New "apples" were brought up: an overview of the autumn presentation of Apple

Apple watches are selling like hot cakes all over the world, leading the popularity ratings not only in the segment of smart wearable gadgets, but also in the whole family of wrist chronographs.

On the fourth approach, the clock changed the most. First of all, they have grown in size: 40 mm and 44 mm now against 38 mm and 42 mm before. Of the visible improvements, the display also attracts attention, which has increased by about a third. In the case of the younger version of smartwatches, an OLED matrix with a resolution of 324x394 pixels, rounded at the corners and framed by thin frames, is assigned to its role. The perception of the picture on the enlarged screen has reached a new qualitative level.

The main emphasis in the fourth generation of "smart" watches is on health. The standard measurements of physical activity parameters and the user's heart rate are enhanced with a heart rate tracking function and an integrated electrocardiogram reading system. The electrodes for this case are brought to the plane of the Digital Crown wheel, which has learned to provide tactile feedback with each scrolling step. Unfortunately, at the start of sales, the ECG function only works within the United States, but the expansion of its spheres of influence to other regions is not far off. Another useful feature is tracking user crashes and taking follow-up actions. For example, if a person does not react after a fall within a minute, the watch itself will call an ambulance for him.

In order to better hear the voice assistant Siri, the speaker on board the watch became louder, and the microphone moved away from it to suppress echo. All this will also come in handy if you intend to make a voice call or receive an incoming call, which allows you to "crank" the version of the smartwatch with an LTE module and an electronic SIM card(supported in a limited number of regions). In other respects, the model is of interest due to its water resistance up to 50 m and compatibility with the existing accessory park of straps. But the battery life of the clock could be “lifted” more: in normal mode, they “live” for about 18 hours, with an active GPS module — three times less.

The light version of the 2018 iPhone generation is designed to give as many people as possible access to Apple's advanced technologies. It differs from older brothers in slightly simplified equipment, which does not prevent the smartphone from being classified as a flagship squad.

Erke got at its disposal a 6.1-inch diagonal LCD screen with the usual “monobrow”, where a place is allocated for a 7 MP front camera, service sensors and sensors of the Face ID face recognition system. In addition to unlocking your smartphone, an improved face scanner deals with the issues of making payments in the Apple Pay system and allows you to enter the necessary applications without resorting to a password.

At a resolution of 1791x828 pixels, the pixel density on the Aple iPhone Xr screen reaches 326ppi (at the level of the “old man” Apple iPhone 4). For the sake of affordability, the smartphone is also deprived of 3D Touch support, instead it is proposed to use the services of tactile vibration feedback Haptic Touch. In addition to the screen, they left the True Tone colour temperature adaptation system to environmental conditions.

"Under the hood" of a smartphone — without compromise. The heart of the device is the Apple A12 Bionic chip, the power of which literally bursts out of the chest, in conjunction with 3 GB of RAM and 64 GB of permanent memory. With the camera, things are also on the highest level, despite the single photomodule from the rear. It is identical to the 12 MP sensor in conjunction with f / 1.8 aperture optics, which is used as the main camera by the older brother of the model — Apple iPhone Xs 64 GB Price from 8 499 up to 26 007 ₴. The optical image stabilization system and software algorithms for blurring the background when shooting in portrait mode contribute to the achievement of the intended photographic goals. A new killer feature of the camera is depth-adjustable bokeh in the finished image.

While some manufacturers are actively promoting phones with three SIM cards to the masses, the Cupertino people have added the long-awaited support for two SIM cards to the iPhone. At the hardware level, it is fully implemented in devices for the Chinese market, while other regions will have to be content with eSIM. The model is available in white, black, blue, yellow, coral and red. Moreover, there is no talk of cheap plastic in the case materials. The front and rear of the device is covered with glass, its perimeter frame is made of aluminium, water protection is claimed according to the IP67 standard and Qi wireless charging is supported.

The base model in the new generation of iPhone has replaced the original "top ten", which has done a lot of hype around its own person due to its extraordinary appearance with a characteristic "bangs" on the front panel. Nevertheless, the Apple iPhone XS is by no means a revolutionary, but an evolutionary continuation of the Apple series.

