Apple made few big announcements on 15th September 2020 in their Time Flies event. The first one was regarding the Apple watch series 6. The series watch is termed as the most advanced apple watch ever. Besides improving the features in Apple watch series 5, Apple has also included few new features. The sleep app now tracks your sleep rete even more accurately. The new hand wash feature tracks how long and clean you wash your hands and the Vo2 max claims to track your heart rate even more accurately. The most interesting feature in this Series 6 is the blood oxygen meter which measures the oxygen content in your blood. It comes with Watch OS 7 and S 6 chip. The watch strap also has an update. The solo loop model strap is like a wrist band which is expandable and the new thread type watch strap which is made of recycled yarn and now apple has also given an option for leather strap. With the new Apple watch family setup all members of a family can use apple watch with just one Iphone. These watches will have separate Apple Id and can work independent of the Iphone. These watches can also be tracked using the Iphone to which it is connected.
The next is the Apple Watch SE which is claimed as the cheapest Apple watch. The features are almost similar to series 6 with only few differences. The Apple watch SE comes in two variants, one with the oxygen tracking feature which is priced at $399 and the other without the blood oxygen tracking which is priced at $279. The Apple watch SE is provided with a S5 chip. As a go green initiative USB power adapters won't be provided in Apple Watches. The Apple fitness+ app gives access to 10 different types of workouts like zumba, yoga etc,.
Next is about the Ipads:
The Ipad 8th generation was also released in this event. Compared to the 7th generation the only major update given is the replacement of A10 chip with A12 bionic chip. Apple claims that this replacement will improve the performance by 40%. The non laminated display and the age old home button still prevails. There is no change in price compared to the 7th generation
The Ipad AIR 4 can be called as the hero of this event. The Ipad Air 4 is completely redesigned with thinner bezels and the Biometric fingerprint sensor shifted to the power button on the top of the device. The display of this Ipad is also increased from 10.5 inch in Ipad AIR 3 to 10.9 inch in Ipad AIR 4. Apple has introduced the A14 bionic chip in this Ipad Air 4 which is claimed as the most powerful chip ever used in an Apple device. This chip improves the performance and graphics of this device. The Apple pencil can now be charged by magnetically connecting it to the body of the Ipad. This Ipad is provided with USB C port which increases the speed of charging and file sharing. A 7mp front camera allows recording in 1080P and the 12mp rear camera records video in 4K. It is also provided with stereo audio in Landscape mode. This Ipad is starts at $599.
Apart from the devices IOS 14 was also released in this event, and apple in its effort of making the it as a carbon neutral company, uses completely recycled aluminium for the body of both the Ipads and recycled tungsten for the body of the Apple watches.
So overall the event had many big announcements but the Ipad 8th generation was the only disappointment as many expected few more upgrades with the display and home button.
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