The “Thirteen Fragrance” who had been shouting for a year finally met with everyone, but unexpectedly, as mobile phones are getting more and more expensive today, Apple actually “increased the volume and reduced the price.” Not only the storage is upgraded for the whole system, but also the high update rate of 120Hz has been upgraded for the two Pro models, and the price is very sincere. In addition, Apple also brought iPad mini 6, iPad 9 and Apple Watch Series 7, but the long-awaited AirPods 3 have not been seen yet, let’s get to know the new products this time.
New product price summary
iPhone 13 / 13 mini
- 128GB version: 26400 yuan / 22900 yuan
- 256GB version: 29400 yuan / 26400 yuan
- 512GB version: 36400 yuan / 33400 yuan
iPhone 13 Pro / 13 Pro Max
- 120Hz 128GB version: 32900 yuan / 36900 yuan
- 120Hz 256GB version: 36400 yuan / 40400 yuan
- 120Hz 512GB version: 43400 yuan / 47400 yuan
- 120Hz 1TB version: 50400 yuan / 54400 yuan
iPad mini 6
- 64GB WiFi version / mobile network version: 14900 yuan / 19400 yuan
- 256GB WiFi version / mobile network version: 19400 yuan / 23900 yuan
iPad 9th generation
- 64GB WiFi version / mobile network version: 10500 yuan / 14500 yuan
- 256GB WiFi version / mobile network version: 15000 yuan / 19000 yuan
Apple Watch Series 7
- The US version starts at $399, which is the same as the previous generation.
iPhone 13 series: not high update rate, but very fragrant
Finally, the iPhone ushered in an update. This generation of iPhone contains a total of four models, namely iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. If you have watched the press conference held in the early hours of the morning, you should have also noticed that this year Apple has further clarified the product division of iPhone.
Among them, the iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13 are unified under the iPhone 13 series, while the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max are all part of the iPhone 13 Pro series.
First look at the iPhone 13 series. Compared with the previous generation, Apple has made some changes to the appearance of the iPhone 13 series. There are three obvious differences:
First, the rear dual camera is arranged diagonally from the previous vertical position, so even if the protective case is put on it, it is still easy to distinguish it from the iPhone 12 series;
Second, the area of bangs is 20% smaller than before;
Third, the colorful color matching strategy continues, but the color effect and quantity are different. The iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13 are available in red, starlight, midnight, blue, and pink.
The material part is basically the same as before. It uses a super-ceramic panel, a glass back cover and an aluminum metal frame. The size is unchanged, but the thickness is increased from 7.4 mm to 7.65 mm, and the weight is increased to 140 grams and 173 grams. But in the many 5G phones released this year, such weight control can still be described as excellent.
Compared with the above, what improvements have been made in the hardware settings are of course more worthy of attention.
iPhone 13 mini is equipped with a 5.4-inch OLED screen, 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution, 476ppi; iPhone 13 screen size is 6.1 inches, 2532 x 1170 pixel resolution, 460ppi, the screen brightness is 28% higher than the previous generation, both have 800nit maximum brightness and 1200nit peak brightness. Unfortunately, high update rates are not supported.
As expected, the iPhone 13 series uses a new A15 bionic chip, which has a new 6-core CPU (including 2 performance cores and 4 energy efficiency cores), a 4-core graphics processor, and a 16-core neural network engine. According to officials, CPU performance has increased by 50% compared to the previous generation, and GPU performance has also increased by 30%.
The surprise is that this time Apple has brought a larger storage capacity for the iPhone 13 series. It no longer provides a 64GB version, starting with 128GB, and there are also 256GB and 512GB versions available. In other words, even if you choose the low-end iPhone 13 mini or iPhone 13, it is basically sufficient under normal circumstances.
The battery capacity Apple did not give an accurate figure, but only gave the increase. Among them, the iPhone 13 mini has 1.5 hours of battery life longer than the iPhone 12 mini, and the iPhone 13 has 2.5 hours of battery life longer than the iPhone 12. As for the actual performance, we will make supplements after we get the real machine in the later stage.
The imaging system is the main upgrade point
The iPhone 13 series all use a 12-megapixel front lens with f/2.2 aperture, which brings a film effect mode, a new photography style, a portrait mode that allows out-of-focus imaging and depth of field control, Dolby Vision HDR shooting, and night scene selfies. , HDR 4 and deep integration, such as new application features.
The rear camera still has a dual-camera design, which Apple calls “the most powerful dual-camera system currently available.” Among them, the wide-angle lens (main camera) is 12 million pixels, f/1.6 aperture; the ultra-wide-angle lens is also 12 million pixels, f/2.4 aperture, 120° field of view.
What’s special is that Apple put the sensor displacement optical image stabilization function used on the iPhone 12 Pro Max last year to the iPhone 13 series. In addition, the sensor size itself is larger, making the iPhone 13 series more light-intake. It has increased by 47% before, and theoretically, the dark light performance will also be significantly improved.
