iPhone 16, new Apple Watch and renewal of the cheapest AirPods

September is the month that marks the end of the holidays, the start of the school year and it is also the month when Apple traditionally presents their new iPhonesthe phone numbers that will mark the route for the rest of the year. And in 2024, everything indicates that the momentum will not be broken. At 7 p.m., in mainland Spain, the traditional September keynote will begin at the Steve Jobs Theater, one of the most anticipated moments of the year for technology lovers.

After the presentations in May, where it unveiled the iPad Pro and Air, and the WWDC in June, in which it presented the full potential of Apple Intelligence to developers, everything indicates that in this new presentation there will be few surprises and it will be filled the script. The Cupertino company should reveal the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro; new Apple Watch, as well as new AirPods.

Beyond the devices, it will also play a leading role Apple Intelligenceas the event invitation showed with the reference to “Glowtime”, being a clear nod to the new Siri interface. The pool seems more marked this time, but what exactly can we expect from Apple in its keynote this afternoon?

iPhone16

Apple will follow the strategy of recent years of presenting 4 iPhone 16 models. Thus, the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are expected. Although they will all maintain a design line similar to the current one, there will be a change in dimensions caused by the screens of the Pro and Pro Max models that They will become 6.3 and 6.9 inchesrespectively. For their part, the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will continue in the 6.1 and 6.7 inches that they had until now.

In the design of the most basic models, it is planned to incorporate the action buttonwhich allows you to customize different features of the phone and not just mute the sound. As well as the arrangement of the cameras, which will align vertically with the idea of ​​being able to record spatial video, thinking of having more content for the Vision Pro.

The Pro models will also get a new button, located on the right side, which will allow you to take photos or record videos by clicking directly on them, as if it were a camera. One of the most interesting details that have been leaked about it will be its mechanism, which will recognize the pressure that the user uses to focus, zoom or film.

As has happened on other occasions, the iPhone 16 Pro will be the ones that stand out in photography and video. It is estimated that it will improve the wide angle with a 48-megapixel sensor, as well as iPhone 16 Pro to gain 5x telephoto lens which this year was exclusively for the 15 Pro Max.

One of the unknowns is what processor the iPhone 16 will have and whether Apple will again differentiate between the two models in terms of chips. It is speculated that we could get an A18 Pro for the high-end models and an A18 Bionic for the base models, and that all would have more RAM than the previous generation. to be able to run Apple Intelligence more easily. And Apple Intelligence and the update to iOS 18 will be the other claim of the new smartphones, however, the company’s AI-based improvements will not reach Spain and Europe this year.

Regarding the price, it is assumed that Apple would maintain the current cost of its devices, with an important nuance. The iPhone 16 Pro would start at 100 euros more because 128GB version would disappearthus following the same strategy that happened with the iPhone 15 Pro Max last year. Furthermore, its availability – at least for the first models – would be on September 20.

Apple Watch

This 2024 is the big year for the Apple Watch. It’s been exactly 10 years since Apple’s smartwatch was introduced on September 9, 2014, and since then, everything has changed. This wearable has gradually oriented its use towards health, which has allowed it to be used more and more. more useful in daily monitoring users and their physical activity.

The tenth anniversary of the watch will be, according to the specialist journalist, Bloomberg Mark Gurman, let the Apple Watch Series 10 (or X) be the main protagonist of the afternoon, with a deep update both in design and capabilities. Likewise, a cheaper Apple Watch SE is expected as an entry model and a minimal renewal of the Apple Watch Ultra 2 that would only come in another color.

In principle, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 would not evolve in terms of design or power, so it is expected that a new black finish, as rumored last year, could arrive. It would be a slight facelift to give all the attention to the other two clocks of the afternoon. On the one hand a Apple Watch SE which could be updated using the current technology of the Watch S9 and with a plastic design that lightens the materials to make it cheaper.

Yet everything indicates that the great revolution will be in Apple Watch Series 10. It would have a larger size, which would make the case grow by an inch, and there is even speculation that the glass could become flat like the Ultra model. A thesis that is not shared by all the leakers of the information and that we will have to wait until Monday afternoon to know what it will really look like.

Gurman stresses that it will have a striking impact sleep apnea detection which will be integrated with sleep tracking. Here, it is logical to also expect an improvement in autonomy, as well as the fast charging system, which will allow the user to sleep with the watch on. The question remains what will be Apple’s response to the blood oxygen detection functionality after the patent dispute with Masimo since the beginning of the year.

In any case, it is expected that the qualities of Apple Intelligence will also be transferred to the field of physical activity measurement, both to make better recommendations and warn of health problems, as well as to provide more detailed information and accessible to users.

AirPod

Another product that Apple could renew this Monday would be a its iconic cushion-less headphones. According to Gurman, the company could announce a new model that would retire those launched in 2021, as well as its cheapest earbuds that it has on sale. I would do it to bring its appearance closer to the AirPods Pro and gain new functions.

In principle, the differentiation between these two models would be in the case of a speaker that allows them to be located with sound with the Search application – like the AirPods Pro or the AirTag – as well as they would gain in noise suppression the best of both worlds. One of the rumors that has been surrounding the AirPods lately is their ability to have health monitoring features, as well as some hearing care features, so it wouldn’t be out of the question to see something along those lines.

It seems less likely that Apple will present a refresh of the AirPods Pro or the AirPods Max. In both cases, the company is reportedly working on a more in-depth overhaul of its most ambitious earbuds and is taking more time to update them. It’s worth noting that the AirPods Max continue to retain the Lightning connection that Apple removed from all of its devices.

iPad mini, Mac, Apple TV?

In recent days, rumors have also multiplied about the possibility that Apple will take advantage of the event to unveil other devices that are usually less visible, such as the iPad mini, Apple TV or Mac mini. If we take into account the company’s usual strategy – which in these areas is usually similar to a Swiss watch – it will continue to separate product categories. leaving this September event exclusive to cell phones and watches.

In any case, we will have to wait until 7:00 p.m. and Tim Cook will appear on the stage of the Steve Jobs Theater to announce all the new features that the company has prepared.