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Post by AudioHTIT on Sept 8, 2021 16:20:44 GMT -5
Well I’m getting a jump on my annual Apple OS & Hardware thread. Mostly to post that the fall event has been scheduled for Tuesday September 14 at 10 AM PDT. If you want to watch it live, you can use the tv App, on any platform you have available (TV, iPhone, iPad, macOS, and some Smart TVs). On the hardware side we’re expecting four versions of the the iPhone 13, possibly the Apple Watch 7, and other devices. But last year they spread the releases out over the fall, so new MacBooks, iMacs, or iPads could come out over the next couple of months. iOS & iPadOS 15 will be released with the iPhone, though iPadOS could be delayed a bit, tvOS 15 and watchOS 8 should be in the mix as well. macOS Monterey should also released, some of us are watching to see if any improvements to the Apple Music App come along with that; namely bitperfect playing of lossless files, and higher bitrate and lossless AirPlay 2. I’ll add some links below if you’re interested in reading more. Personally I’ve been holding out for the iPhone to switch to USB-C (like the iPads) but that’s not going to happen, and after four years it’s time to replace my X, so I’ll be ordering maybe a 13 Pro. Also sold my 2013 MacBook Pro earlier this summer and will be waiting for a new MacBook Pro with a larger (better) screen and maybe a newer M1(x) processor. www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-13-launch-happens-sept-14www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ios-15-rumors-release-date-new-features-everything-we-know |
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Post by novisnick on Sept 8, 2021 17:03:49 GMT -5
Thanks for keeping us all well informed! I too may be upgrading my phone but I have no interest in a large one, Iuse my trusty original IPad Air.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Sept 8, 2021 18:22:01 GMT -5
Thanks for keeping us all well informed! I too may be upgrading my phone but I have no interest in a large one, Iuse my trusty original IPad Air. They will have three sizes, the standard sized iPhones 13 and 13 Pro (with better camera), the larger 13 Max (also with better camera), and the smaller 13 Mini — at least that’s the scuttlebutt. |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Sept 14, 2021 13:19:52 GMT -5
I normally get distracted during these things so I took some notes during the Apple Fall Event 2021
(lost all my indents)
tv+
* Lots of new series
iPad
* iPadOS 15
* Apps 40% growth this year
* Another “New iPad”
* A13 Chip
* 20% faster than A12
* New image processor for better photos and FaceTime
* 12MP Camera
* Center Stage auto centers subject in frame
* Supports 1st Gen Apple Pencil
* Starts at $329 w/64 GB
* Order today, delivery next week
* New “iPad mini”
* Squared sides
* 4 colors
* 8.3” Liquid Retina Display
* Touch ID in top button
* 40% faster than previous Gen
* 80% faster GPU
* Neural engine can translate foreign language in real time
* USB-C
* 5G cellular
* 12MP camera 122 deg wide w/ Center Stage
* 2nd Gen Apple Pencil
* Starting @ $499
* Order today, delivery next week
* All iPads now have 100% recycled aluminum enclosure
Watch
* watchOS 8
* Auto detects start of workouts
* Bike fall detection
* Watch Series 7
* Larger screen area (smaller border)
* Wrap around display
* More durable, WP50
* Faster charging
* 5 colors, 5 metallics
* 100% recycled aluminum case
* Starting @ $399 later this fall
* Fitness+ built for Watch
iPhone
* iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini
* IP68 water resistance
* Diagonal camera lenses (2)
* 5 colors
* Smaller notch
* Super Retina display 800 — 1200 NITS
* OLED w/DV, HLG, HDR
* A15 Bionic Chip
* 6 core CPU
* 4 core GPU
* 16 core Neural Engine
* New video encoder & decoder
* New camera
* Larger pixel sensor for more light
* Better image stabilization
* Better night vision
* Cinematic mode
* Rack focus (cool whodunnit demo)
* 4K60DV
* 5G
* More carriers
* New antennas
* Battery life
* Mini + 1.5 hours
* 13 2.5 more hours
* iOS 15
* More security
* Reduced eMail tracking
* New MagSafe
* 13 mini starts at $699
* 13 starts at $799
* 128 GB base memory
* iPhone 13 Pro & Pro Max
* That stuff plus
* 3 lenses
* Nicer more durable case
* True depth front camera in smaller notch
* Tougher front glass on display
* 5 core GPU
* Super Retina XDR display 1000-1200 NITS
* ProMotion Adaptive / Variable frame rate
* smoother motion
* better battery
* 120Hz adaptive
* New camera
* 3x optical zoom
* Larger sensor, more light, less noise
* Telephoto
* 6x with digital
* Macro photography for minimum distance detail
* Smart HDR 4
* New photographic ‘styles’
* More video and cinematic options
* ProRes Video coming later this fall
* Battery life
* Larger battery
* More efficient OS
* 1.5 — 2.5 more hours
* More recycled parts
* 13 Pro Starts at $999 w/128
* 13 Pro Max starts at $1099 w/128
* 256/512/1TB options
* All iPhone 13 models can be preordered on 9/17
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Post by dksosku on Sept 14, 2021 13:38:01 GMT -5
No Airpods.. disappointed.
