What to Expect at Apple's September 2018 Event: New iPhones, Apple Watch Series 4, AirPods, AirPower and More

[Mac'nCheese]

I seriously do not understand why people are so excited here Those are just devices and every single year they are more or less the same. Bigger screen, 0,00001 sec faster, 2% better battery People are seriously addicted to things these days and value them more than people, relationships, God.

I'm interested it new tech and got excited by it. That doesn't mean I value tech over people. I would hope that most here agree with that. Why do people come here and just crap on things that people like to talk about? DO people do that in real life, hey you guys are so into that tv show, why do you love those character more than you love you kids?

 

[Aftermath747]

Doesnt work like that , on a standard two year deal, ( 3 yr deals are now getting popular as well) you would still have 12 month's payments of maybe 75 plus dollars a month owing. You ain't getting 800 dollars trade in for a 1 year old phone, so even the the New to new cost might be lower, you have at least have had to had paid off the first handset.. but if you've dropped a chunk of cash to settle the first deal its not really the same as suggesting it makes sense to upgrade.

Depends on your plan. If you’re on AT&T Next Every Year like I am, you can trade in your current phone and owe nothing on it. T-Mobile Jump works the same way.
Also not sure where you’re getting the $75 figure. I’m on a 2-year plan for the X and it’s $41 a month.

 

[MxK]

The 15inch MBP is 1.80kg, compared to 1.30kg of the 13inch MBP or the MBA. If you are used to carrying a MBA everyday to every place you go, you are used to the value of being low-weight, and going from 1.30kg to 1.80kg is a step backwards (it's equivalent to adding a half a litre bottle of water into your bag). Now you might argue that it's not possible to build a lighter 15inch, but Acer would show you wrong (next Swift5 is 15.6inch weighting just 1kg).

That Acer is made of plastic....

 

[ksec]

The vivo NEX, is only $549, ( And it is for the first time ever, I had a eye on a Android Phone, it is bloody brilliant phone ) The pricing disparity of a similar Chinese Android Phone to Apple iPhone has always been about double. So that I guess and hope the iPhone Xs 6.5" will be $999. Although somewhere in the back of my mind, I think the iPhone Xs stays $999, and Xs 6.5" for $1099. With the iPhone 9 being $799.

 

[PickUrPoison]

But where is the new Mac Mini? And the new MacBook Air Apple?

In October, along with Amber Lake rMB and iMac updates.

 

[Martyimac]

This event is shaping up to the biggest and most incredible event ever with unbelievable new products. These new iPhones will be the best Apple has ever made. And the same applies to the new Apple Watch.
I think everyone will be upgrading their devices this year.

This is the exact same thing all the  aficionados say every year.

 

[NT1440]

This is the exact same thing all the  aficionados say every year.

It’s the same thing every consumer device company says every year. Apple isn’t unique in evolutionary updates, that’s literally the basis of our economic system (for all its pitfalls).

 

[inkswamp]

Would be cool if they dropped the Mini from the name and we finally, after all these years, just had a regular Mac in the line-up.

And boy, I hope they don't cripple it in some silly way, like missing half the ports people want so it can be a 1/4" thinner or so we can courageously discard "outdated" tech like audio ports. Aesthetics are always a nice consideration but it's a desktop box. Nobody cares about those things. People want functionality out of a desktop machine, not bragging rights.

 

[iamtheonlyone4ever]

What to expect?

They will be really excited again, about all the things they will present, and they will state that it is the best iphone and apple watch they ever released.

Yawn! The 7Plus will remain the best one for me now.
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Sorry if my doubt is irrelevant, but making a phone call with the ipad... a non internet call over the regular cellular network...? Can you?

I was trying to be funny and made a sarcastic joke


I think you took it the wrong way
but as far as I know you can make regular phone calls on an IPAD
I have a 2017 WIFI+CELLULAR iPad that I use to fly my P4P drone
and I think I tested the call functions a few times
but to be sure I will test it again today and I get back to you with the right answer
I will take out the SIM card from my iPhone and put it on the iPad
just in case my iPad is carrier unlocked

 

[Kulfon]

I'm interested it new tech and got excited by it. That doesn't mean I value tech over people. I would hope that most here agree with that. Why do people come here and just crap on things that people like to talk about? DO people do that in real life, hey you guys are so into that tv show, why do you love those character more than you love you kids?

Lets be honest. The society is very different now. I know of people who die being hit by a train because they never take their eyes off their phones. Just go to any public place today...people rarely talk to each other, but they always look at their screens. Instagram of full of ego-driven selfies. It is pure addiction.

 

[Norwegian_Imposter]

I wonder if all the new Apple watches will be coming to Norway

 

[iamtheonlyone4ever]

What to expect?

They will be really excited again, about all the things they will present, and they will state that it is the best iphone and apple watch they ever released.

Yawn! The 7Plus will remain the best one for me now.
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Sorry if my doubt is irrelevant, but making a phone call with the ipad... a non internet call over the regular cellular network...? Can you?

well thanks to your comment I found the answer to the question, I don't need to install the SIM card in the iPad
as long as I have an active wifi connection, but we are not talking about FaceTime services, messages etc, we are talking about regular phone calls, as long as the iPad and the iPhone are connected to the same network I can use the iPad as a phone but is really the iPhone making the phone call not the iPad, the phone call is being transfer from the iPhone to the iPad

this just like the apple watch that it requires an iPhone for certain features
anyway
later

 

[Mac'nCheese]

Lets be honest. The society is very different now. I know of people who die being hit by a train because they never take their eyes off their phones. Just go to any public place today...people rarely talk to each other, but they always look at their screens. Instagram of full of ego-driven selfies. It is pure addiction.

