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Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Grimey Drawer


When September 12th at 10am PDT (1PM EDT, 1700 UTC)

Where Apple (Note: requires Safari or Microsoft Edge), or the Apple Events app for iOS and tvOS.
Various other outlets will live blog the event too (Ars, TheVerge for instance)

What
  • Updated and New iPhones - namely updates to the current iPhone 7/7+ (current speculation is Apple forgoing a 7S/7S+ naming and going directly to 8/8+) and a brand new high-end with an all-new design (most recent evidence points to this being called the iPhone X).
  • iPhone X? Tell me more! - The leaks and rumors point to a new home button-less iPhone design with an edge-to-edge OLED display. The body of the new iPhone is also rumored to be switching to a glass back and stainless steel frame (ala the Apple Watch) to allow for wireless charging. It's rumored to come with a $999 price tag and possibly short supplies (think AirPods extended shipping timeframes) so set expectations accordingly.
  • FaceID - No home button means no TouchID sensor so Apple appears to be rolling out a facial recognition feature to replace it (at least on the iPhone X).
  • AR-exclusive X Features - At least one iPhone X-clusive :downsrim: feature to leak is Animojis: animated emojis done Snapchat-filter like with your head movements and voice that you can then send to others.
  • New/Updated Apple Watch with LTE- Evidence appears to show Apple will be untethering the Watch from the iPhone. Whether anything else has changed is anybody's guess.
  • New/Updated Apple TV - A new hardware revision is coming that'll bring 4K support to the platform. Other evidence suggests a native 2160p resolution, HDR10 and Dolby Vision support, and a requirement of a 15Mbps internet connection.
  • Updates to all Apple operating systems - iOS 11, macOS High Sierra, tvOS 11, watchOS 4 all expected to get release dates. If past can predict future events, the iOS/tvOS/watchOS updates should all come out 3 days prior to new iPhones launching or in this year's case, maybe September 20th.

Wild Cards
This is the first Apple event to take place in Apple's new campus and at the Steve Jobs Auditorium. It's also the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the iPhone (hence the X moniker for the new high-end iPhone). Apple hasn't surprised the public in some time (mostly due to supply chain leaks in years past) but if there ever was a time for them to announce something unexpected, this would be the time and place to do so. The Animoji feature leaked out only the Friday before so who knows.


After the event, please keep all discussion of shipping times, delivery confirmations, and ordering status in this thread.

Thwomp fucked around with this message at 17:31 on Sep 12, 2017

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Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Updated the liveblog links since TheVerge's is live now. Ars' will begin when the event begins.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Apple's store is now closed as per the norm.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Watch updates are up first.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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:iceburn:

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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My brother's Series 2 Watch easily lasts two days on a charge.

Then again, he's not using the GPS every day.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Vegetable posted:

why is tv in lower case but WATCH is in uppercase

WHY

Boy are you going to be upset when they skip over the 7S/7S+ for 8/8+

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Finally, time for iPhone.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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quote:

The chips are better, the cameras are better. This is basically every new iPhone demo for the past five years.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Apple using a industry open standard from the get-go? This is strange.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Of course there's a One More Thing....

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Leaks confirmed.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Really, gonna call it the iPhone "ten" but market it as the iPhone X?

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Durzel posted:

Who's ordering an iPhone 8 after this? Why does it exist? Strange.

Price.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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oh my god. AirPower? Really?

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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There it is. The $1000 phone.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Holy poo poo! No iPhone X until 10/27?

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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gently caress, the iPhone thread is going to have to be renamed to match the Mac Hardware thread ("what the gently caress is going on in here?")

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

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Matt Zerella posted:

I'm gonna get an Apple TV 4k

Once I have a 4k TV, it'll be the next immediate purchase I make, for sure.


jabro posted:

Did I miss the release date on the X or did they just completely ignore it because it won't be out on the 22nd?

10/27 for pre-orders, available 11/3.

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Apr 10, 2003

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MrBigglesworth posted:

So a X256 is gonna be what, $1199?

Per the Apple Store website (which is back up), $1150.

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