Apple Inc unveiled larger iPhones and watches based on the design of current models on Wednesday, confirming expectations that the company is making only minor changes to its lineup.
Apple Inc unveiled larger iPhones and watches based on the design of current models on Wednesday, confirming expectations that the company is making only minor changes to its lineup. The new phones, based on last year's iPhone X, are named XS and XS Max, based on last year's iPhone X. The new iPhone XS has a 5.8-inch screen size, while iPhone XS Max is 6.5 inch in size, in line with Wall Street expectations.
Apple uses the 'S' suffix when it upgrades components but leaves the exterior of a phone the same. Last year's iPhone X - pronounced "ten" - represented a major redesign.
Apple opened its event by saying its new Apple Watch Series 4 range will have edge-to-edge displays, like its latest phones, which are more than 30 percent bigger than displays on current models. The new watch, positioned as a more comprehensive health device, will be able to detect an irregular heartbeat and start an emergency call automatically if it detects a user falling down, potentially appealing to older customers.
Below are the five things that you need to know about the new iPhones.
1. Display (Image: Reuters)
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The iPhone XS, has 5.8-inch screen size, similar to iPhone X. Apple's XS Max is even bigger than Samsung's Galaxy Note 9, which is 6.4 inches.
2. Features (Image: Reuters)
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Apple iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are powered by the A12 Bionic chip with a 7 nm design, which allows for more than 6 billion transistors on the processor. This is a six-core processor. It comes with a more powerful GPU and CPU. A12 Bionic helps apps launch 30 per cent faster.
3. Dual Sim capability
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The iPhone Xs and Xs Max get dual-SIM capability
4. Battery life (Image: AFP)
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iPhone Xs has 30 minutes more battery than the iPhone X. iPhone Xs Max has 1 hour and 30 minutes more battery life than the iPhone X.
5. What's new
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Apple’s new iPhones are powered by the industry’s first 7nm chips
