Apple event – as it happened: iPhone 13, new Watch and iPad unveiled as devices hit by major problem
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Your support makes all the difference.Apple has unveiled a host of new products in another of its live streamed virtual events.
The headliner of the 14 September Apple Event was without doubt the new range of iPhones – iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max – which Apple described as its best and most powerful handsets to date.
The new Apple Watch Series 7 was also revealed, featuring a screen that curves around the edge of the watch face, as well as a new iPad.
New updates to Apple Fitness+ and new shows for Apple TV+ were also unveiled, plus details about the new operating systems for the Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone.
Rumours suggested that the company was preparing to launch new AirPods, though these did not materialise.
The online live stream of the event can be viewed right here, as well as covered, as it happened, in our live blog below.
Apple Watch, iPhone 13, new iPad and everything else announced today
The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro will undoubtedly steal the headlines from today’s event, but there was plenty more for the Apple fans out there to get excited about.
We’ve got a full rundown of everything announced right here:
Thanks for joining us today! That’s all from us, but you can keep up to date with all the latest Apple news right here.
iOS 15 release date announced - sort of
One thing that wasn’t mentioned during the Apple Event today was the release date of iOS 15.
Apple said in a press release for its new iPad that the iPadOS 15 operating system will arrive on Monday, 20 September.
It is usually released alongside the latest iOS for the iPhone, so it’s safe to assume that iOS 15 will also come out on that date.
You can read more about it here:
Apple reveals release date for its next big iOS update
Apple has announced the release date for its next big iPhone update
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Tim Cook says goodbye
Tim Cook signs off for another Apple Event.
“Stay safe and take care,” he says.
Stay with us and we’ll have roundups of all today’s announcements.
Full iPhone 13 price list
So here’s the starting prices of all the new iPhone 13 models:
iPhone 13 Mini - $699
iPhone 13 - $799
iPhone 13 Pro - $999
iPhone 13 Pro Max - $1,099
iPhone 13 Pro price revealed
The price of the iPhone 13 Pro will start at $999, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max will begin at $1,099.
Pre-order opens this Friday, 17 September, and they’ll all be available from 24 September.
iPhone 13 Pro and Max full rundown
Here’s everything you need to know about the new iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max.
You can read all about it here.
iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro Max ‘fastest phone ever’
The iPhone 13 Pro has better cameras, better design, better water resistance, a better battery, as well as “surgical grade steel bands”.
Even the colours look more, well, Pro.
It also has the fastest graphics processing “of any phone ever”.
Onto the iPhone 13 Pro
Tim Cook is now telling us about the new iPhone 13 Pro. It sounds like Apple has gone all out on this one...
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