Discover the most exciting features Apple announced for its new iPhones, AirPods Pro 2 and Apple Watches at its September 7 Far Out event.
Apple’s yearly September announcement has been dubbed the iPhone event for a good reason. This is when the company’s most important product gets shown off. And, right on cue, Apple lifted the veil on its new iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus and iPhones Pro.
While its mobile phones might have been the stars of the show, the event also shined a light on iPhone adjacent hardware: AirPods Pro 2 and Apple Watch Ultra. The latest wearable product gets a big 49-millimeter screen size and the most rugged materials to keep it working while exploring the globe.
Apple might have given this media gathering the name Far Out to tie in with its new Emergency SOS via satellite feature, but the products touted certainly had a running theme of big. From phones to watches, everything has grown in size. Catch up on the most important announcements below with five key points.
The new iPhone 14 Plus starts at $899—not cheap. It is less expensive than buying an iPhone Pro Max, however, if all you want is the largest screen size. With the iPhone 13 mini not getting a new version this year, it could be presumed that there wasn’t much of a demand for it and more people probably wanted a bigger screen instead of a smaller one.
With the Plus, you’ll get the same specs and features as the 6.1-inch iPhone 14, but it will feature a 6.7-inch display size. Apple highlighted that the 6.7-inch size will be able to display more information across its own apps that come with the phone.
Overall, the iPhones 14 Pro retain the same casing and shape as the previous iPhones 13 Pro, but thanks to a tweak, their screens now look quite different. Instead of the familiar notch at the top, containing the front camera and Face ID sensors, there’s now a black oval, pill-shaped area filled with pixels. Apple calls it the Dynamic Island.
This updated design might appear to be about aesthetics, but it also includes plenty of software functionality, too.
