Weekly digest - 2019.37
This week Apple had their annual iPhone event. This is what have been announced.
iPhone 11
The successor of the iPhone XR looks following:
- 6.1‑inch Liquid Retina HD display (1792x828px),
- Screen with Haptic Touch (no 3D Touch),
- A13 Bionic CPU/GPU,
- 4GB of RAM,
- 64GB, 128GB or 256GB of storage,
- Dual 12MP Ultra Wide and Wide rear cameras,
- 12MP TrueDepth front camera recording at 120fps (slowfie),
- Spatial audio with Dolby Atmos,
- Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) and Gigabit-Class LTE,
- 1h longer battery life than in iPhone XR.
iPhone 11 comes in Black, Green, Yellow, Purple, Red, White colors from $699 for the base model.
iPhone 11 Pro & Pro Max
The successors of the iPhone XS look following:
- 5.8‑inch Super Retina XDR (OLED) display (2436x1125px) in Pro model,
- 6.5‑inch Super Retina XDR (OLED) display (2436x1125px) in Pro Max model,
- Screen with Haptic Touch (no 3D Touch),
- A13 Bionic CPU/GPU,
- 4 or 6GB of RAM*,
- 64GB, 128GB or 256GB of storage,
- Triple 12MP Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto rear cameras,
- 12MP TrueDepth front camera recording at 120fps (slowfie),
- Spatial audio with Dolby Atmos,
- Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) and Gigabit-Class LTE,
- Pro has 4h longer battery life than in iPhone XS and Pro Max 5h longer than XS Max.
iPhone 11 Pro models come in Midnight Green, Space Grey, Silver and Gold. iPhone 11 Pro starts at $999 and the Pro Max starts at $1,099.
(*) We don't have official specification from Apple. Available reports are contradicting each other. Quite possible that the amount of memory depends on amount of storage, like in iPad.
Apple Watch Series 5
Newest Apple Watch also got small upgrade:
- Always-On Retina display,
- new Apple 64-bit dual-core S5 chip,
- 32 GB of storage,
- Compass,
- Aluminum, stainless steel, titanium and ceramic material finishes,
Apple Watch Series 5 starts at $399 for 40mm model and $429 for 44mm version.
iPad
Apple has also announced the successor to the 9.7-inch iPad:
- 10.2-Inch Retina Display,
- A10 Fusion chip,
- Support for Apple Pencil 2 and Smart Keyboard,
New iPad starts at just $329.
Apple TV+
Apple shared more details about their upcoming streaming service:
- It's launching on November 1st,
- Monthly subscription will cost $4.99,
- Apple also offers 1 year of free subscription with purchase of Mac, iPad, iPhone or Apple TV.
Interesting links
- How Apple’s Apps Topped Rivals in the App Store It Controls
- Unit tests best practices in Xcode and Swift
- Accessibility in SwiftUI
- NES Emulator Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- How scrolling textures gave Super Mario Galaxy 2 its charm
- noclip - A digital museum of video game levels
- How Avengers: Endgame's Visual Effects Were Made | WIRED
Image credits: Apple