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Post by LCSeminole on Sept 14, 2021 21:04:42 GMT -5
Nothing in these releases excites me this time. I'm still digging my iPhone 12Pro and iPad Air 4th Gen. I will never go back to an iPad Mini as I've found the size of the iPad Air 4Gen to be perfect.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Sept 14, 2021 21:17:14 GMT -5
No Airpods.. disappointed. Me too, I was expecting the 3 and will buy them when they come out. |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Sept 14, 2021 21:31:37 GMT -5
Nothing in these releases excites me this time. I'm still digging my iPhone 12Pro and iPad Air 4th Gen. I will never go back to an iPad Mini as I've found the size of the iPad Air 4Gen to be perfect. My wife likes her 12 as well, I need a new phone so the 13 pro has my name on it (Verizon seems to have a good trade in deal on my X). Hoping for a new MacBook Pro in a month or so too (in time for ski season ⛷) |
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Post by novisnick on Sept 14, 2021 23:29:49 GMT -5
Nothing in these releases excites me this time. I'm still digging my iPhone 12Pro and iPad Air 4th Gen. I will never go back to an iPad Mini as I've found the size of the iPad Air 4Gen to be perfect. Can you compare the Air 4Gen to the original Air? I just love the size, weight and custome cover for the original IPad Air. |
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Post by creimes on Sept 15, 2021 0:43:47 GMT -5
Nothing in these releases excites me this time. I'm still digging my iPhone 12Pro and iPad Air 4th Gen. I will never go back to an iPad Mini as I've found the size of the iPad Air 4Gen to be perfect. Can you compare the Air 4Gen to the original Air? I just love the size, weight and custome cover for the original IPad Air. I really like my 4th gen Air, it's a nice fit between the iPad and iPad Pro, I got mine through the Carrier I work for and it has a sim card and shares data in my 50gb data pool  |
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Post by cawgijoe on Sept 15, 2021 7:46:03 GMT -5
I'm planning on retiring my iphone 7 (256gb) and getting the iphone 13 Pro. I'm with Verizon.
I really like doing the buy in the Apple store. Looks like Apple will give me $50 for my phone.
For those in the know....what's the best deal and way to do this? In store? Preorder? Can you preorder and pick it up in store?
Help.
