Apple iPhone 15, Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 annoucement wrap-up
Apple's iPhone 15 event is over and it was a big one.
All iPhone 15 models have USB-C ports, finally! The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus were bumped to the Dynamic Island notch and got a new 48MP main camera. Its sensor is smaller than the Pros' 48MP unit, though, but it snaps in 24MP by default.
![Apple iPhone 15 and 15 Plus get Dynamic Island, USB-C, new main camera](https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/23/09/apple-iphone-15-iphone-15-plus-announced/inline/-1200/gsmarena_005.jpg)
The Pros saw the biggest upgrades. The iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max ditch the heavy stainless steel for a stronger, more durable, and lighter titanium alloy with a brushed finish in four colors - Black, White, Blue, and natural Titanium.
The biggest updates to the Pro line are the cameras and the A17 Pro chipset. Starting from the latter - it's the world's first 3nm SoC, and it has a 10% faster processor and up to 20% faster graphics.
Both new Pros got a new, bigger-sensor 48MP main camera, and new ultrawide whooters, and the Pro Max got an exclusive 5x telephoto camera, courtesy of a tetraprism periscope design. This camera is a zoom revolution on an iPhone and it took Apple years to design.
![Apple puts USB-C on the iPhone 15 Pros, the Pro Max debuts a periscope zoom](https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/23/09/iphone-15-pro-announcement/-1200/gsmarena_001.jpg)
Finally, we got the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Watch Ultra 2. The biggest update to these smart wearables is the S9 system in package (SiP) with 60% more transistors than the outgoing S8 series chip. It boasts a 30% faster GPU and a new 4-core NPU.
But that’s not all – the S9 SiP allows Siri requests processed on the device, which means much faster results as they don’t go to the cloud and back. Apple also promises 25% more accurate voice dictation.
Double Tap is arguably the killer new feature on the Series 9. This is a new pinch gesture using your thumb and index finger similar to how you operate the Apple Vision Pro headset.
![Apple Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2 announces with brighter sceens, Double Tap and all-day battery life](https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/23/09/apple-watch-9-watch-ultra-ofic/inline/-1200/gsmarena_001.jpg)
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
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Apple iPhone 15 Plus
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Apple iPhone 15
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Apple Watch Ultra 2
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Reader comments
- Tee
- 14 Sep 2023
- Nkw
Another year, another recycled phone from Apple. I'm at loss at consumers who buy the same iteration each year.
- SuperSpruce
- 13 Sep 2023
- 4n9
You're right that iOS is the problem, but for a much larger reason: They don't allow alternative app stores and they limit what apps can do. Without those restrictions, there would certainly be some third party app that adds those features ...
- Anonymous
- 13 Sep 2023
- qqb
Wow a watch that's probably 800 or 900 again just because it's screen is a little bigger... All these watches are more insanely over priced than the phones. And I don't just mean the apple ones. You get tiny miniscule screens, weak l...