Of the features we mentioned in the front part, the rear camera can of course also be realized. Take the movie effect mode as an example. In this mode, the mobile phone can provide an excellent depth of field effect, and allows the user to change the focus or blur effect according to the user’s needs after the shooting is completed, allowing the user to obtain a better effect with a simpler operation method Video content.
In other respects, the iPhone 13 series also has IP68 water resistance. It also provides so many official protective cases in different colors, including silicone, leather and transparent materials…
In terms of the most important price, the iPhone 13 mini 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage versions are 22,900 yuan, 26,400 yuan, and 33,400 yuan, respectively; the iPhone 13 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB are 25,900 yuan, 29,400 yuan, and 36,400 yuan, respectively.
iPhone 13 Pro series: 120Hz high update rate, starting price “only” 32900 yuan
If you want to ask you where the new iPhone is most anticipated, the high update rate screen should be ranked first. As predicted online before the press conference, the iPhone 13 Pro uses a high refresh rate screen as desired. The new Super Retina XDR screens used in the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max both support a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz and are equipped with ProMotion self-adjustment. Update rate technology.
In addition to the high update rate, the overall screen quality of the iPhone 13 Pro series is also better. iPhone 13 Pro is equipped with a 6.1-inch OLED screen, 2532 x 1170 pixel resolution, 460ppi; iPhone 13 Pro Max screen size is slightly larger, 6.7 inches, 2778 x 1284 pixel resolution, 458ppi.
In terms of some key display characteristics, the two screens remain the same, and both support P3 wide color gamut, primary color, and HDR display, with a maximum brightness of 1000nit and a peak brightness of 1200nit. In addition, the area of the “bangs” of the iPhone 13 Pro series has also become smaller. The official renderings are not bad. It’s hard to say how the real phone is currently.
According to the usual practice in previous years, after talking about the A15, I won’t repeat it here, but this year’s iPhone 13 series and the iPhone 13 Pro series’ A15 are quite different. The A15 chip on the iPhone 13 series is a 4-core GPU. The A15 chip of the iPhone 13 Pro series is a 5-core GPU.
Although the official did not explain this difference, in theory, the image processing capability of the iPhone 13 Pro series should be stronger than that of the iPhone 13 series. In addition to the chip, the iPhone 13 Pro series has more storage capacity options, with a total of four different versions of 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and up to 1TB.
The highlight is still the image part. This time the iPhone 13 Pro series has been replaced with three new 12-megapixel rear lenses.
Among them, the wide-angle lens (main camera) is f/1.5 aperture, supports sensor shift OIS anti-shake, the telephoto lens is f/2.8 aperture, supports 3x optical zoom; the ultra-wide-angle lens f/1.8 aperture, 120° field of view , Support macro shooting (including pictures and videos), three lenses all support night scene mode.
In terms of functional applications, the iPhone 13 series has reserved movie modes, portrait styles, etc., without exception, the iPhone 13 Pro series. It is worth mentioning that the iPhone 13 Pro series has the ability to shoot and edit with ProRes or Dolby Vision.
At the press conference, Apple spent a lot of time introducing the ProRes format. The feature of this format is that it can retain the most details and latitude of the picture, while at the same time it is more efficient. The disadvantage is that it takes up a lot of space.Therefore, the official clearly stated that the 128GB version can only shoot up to [email protected] ProRes videos, 256GB and above versions support up to [email protected]。
The front lens is 12 million pixels, f/2.2 aperture, supports Apple ProRAW and ProRes video film shooting, but like the rear camera, the 128GB version can only shoot up to [email protected] ProRes video. I have to say that Apple’s knife is still very precise.
In terms of grip, the iPhone 13 Pro has a length of 146.7 mm, a width of 71.5 mm, a thickness of 7.65 mm, and a weight of 204 grams; the iPhone 13 Pro Max has a length of 160.8 mm, a width of 78.1 mm, a thickness of 7.65 mm, and a weight of 238 grams. It is 1.5 hours and 2.5 hours longer than the previous generation.
In other respects, the iPhone 13 series offers a total of four colors of graphite, gold, silver, and far peak blue. The main color should be far peak blue. The back cover is AG glass, matching the stainless steel middle frame, supporting IP68 waterproof, and not included. Charger (fast charging should still be the same as the previous generation).
The price is a bit “surprise”. Compared with the previous generation, the price has not been flat or increased, but has been reduced. The iPhone 13 Pro 128GB is 32,900 yuan, 256GB is 36,400 yuan, 512GB is 43,400 yuan, and the 1TB version is only 50,400 yuan; the corresponding versions of iPhone 13 Pro Max are 36,900 yuan, 40,400 yuan, 47,400 yuan, and 54400 yuan, respectively.
iPad mini 6: A reduced version of iPad Pro
Same as the previous exposure, the new iPad mini with the same design language as the iPad Pro / Air was finally released.