Dust and moisture-proof according to the IP68 standard, the body of the device carries a performant “hardware” on board, which is headed by the Apple A12 Bionic chip, manufactured using the 7-nm process technology. Assistance in solving tasks related to the operation of the portrait mode of the camera, the Face ID system, augmented reality and the creation of "animoji" is kindly provided by the 8-core Neural Engine. In the “base”, the model is equipped with a 64 GB drive, and in the maximum configuration of the smartphone, the storage capacity is 512 GB.

Externally, the device Xs is practically indistinguishable from its predecessor in the face of Apple iPhone X 256 GB . He got a 5.8-inch Super Retina OLED display of the same size with a display resolution of 2436x1125 pixels and full HDR10 support. But, as you know, the devil is in the details — the screen is covered with a reinforced protective glass, the colour gamut of the display has improved twice as much, and the touch sensor polling rate was 120 Hz, which has a positive effect on its responsiveness.

The set of cameras in the arsenal of the smartphone consists of a tandem of 12 MP modules with a double optical stub, which now stabilizes the picture, including when shooting video in 4K. The luminosity of the cameras remained the same (f/1.8 for the main module and f/2.4 for the portrait one), however, the size of a single pixel (up to 1.4 μm) has increased for the main “eye”, which means it is able to capture more light. Other innovations include the introduction of Smart HDR for capturing high dynamic range shots without lag when you press the shutter button, and the ability to change the amount of background blur in the finished photo. Video recording on the camera is made at a frequency of 60 fps in 4K and in FullHD resolution at 240 fps, moreover, the sound is recorded from four microphones in stereo.

Apple has finally been able to put 2 SIM into service with "apple" smartphones. But she did it in her own way: one of the “sims” is physical, and the second is virtual (eSIM) and its support is not claimed by all mobile operators (in our latitudes, this has not yet been implemented). However, there will be two physical SIM cards in the version for the Chinese market. Summing up, the Apple iPhone Xs is destined to become the most balanced smartphone of the trinity of mobile devices announced at the dawn of autumn 2018 with a bitten apple logo on the rear glass panel.

About a full-size smartphone with a Super Retina display, Apple speaks very immodestly, calling it the largest in the entire history of the iPhone. Actually, it is, so there is not much point in arguing with the Cupertinos.

Despite the 6.5-inch display diagonal, you can’t call a gigantic smartphone. The fact is that the size of the model is comparable to Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64 GB but the screen is a full inch bigger. The secret of success is minimal frames. It was necessary to sacrifice only part of the screen at the very top, where there is a characteristic “mono-brow” with a “peephole” of a 7 MP selfie camera, Face ID system sensors and other service sensors. 3.3 million pixels are dispersed along the perimeter of the OLED screen, which form a complete picture in a high resolution of 2688x1242 pixels. Technologies Force Touch, True Tone, etc. — everything is in its place.

The hardware platform of the smartphone is based on the 7-nm Apple A12 Bionic single-chip system in combination with the Neural Engine. The strength of the "iron" part of the device is more than enough to toss and turn any modern games and applications, regardless of their degree of "heaviness". Immodest memory volumes in the maximum configuration of the model complement the positive picture — it's no joke, the drive in the "full hardware" modification has a capacity of 512 GB.

The cameras, at first glance, were inherited by the smartphone from Apple iPhone X 64 GB . There may be a portrait photomodule, but the main sensor of the model is new. The resolution of both modules is 12 MP, each of them is covered by an optical image stabilization system. Also, the rear camera is capable of recording videos in 4K resolution (3840x2160 pixels) with a frame rate of up to 60 fps, in parallel with which stereo sound is recorded from four built-in microphones.

A nice bonus for owners of the Xs Max model is IP68 protection. The smartphone was tested for water resistance in salt water and even in beer, so during prolonged gatherings in a bar with friends, the risk of drowning the device tends to zero. Other attributes of a strong player in the arena of flagship smartphones are support for fast and wireless battery charging technologies, an NFC chip and, importantly, dual SIM, albeit in a somewhat truncated form (one of the SIM cards is virtual, which means that a limited number of operators work with it). mobile communications).