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Post by novisnick on Sept 15, 2021 8:46:07 GMT -5
I'm planning on retiring my iphone 7 (256gb) and getting the iphone 13 Pro. I'm with Verizon. I really like doing the buy in the Apple store. Looks like Apple will give me $50 for my phone. For those in the know....what's the best deal and way to do this? In store? Preorder? Can you preorder and pick it up in store? Help. Good question as we have a Iphone 6 Plus, time to update I think. It no longer updates. Not sure why. I’ve read ( AudioHTIT) that Verison was offering a good deal on the IPhone 13 but my carrier didn’t even offer the 13. |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Sept 15, 2021 11:25:41 GMT -5
I'm planning on retiring my iphone 7 (256gb) and getting the iphone 13 Pro. I'm with Verizon. I really like doing the buy in the Apple store. Looks like Apple will give me $50 for my phone. For those in the know....what's the best deal and way to do this? In store? Preorder? Can you preorder and pick it up in store? Help. Good question as we have a Iphone 6 Plus, time to update I think. It no longer updates. Not sure why. I’ve read ( AudioHTIT ) that Verison was offering a good deal on the IPhone 13 but my carrier didn’t even offer the 13. Preorders start on Friday, they (probably) can only be done online, delivery dates haven’t been specified, but would also depend where you were in line. I think there will be an option to pickup in store, but those details aren’t visible yet. There is definitely an option to have it delivered to your home, and then take it to the store for setup, which is almost the same. It also looks like you can trade in any iPhone 6S or newer (and some Androids), I think the 6 Plus is one year too old, but you can probably sell it for more than they’d give you anyway (which would be $30-$60). Currently all the deals are only visible on the Apple site, including the carrier details, I’d guess on the 17th the carriers may have them posted as well. I’m on Verizon and their trade in deal looks particularly good, up to $700 for my X (4 years old), if I signup for 24 months, and pay 30 monthly installments for the phone. I’ve tried to confirm that it’s good for existing customers, and both Apple and Verizon say yes, but I hit a wall getting more detail than that. So you should be able to buy from both Apple or Carrier and get the same deal, supply may be the issue and it could go either way depending on who goes where. |
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Post by cawgijoe on Sept 15, 2021 11:51:07 GMT -5
I'm planning on retiring my iphone 7 (256gb) and getting the iphone 13 Pro. I'm with Verizon. I really like doing the buy in the Apple store. Looks like Apple will give me $50 for my phone. For those in the know....what's the best deal and way to do this? In store? Preorder? Can you preorder and pick it up in store? Help. Good question as we have a Iphone 6 Plus, time to update I think. It no longer updates. Not sure why. I’ve read ( AudioHTIT ) that Verison was offering a good deal on the IPhone 13 but my carrier didn’t even offer the 13. Preorders start on Friday, they (probably) can only be done online, delivery dates haven’t been specified, but would also depend where you were in line. I think there will be an option to pickup in store, but those details aren’t visible yet. There is definitely an option to have it delivered to your home, and then take it to the store for setup, which is almost the same. It also looks like you can trade in any iPhone 6S or newer (and some Androids), I think the 6 Plus is one year too old, but you can probably sell it for more than they’d give you anyway (which would be $30-$60). Currently all the deals are only visible on the Apple site, including the carrier details, I’d guess on the 17th the carriers may have them posted as well. I’m on Verizon and their trade in deal looks particularly good, up to $700 for my X (4 years old), if I signup for 24 months, and pay 30 monthly installments for the phone. I’ve tried to confirm that it’s good for existing customers, and both Apple and Verizon say yes, but I hit a wall getting more detail than that. So you should be able to buy from both Apple or Carrier and get the same deal, supply may be the issue and it could go either way depending on who goes where. Thanks. I'm thinking about signing up for the Apple Card and using it for an interest free loan, plus 3% back and making it easy to purchase future Apple products. I'm not sure how the trade in would work. I don't want to mail my old phone anywhere. Much easier to drop it off at the Apple store. |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Sept 15, 2021 13:41:24 GMT -5
Preorders start on Friday, they (probably) can only be done online, delivery dates haven’t been specified, but would also depend where you were in line. I think there will be an option to pickup in store, but those details aren’t visible yet. There is definitely an option to have it delivered to your home, and then take it to the store for setup, which is almost the same. It also looks like you can trade in any iPhone 6S or newer (and some Androids), I think the 6 Plus is one year too old, but you can probably sell it for more than they’d give you anyway (which would be $30-$60). Currently all the deals are only visible on the Apple site, including the carrier details, I’d guess on the 17th the carriers may have them posted as well. I’m on Verizon and their trade in deal looks particularly good, up to $700 for my X (4 years old), if I signup for 24 months, and pay 30 monthly installments for the phone. I’ve tried to confirm that it’s good for existing customers, and both Apple and Verizon say yes, but I hit a wall getting more detail than