With a full screen design, the overall body measurements are basically the same as the previous generation (height has also been reduced by 8 mm), and the screen size has been increased from 7.9 inches to 8.3 inches. It also supports the use of the second-generation Apple Pencil. At the same time, Apple also launched a new smart double-sided folder for it, but limited by the size of the body, it does not support matching with Apple’s own magic keyboard.
In terms of processor, from the previous generation A12 directly updated to the A15 bionic chip synchronized with iPhone 13, Apple claims that the performance can be increased by up to 40%, and the graphics performance can be up to 80%.
In terms of biometric verification, the iPad mini 6 also uses the same touch ID design on the top side as the Air 4. In addition, the iPad mini 6 also moves the volume buttons to the top of the fuselage for the first time.
At the same time, the iPad mini 6 is also upgraded to a USB-C interface, which is convenient for professional users to expand mobile hard drives or preview camera photos. It also supports 20W wired charging.
Compared with the iPad Air 4, the iPad mini 6 has a major difference in that it has added 5G network support and also added Wi-Fi 6 standard support. The network specifications have been greatly improved compared to the previous generation, which seems to imply Apple has changed the positioning of the iPad mini.
The front and rear lenses are both 12 million pixels, the front lens supports the centering function of the characters, and the rear lens can record up to 4K/60fps video or 1080p/120fps slow motion video. In the official presentation, the emphasis is also on common usage scenarios for tablets such as document scanning and video calls.
In terms of color matching, in addition to black and white, the iPad mini 6 also added two new colors, purple and starlight, which is closer to the mixture of yellow and white in actual look and feel.
In terms of price, the storage capacity of the iPad mini 6 starts from 64GB, the Wi-Fi version starts at 14,900 yuan, and the mobile network version starts at 19,400 yuan.Orders will start at 9 a.m. on September 16, and will be officially released on September 24.The Taiwan launch time is undetermined.
iPad 9: Regular update of the entry model, and finally cut 32GB
The iPad 9 follows the ancestral design of the previous generation, and the screen specifications are basically the same as the previous generation. It is still not fully fitted to the screen. The only difference is that the iPad 9 adds support for the sRGB color gamut and original color display.
In terms of processor specifications, iPad 9 is just a regular iterative calculation. The upgrade from A12 Bionic to A13 Bionic is officially claimed to be six times faster than the “best selling Android tablet”, but it did not mention which product it is.
In addition, because the design has not changed at all, the iPad 9 still only supports the original Apple Pencil and the earlier-released smart double-sided keyboard holder.
This new 12-megapixel front-facing ultra-wide-angle lens on the iPad 9 may be one of the few new highlights: in addition to supporting 1080p video recording, it also adds the “centered character” function that previously appeared on the iPad Pro, even in action In the state, it can always remain in the center of the movie screen.
In addition, the storage capacity of the iPad 9 has also been upgraded to 64GB starting with the Wi-Fi version starting at 10,500 yuan, and the mobile network version starting at 14,500 yuan.Orders will start at 9 a.m. on September 16, and will be officially released on September 24.The release time for the Taiwan market is undetermined.
Apple Watch Series 7: The screen breaks through the plane, the design is still round
Coming to the Apple Watch section, we were introduced by our old friend Jeff Williams. Let’s first look at the design. Apple Watch Series 7 has not changed the rumored straight frame. To be honest, the watch is better to be rounded. If it has a right-angle frame, it will definitely be very awkward.
The screen is the biggest highlight of Apple Watch Series 7. Its frame is only 1.7mm, and the display area is larger than before, almost covering the edge of the middle frame. At the same time, as the display area has been expanded a lot, Apple has also redesigned its interactive interface and added a full-screen input method.
In addition, the screen durability of Apple Watch Series 7 has also been further enhanced. It uses stronger crystal glass, which is not only crack and shock resistant, but also supports IP6X dust resistance for the first time. In terms of charging, Apple said that the Apple Watch Series 7 has redesigned the charging system, with the USB-C fast charging cable, from 0% to 80% in only 45 minutes, and the battery life is still the same as the previous generation (18 hours).
In terms of sales, the Apple Watch Series 7 this time may have been affected by the supply chain. The time to market was pushed to the end of autumn, and the price of the Bank of China has not been announced, but the price of the US version remains the same as that of the previous generation, which is the same as $399.
Finally, briefly mention the Fitness+ service that is compatible with Apple Watch. This time Apple has joined Pilates and meditation courses, which will be launched in 15 overseas countries and regions in the fall, but it does not include China.
IPhone price is the biggest surprise, continue to look forward to Mac next month
The most surprising thing about this Apple conference is the price of the iPhone 13 series, and the iPad mini 6 “early” launch also gave us a small surprise. If nothing else, many fruit fans can get new phones before the National Day holiday. , And in the next month, Apple is likely to continue to bring new MacBook Pro products and the latest developments in Apple Silicon. At that time, welcome to continue to pay attention to Geek Choice, and we will see you next time.
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