Apple Event Recap: iPhone 17 Lineup, New Watches and More
Apple’s September event just finished and as we expected there were updates to the iPhone lineup, the Apple Watch Series 11 lineup was announced, and updates were made across Apple’s hardware range.
iPhone 17
The iPhone 17 didn’t have a huge redesign, it still has the same chip and design, but other features were announced. There is finally a 120 HZ display and will come in White, Gray, Green, Purple, and Light Blue color options. It’s price tag is $799, and will be available for pre-order on this Friday, and will ship September 19th.
iPhone 17 Air
This is one of the most anticipated new models. It is super thin with a width of only 5.6 mm! Which is an amazing advancement in phones. Other features include a 120 HZ display, 48 MP rear camera and an all new Center-Stage selfie-camera, the all new A19 Pro chip, the new Wi-Fi 7 chip, and a all day battery life capacity. The colors are black, white, gold, and light blue. The price for this new iPhone is $999, with the same pre-order and shipping time of the iPhone 17.
iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max
The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max pretty good upgrades this year. They get the all new A19 Pro chip, 12GB of Ram, have an aluminum and glass hybrid of a back, a camera design that are all 48 MP, Vapor Chamber cooling, the new Wi-Fi 7 chip, Q and new colors like Dark Blue, Cosmic Orange, and White. It stars at $1,099 and will be available for pre-order today, with it shipping on the 19th of September
Apple Watch Series 11
The Apple Watch Series 11 is like the iPhone 17, because it didi’t get a huge redesign, because that’s what happened last year. For the few new features there is 5G support, new health sensors for sleeping and blood pressure, a longer 24 hours of battery life, and lastly it will ship with AI features like Workout Buddy and Smart Notifications. It stars at $399 and will available for pre-order today with it shipping on September 19th.
Ultra 3
The Ultra got its 3rd upgrade. It still has the iconic design, but an even larger display. Other features include thiner bezels, the new S11 chip, 5G connectivity, Satellite Messaging, 42 hours of battery life, all at a huge $799 with pre-orders starting today and shipping starting on September 19th.
Apple Watch SE 3
The updated SE has slimmer bezels, sleep apnea detection, better battery life, faster charging, all the new Gestures, and can now finally play audio directly from the speakers. All of this at the same price of $249 with pre orders starting on today and shipping starting on September 19th.
AirPods Pro 3
We weren't sure there would be a new pair of AirPods Pro’s coming this year, but here they are! They got a new design with better ear fitting tips. They also got the ability to sense your heart rate and will be able to track workouts directly from them. Live Translation was rumored to come and it did come.! All of this comes at the normal price for them at $249. Pre-orders starts today and shipping starts on September 19th.
What do you think of these new products? Will you be upgrading soon? Let us know in the comments!
This recap was written at my record of 15 minutes after the event ended!