that. So you should be able to buy from both Apple or Carrier and get the same deal, supply may be the issue and it could go either way depending on who goes where. Thanks. I'm thinking about signing up for the Apple Card and using it for an interest free loan, plus 3% back and making it easy to purchase future Apple products. I'm not sure how the trade in would work. I don't want to mail my old phone anywhere. Much easier to drop it off at the Apple store. I don’t want my phone either and plan to trade it in one way or another, the Verizon deal (if actually available to existing customers), seems to give the best trade it, and the 30 month payments are zero interest, but if I didn’t have a Costco rebate Visa, I’d probably get the Apple One (I do like Apple Pay / Cash). I do think if you trade in with Apple you have to mail it back, but honestly not sure if you can drop it at the store as well. Edit: The link below covers some of the ‘deals’, here is the Verizon language: “ Verizon Up to $800 off with an eligible trade-in New and existing Verizon customers can get up to $800 off the iPhone 13 models with an eligible trade-in. Verizon will also cover up to $500 for new customers to switch and the two offers can be combined. So, if you're thinking of switching to Verizon, you can get up to $1,300 off the new iPhone 13. However, the deal only applies to select unlimited plans” www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-13-price-and-preorders-how-to-get-apples-new-phones-for-0-starting-this-friday |
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Post by cawgijoe on Sept 15, 2021 13:53:32 GMT -5
Thanks. I'm thinking about signing up for the Apple Card and using it for an interest free loan, plus 3% back and making it easy to purchase future Apple products. I'm not sure how the trade in would work. I don't want to mail my old phone anywhere. Much easier to drop it off at the Apple store. I don’t want my phone either and plan to trade it in one way or another, the Verizon deal (if actually available to existing customers), seems to give the best trade it, and the 30 month payments are zero interest, but if I didn’t have a Costco rebate Visa, I’d probably get the Apple One (I do like Apple Pay / Cash). I do think if you trade in with Apple you have to mail it back, but honestly not sure if you can drop it at the store as well. I do have the Costco Citi card, which we use for everything, but in this case unless I go through Costco, the Apple Card gives you an additional percent, or two. When we bought my wife the iphone 11, we went to the local Apple store, lined up, waited our turn, and bought the phone she wanted and traded in her old one right then and there. They also set up her new one. It was pretty smooth except for the waiting. We just paid in full right there using the Citi Costco card. |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Sept 15, 2021 14:33:41 GMT -5
… When we bought my wife the iphone 11, we went to the local Apple store, lined up, waited our turn, and bought the phone she wanted and traded in her old one right then and there. They also set up her new one. It was pretty smooth except for the waiting. We just paid in full right there using the Citi Costco card. Yes, I remember waiting in line for a new iPad many years ago. I’m sure you will eventually be able to do all that, it may just be a while. |
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Post by cawgijoe on Sept 15, 2021 14:37:52 GMT -5
… When we bought my wife the iphone 11, we went to the local Apple store, lined up, waited our turn, and bought the phone she wanted and traded in her old one right then and there. They also set up her new one. It was pretty smooth except for the waiting. We just paid in full right there using the Citi Costco card. Yes, I remember waiting in line for a new iPad many years ago. I’m sure you will eventually be able to do all that, it may just be a while. I will likely order online and figure it out from there. I'm not in a hurry as the 7 is still working and in mint condition (Otterbox case and glass screen protector). It's just getting slow after five years. |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Sept 15, 2021 15:52:32 GMT -5
It looks like iOS 15 will be released on Sept 20th (Monday), iPadOS and tvOS usually drop at the same time and have the same version number. watchOS 8 would probably come along then too. There was no mention of macOS Monterey (or Macs) in yesterday's announcements, they might come together in an event later this fall. iOS 15 Compatibility: iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, iPhone Xr, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPod touch (7th generation)apple.com/ios/ios-15iPadOS 15 Compatibility: iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation), iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, iPad (9th generation), iPad (8th generation), iPad (7th generation), iPad (6th generation), iPad (5th generation), iPad mini (6th generation), iPad mini (5th generation), iPad mini 4, iPad Air (4th generation), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air 2apple.com/ipados/ipados-15tvOS 15 Compatibility: Apple TV4K G2 (Gen 6), Apple TVG1 (Gen 5), Apple TVHD (Gen 4)watchOS 8 Compatibility:Apple Watch Series 3, Apple Watch Series 4, Apple Watch Series 5, Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch Series 7apple.com/watchos/watchos-8 |
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Post by novisnick on Sept 15, 2021 22:41:41 GMT -5
AudioHTIT I see that there is an update for the IPhone 6S Plus but my phone claims that its up to date. Can you help a guy out? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
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