Time Flies | All the news from the Apple presentation

September 15, 2020

The September 2020 Apple presentation was quite different from what we expected. Primarily everyone was expecting the presentation of the new iPhone series which did not happen, but we had other quite interesting new revelations and presentations of the company's new products.

Apple Watch Series 6

The Apple Watch is one of the company's most sought-after products, and you're probably wondering what else might have been added to the Series 6 to make it even more powerful than the previous-generation Apple Watch.

The new generation Apple Watch will be released in the same sizes as the previous ones, i.e. in 40mm and 44mm. The difference in the new generation is the new function of counting and monitoring oxygen (spO2) in the blood and new features to measure the quality of sleep. The counting is completed in just 15 seconds and stores all your data including data during sleep. The new Apple Watch Series 6 comes in black graphite, gold, blue and red.

In summary, Apple Watch Series 6 compared to Apple Watch Series 6 is 20% faster, has a better always-on screen with 2 times more brightness and a new altimeter that shows you your altitude in real time.

There will be several new designs for dials as well as specially designed dials personalized according to the activity you are doing or your job that will display in real time the specific information you want.

The new silicone straps, which do not have a clasp and go in and out of the wrist, also caused an impression. The silicone straps will be available in various sizes and in 7 colours, and there are other new straps made from 100% recyclable material which will be available in 5 colours. Nike is also releasing 3 new designs and there will also be 2 different leather straps that you can pair with your more formal looks.

Apple also introduced the new Family Setup app available only on celular models that can be used between you and other family members who may not have a smartphone. It will give you the ability to track their location in real time, there will be traffic updates and Sleep Mode.Family Setup will be available in certain countries in advance and is expected to be available in the rest of the countries soon.

As for the price of the Apple Watch Series 6, it will start at 399$

Apple Watch SE

The biggest impression however was the new cheaper version of the Apple Watch announced Apple Watch SE. It has the same features as the Apple Watch Series 6 same sensors, fall detection support and the price starts at 279$.

Tim Cook also confirmed that the Apple Watch Series 3 will not yet be withdrawn from the market.

Apple Fitness+

Following the presentation, Apple turned its attention to its new Apple Fitness+ subscription service. This includes exercise programs from selected trainers and allows you to select the exercise you want from any Apple device, watch it there and see your watch's measurements (time, heart rate, calories, etc.) in live time. At the end of each exercise you will be able to see a summary of your measurements. There are programmes for exercises without equipment, with equipment, exercises you can do at home, outdoors, in the gym or wherever you want and they will be constantly updated. There are also specially designed programs for beginners so they can adapt before signing up for more complex programs.

The price of Apple Fitness+ starts at 9,99$/month for the individual and family plan and goes up to 79,99$ for the annual subscription. The service is currently available in select countries and will soon be rolled out to the rest of the countries.

Apple Fitness+ will be available for free for 3 months to anyone who buys a new Apple Watch.

Apple One

The Apple One is something we've been waiting for a long time and it's finally a reality! Apple has finally created new subscription plans that will include all of its services! The new subscription service plans will include Apple Fitness+, Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, Apple News and iCloud space.

The cheapest subscription plan will cost a total of 14,95$/month and 19,95$ for the family and includes Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+ and iCloud. While the most expensive plan will feature Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, News+ and iCloud at a price of 29.95$/month. Upon launch, Apple One will be available to try for free for 30 days.

iPad 8th Generation

Then we saw the new 8th generation iPad model, which will feature the quad-core A12 bionic, 2 times better graphics than the 7th generation iPad. As mentioned in the presentation it will be 2 times faster than a Windows laptop and 6 times faster than a Chromebook. It will feature Neutral Engine and will be compatible with Apple's keyboard and for the first time with keyboards from other companies such as logitech. Its screen will be 10.2 inches in size, it is made from 100% recyclable materials and the price will start at 329$. Pre-orders start today and the first pieces will be available from Friday.

iPad Air 2020

The new iPad Air, really surprised us and didn't disappoint us since, as we wanted, it is indeed the first iPad Air that has a new look and the same screen design as the iPad Pro with very thin bezels and no home button in 10.9-inch size. As far as its external appearance is concerned, Apple once again impressed us with its minimal design and stunning build. The new iPad Air will be available in space grey, silver, gold, rose gold, green and blue, it is slim and has a square design which has been rumoured to be the same for the new iPhone range.

The iPad Air will have Face ID for unlocking the device and Touch ID which will be placed on the Power Button of the device since it no longer has a Home Button.

However, we see more changes in the interior and in the issue of performance. The new iPad Air comes with Apple's latest powerful A14 bionic processor and even more impressive is the 10.9-inch display with 2360×1340 resolution, Liquid Retina, true tone with anti-reflective coating.

As for the cameras, the front camera is 7mp with 1080p video recording at 60fps and the rear camera is 12mp with 4K video recording at 60fps and video stabilization.

The price of the new iPad starts at 599$ for the cheapest model and pre-orders start in October.

iOS 14

As we expected the final release date of the new software has finally been announced and the final version of iOS 14 will now be available for installation on all devices from September 16.

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