Apple keynote in September: iPhone 15 (Plus), iPhone 15 Pro (Max), Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2
from David Haydl 
on September 18, 2023, 21:20 am | Write a comment
About a week ago, Apple presented the line-up of the iPhone 15, the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 at a keynote. Before sales start on Friday, we'll show you what's new here.
All four newly introduced iPhones and the two Apple Watches will be available in stores and online from Friday. Already in the pre-order phase it can be seen that all devices are very sold out. While the first deliveries are scheduled to arrive in time for the market launch next Friday, September 22nd, everyone now has to check Products should be patient until at least the beginning of October. So you shouldn't wait long before making your purchase decision.
As part of the event, it was also announced that iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10 and tvOS 17 are available for download starting today.
iPhone 15 Plus
The iPhone 15 and the 15 Plus similar to the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max on some points. Both devices now come with the Dynamic Island, which was only available last year Prophones could be found, and a better main camera with 48 megapixels. In addition, the A16 Bionic Proprocessor from last year installed. New this year is that the iPhone has a USB-C port with transfer speeds of USB 2.0.
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The rest is largely the same as its predecessors, with the exception that the housing now has rounded edges and its individual parts have been put together a little differently, which makes the smartphones more repairable. The size of the displays and their technical data remained unchanged compared to the predecessor. The memory sizes have also remained the same, which are 128, 256 and 512 gigabytes.
The starting price of the iPhone 15 is 949 euros.
iPhone 15 Pro (Max)
For everyone who wants more than the cheapest iPhone offers, there is one again this year Pro- And Pro-Max version. The three main innovations can be found here in the housing, the performance and the camera.
This year the former is made of titanium, also has rounded edges, is lighter than its predecessor and has an “action button” on the side. This can sometimes be used to mute the phone, start a translation mode or call up a shortcut.
The second highlight is the built-in chip, the A17 Pro. In addition to the usual annual improvements in everyday performance, Apple placed particular emphasis on the GPU and gaming performance. The graphics unit delivers the fastest ray tracing in a smartphone and can deliver sharp graphics without high energy consumption thanks to its own performance and that of the Neural Engine.
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Last but not least, we have the improvements to the cameras, of which there are again three in number. The main camera now supports three different focal lengths, which are 24 millimeters, 28 millimeters and 35 millimeters. Especially for ProThis is very helpful for photographers. The new five-fold zoom, which has been mentioned in rumors beforehand, is also helpful. The video function also received an exciting update. It is now possible to record spatial videos in order to display them on a Vision Pro to watch.
The iPhone 15 starts in terms of price Pro at 1.199 Euro.
Apple Watch Series 9
As in recent years, the Apple Watch Series 9 a small update to the Series 8. This may also be because Apple is probably already working on the successor Apple Watch, crafts.
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While hardly anything has changed on the outside except for the brighter display and a new color option, all the exciting things can be found on the inside. Above all, the S9 “System In a Package”, which makes it possible to handle Siri queries on the device and process the new double-tap gesture. The latter allows you to tap your fingers in the air to answer a call, for example. What's new on the software side is that the watch is able to control a HomePod.
The Apple Watch Series 9 is available starting at 449 euros.
Apple Watch Ultra 2
It was only last year that an outdoor smartwatch was introduced with the Apple Watch Ultra and this year it is already available a new generation. Not much happened here either, but there are still a few things worth mentioning.
Let's start with the bracelets. Although there are no completely new models, Apple added additional and, above all, more neutral colors to the range. The display became brighter and the clock is also powered by the new S9Processor driven, which means that the double tapping mentioned above is also present here. The battery life of 36 hours with everyday use remained the same.
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 costs 899 euros.
