HomePod Mini, a new $99 smart speaker.
Read all about Apple’s 5G iPhones here.
Apple reveals first ever 5G iPhone
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Unlike Samsung, Huawei and other competitors, Apple is introducing 5G to all of its new range of iPhones.
“Today is the beginning of a new era for iPhone,” Tim Cook says. He’s talking about 5G of course.
The HomePod Mini is priced at $99 and will be available to order from 6 November, with shipping starting 16 November.
Its round design allows it to deliver a 360-degree acoustic experience.
They’re smart too. When you place two in the same room, they transform into left-right stereo speakers.
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