True I just don't think people talking about something they like means they like that thing more than people. You can be addicted to something and still, if given the choice, choose something else.

 

[Glideslope]

I have zero interest in anything Apple until they showoff some new desktop computers and prove they are still a computer company for advanced users. While I have tried to use the iOS system it just is not capable of real work

Once again a voice appears from the shadows invigorating the idea that those who remember when Apple was an innovator still exist.

 

[PickUrPoison]

This is the exact same thing all the  aficionados say every year.

There’s a difference between a spec bump year and a new design year. This year Apple will be introducing two new iPhone form factors, two new iPad Pro form factors and two watches with new screen sizes. Three product lines and six new screens, all with the “Round” corners alluded to in the event invitation.

Visually cohesive and appealing, there’s going to be a lot of upgrade activity this year across the product lines as the iPhone X design language is expanded further.

 

[Martyimac]

There’s a difference between a spec bump year and a new design year. This year Apple will be introducing two new iPhone form factors, two new iPad Pro form factors and two watches with new screen sizes. Three product lines and six new screens, all with the “Round” corners alluded to in the event invitation.

Visually cohesive and appealing, there’s going to be a lot of upgrade activity this year across the product lines as the iPhone X design language is expanded further.

We shall see. Will let you know how I feel AFTER the event.

 

[lec0rsaire]

I would buy that blue looking one in a second. Especially if it was translucent like the original iMac!
So far I'm leaning towards the XS Plus or MAX. I'm sure it won't be called MAX. Max or maxi is just used a lot in Europe and it just means large.

 

[steeevo]

We don’t know if there was any cause for a possible delay if it *could* have launched earlier, but the reality is, you can’t set an expectation for a date when the never was one to begin with from Apple, and there is nothing wrong with revealing a product early, when Apple never disclosed why it was not launched to someone else’s expectations. Partly it is ignorance that others don’t realize that Phil Schiller did state to look for it in 2018, When others believed there was a set date, when there was not.

For the record, what they could have improved on, was at least provide more marketing towards the Airpower, which they did not do. But let’s not conflate that Apple should have given a date when they never disclosed one, those are two things that are not mutually exclusive.

Jesus christ. They announced it a year ago and then didnt mention it again. What is with that? Apple are very annoying at the moment but im not going to stop buying their stuff cos i love it.

 

[PickUrPoison]

We shall see. Will let you know how I feel AFTER the event.

What you or I think is ultimately of little consequence, but Apple’s Q1FY19 guidance, issued approx 11/1, will be very telling.

 

[Darryl.Jenks]

I have been fairly critical of the watch since day one, but I must admit the S4 has my (positive) attention.

 

[EdT]

In all likelihood I will be purchasing one of the iPhones this year. My iPhone 6 is having touchscreen problems in both the display breaking up up near the top of the screen and the entire touchscreen being unresponsive so I can't select apps, swipe to change screens or type. Looked into getting it fixed but going the approved route meant a 2 or 3 week time without the phone as it would have to be returned to Apple for repair. I didn't look into other repair shops so I don't know how much or how long it would take for an independent 3rd party to fix.

I am not entirely happy with the iphone choices and the reasons boil down to 2 issues: The cost of the iPhone, except for the cheapest phone on this list, and the removal of the audio jack. The reason I'm staying with Apple is because of it's privacy stance, which it seems to mostly stick to. Google got caught saving and tracking users locations from its Google Map app even if permission to do so was turned off on a phone. I am bothered that this took place on both Android and iPhones, as I thought Apple checked apps behaviors better than that, but it wasn't Apple doing the tracking or using the information, it was Google-Story Here.

Most of the other hot button items aren't ones for me: There are problems with IOS 11 but there were problems with IOS 10, IOS 9, IOS 8 and probably every earlier update. Android also has a lot of bugs, but for some reason gets a pass. And getting major updates on Android phones is problematic. Switching phone types won't fix OS problems. The notch? Doesn't bother me, and from watching my wife, who has an iPhone X and seeing the reliability of Face ID I don't care if I have a Touch ID or not.

My usual strategy with any electronic item is to buy the top of the line version and then not update again until absolutely necessary, but with top of the line probably being well north of $1000 I don't know if I will do that this time. I usually justify it by saying I'm not buying again for at least 4 or 5 years so my cost per year isn't high, but that argument isn't even convincing me as much as it usually does.

 

[meteoreos]

I get the feeling that they won’t unveil the new iPad Pros next week. I hope that I’m wrong, but also preparing myself for disappointment.

 

[lilrush]

I can't wait for this event to pass so that we can start talking macs

 

[fhopper]

I have bought 3 iPone 8 because I like having family members register their finger prints and share access on a phone. I understood Face recognition was not allowing that... multiple users... have things changed? Will the new phones allow multiple faces? OR... do people simply give out their 6 digit pin? Do Xs use pins or only faces?
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I can't wait for this event to pass so that we can start talking macs

My late 2013 is feeling old too.

 

[Agent007]

"Wake up to a new world on 9/12...again!"