Apple unveils new iPhone and iPad

The American technology company “Apple” today launched Tuesday its usual annual event in September, where it unveiled new versions of its smartphone, tablet and connected watch.

At its conference today, the company unveiled the “iPhone 13” phone, the low-cost “iPad” device, in addition to a brand new version called the “iPad Mini”, as well as the seventh category of “Apple Watch”. smart watch, according to CNBC. “.

The new iPads will go on sale immediately following today’s conference, while the Apple Watch Series 7 will begin shipping later this fall.

IPhone on hold

And about the announcement, which was the most anticipated at today’s conference, the company unveiled a new model with a larger battery under the names “iPhone 13 Pro” and “iPhone 13 Pro Max” . Apple has marked its most advanced phones as “Pro” in recent years, with a starting price of $ 999.

The biggest advantage between the traditional iPhone models and the Pro models is that the latter has three rear cameras.

As for traditional models, Apple said the iPhone 13 will have a smaller notch for the front camera at the top of the screen, as well as bigger batteries that give devices between 1.5 and 2.5. more hours of battery life than last year’s models. Depending on the size of the device.

Other than that, the new phone mostly has the same design as last year with new camera modules arranged diagonally.

Apple said one of the cameras is a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens, with a large sensor that captures 50 percent more light. The other lens is an ultra-wide lens.

One of the improvements to the camera is the new cinema mode which can lock the focus on a moving subject. According to the company, the phone has a brighter screen and comes in two sizes, 5.4 inches and 6.1 inches, and five colors.

The phone is equipped with a new Apple-designed chip that operates it, which the company calls the A15 Bionic, and it contains six cores and a specialized part to run artificial intelligence algorithms.

Like last year’s model, this year’s iPhones will have the ability to connect to the 5G network, and the company says it works with carriers in 60 countries.

The company said that the price of “iPhone 13 mini” is $ 699, while the price of “iPhone 13” is $ 799, the same prices as last year, and the devices are starting. now with 128 GB of storage space, an increase from last year.

New “iPad”

At the event, which was watched by over two million people via live internet broadcasts, CEO Tim Cook unveiled a new version of the iPad tablet computer.

It comes with a faster A13 processor, a better 12-megapixel front camera, to improve video calling, and a wider lens to capture more people in a scene, which also improves the LTE wireless experience.

The computer costs $ 329 with 64GB of storage, and that’s additional storage but the same price as before. It will go on sale next week.

Apple also announced that the all-new iPad mini, featuring a smaller 8.3-inch display, is designed using new, simpler language, featuring smaller bezels, a rear-facing camera. 12 megapixel and stereo speakers.

The fingerprint sensor is integrated into the top button, which turns the screen on and off, and uses a USB-C connector instead of the company’s traditional connector. It starts at $ 499 and hits stores next week.