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October Apple event = HomePods, iPhones, and... was there an and?
Tweet****Ups: - like tweetback, but a prequel 😂

• Time to let go of my iPhone 7 and upgrade to 12. Need to wait for @BubbleSortShow to cover the latest news in order to determine which one to get😊 Wonder which one @scottaw @CWDaly and @vichudson1 will recommend. PS. @johnchidgey feel free to advise as well😉 @Apple - Mrs B

Topics:

• Apple Tues Oct 13 Event
  • Homepod mini - Does mini also refer to the tiny Tom Thumb home set they used?
  • $99
  • Order 11-6-20 ships 11-16-20
  • S5 with Computational Audio
  • New U1 Handoff experience later in the year
  • Intercom
  • Also works with other devices like carplay and AirPods
  • Smart Stereo Pairing
  • They did their best to hide the cord, but it is not cordless
  • White & Space Gray
  • Dimensions
  • Height 3.3 inches (84.3 mm)
  • Width 3.9 inches (97.9 mm)
  • Weight 0.76 pound (345 grams)
  • Full-range driver and dual passive radiators for deep bass and crisp high frequencies
  • Custom acoustic waveguide for a 360º sound field
  • Acoustically transparent fabric
  • Computational audio for real-time tuning
  • Four-microphone design for far-field Siri
  • Multiroom audio with AirPlay 2
  • 5G, Blah Blah Blah
  • Environmental Commitment Update - Lisa Jackson on the roof
  • No more power adapters or headphones
  • Reduced 2 million metric tons of carbon
  • 450,000 less cars per year
  • iPhones 12 - Shared features among them all
    • 5G
    • MagSafe
    • Super Retina XDR display
    • All screens have HDR OLED display
    • 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
    • True Tone display
    • Wide color display (P3)
    • Ceramic Shield front
    • 4x better drop performance
    • Haptic Touch
    • 1200 nits max brightness (HDR) - Average varies by model
    • The 12 and Smaller Pro are the same size this time.
    • Height 5.78 inches (146.7 mm)
    • Width 2.82 inches (71.5 mm)
    • Depth 0.29 inch (7.4 mm)
    • Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529
    • A14 Bionic chip
    • Next-generation Neural Engine
    • Camera - All Phones - Dual 12MP camera system (Ultra Wide and Wide) - Ultra Wide: ƒ/2.4 aperture - Wide: ƒ/1.6 aperture - Night mode - Deep Fusion - Optical image stabilization - 2x optical zoom out - Digital zoom up to 5x - Brighter True Tone flash with Slow Sync - Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control - Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) - Smart HDR 3 for photos - All share the same front camera - TrueDepth camera - ƒ/2.2 aperture - Smart HDR 3 for photos - Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control - Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High-Key Mono) - Extended dynamic range for video at 30 fps - Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p) - 4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps - HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 30 fps - 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps - Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps - Night mode - Deep Fusion - QuickTake video - Animoji and Memoji - iPhone Pro Exclusive - 12MP camera system (Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto) - Telephoto: ƒ/2.0 aperture - Night Mode Portraits - Apple ProRAW - Dual optical image stabilization - 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out - 4x optical zoom range - Regular - 5x optical zoom range - Max - Digital zoom up to 10x - Video Recording
      • All Phones
        • 4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
        • 4K editing support
        • 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
        • HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 60 fps
        • Extended dynamic range for video up to 60 fps
        • Optical image stabilization for video
        • 2x optical zoom out
        • Digital zoom up to 3x
        • Audio zoom
        • QuickTake video
        • Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
        • Night mode Time-lapse
        • Time-lapse video with stabilization
        • Stereo recording
        • Pro Exclusive
        • 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out
        • Digital zoom up to 6x
        • Face ID Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition
        • No Touch ID 😭
        • AV Playback
        • Spatial audio playback
          • Supports Dolby Atmos
        • HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG
  • iPhone 12 & mini
    • Colors
    • Blue
    • Green
    • White
    • Black
    • Product Red
    • Aerospace-grade aluminum
    • 625 nits max brightness (typical)
    • Storage Capacity
    • 64GB
    • 128GB
    • 256GB
  • iPhone 12 - Order now, ships 10-23 - $799 - $949 - 6.1-inch (diagonal) all-screen OLED display - 2532-by-1170-pixel resolution at 460 ppi - Weight 5.78 ounces (164 grams)
  • iPhone mini - Order 11-6, ships 11-13 - $699 - $849 - 5.4-inch (diagonal) all-screen OLED display - 2340-by-1080-pixel resolution at 476 ppi - Height 5.18 inches (131.5 mm) - Width 2.53 inches (64.2 mm) - Weight 4.76 ounces (135 grams)
  • iPhone 12 Pro - Colors
    • Gold
    • Graphite
    • Silver
    • Pacific Blue - Surgical-grade stainless steel - LiDAR Scanner - 800 nits max brightness (typical) - Storage Capacity
    • 128GB
    • 256GB
    • 512GB
    • Regular
    • $999 - $1299
    • Order now, ships 10-23
    • 6.1-inch (diagonal) all-screen OLED display
    • 2532-by-1170-pixel resolution at 460 ppi
    • 800 nits max brightness (typical)
    • Weight 6.66 ounces (189 grams) - Max
    • $1099 - $1399
    • Order 11-6, ships 11-13
    • 6.7-inch (diagonal) all-screen OLED display
    • 2778-by-1284-pixel resolution at 458 ppi
    • Height 6.33 inches (160.8 mm)
    • Width 3.07 inches (78.1 mm)
    • Weight 8.03 ounces (228 grams)
  • iPhone 12 Pro vs. iPhone 12 Pro Max Buyer’s Guide
  • Still have these old clunkers around - iPhone SE $399 - iPhone XR $499 - iPhone 11 $599

Links:

• iPhone 12 Pro vs. iPhone 12 Pro Max Buyer’s Guide

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