The Apple event has started, with CEO Tim Cook taking the stage to end the wait of fans who have been looking forward to the next-generation iPhones for a year. At the event being held in the Steve Jobs Theater at the company's new headquarters in Cupertino, California, Cook says the brand has created new categories of technologies that have had a profound effect on people worldwide. Apple is also set to ship the 2-billionth device running on iOS, the mobile operating system that powers iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch models. While the Apple Watch Series 4 was the first product unveiled tonight, all eyes are still on the new iPhone. Cook says the new iPhone Xs takes iPhones to the next level, and it comes in Gold colour this time around along with Space Gray and Silver, unlike last year's model.
Apple's Vice President for Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller said the new iPhone Xs has a 5.8-inch display and the iPhone Xs Max sports a bigger 6.5-inch panel, the biggest on a mainstream smartphone. The glass on both models is the most durable ever on a smartphone, and the duo feature surgical-grade steel. They also have IP68 certification for dust- and water-resistant (up to 2-metres and 30 minutes). OLED panels with 2436x1125-pixel resolution have been carried over from the last year's flagship in the iPhone Xs, while the Xs Max model has 2688x1242-pixel resolution and OLED screen. 3D Touch, better stereo sound, faster Face ID with Secure Enclave are also part of the package.
Powering the two iPhone Xs models is the A12 Bionic SoC, the first chip in the industry made on the 7nm process. It has a hexa-core CPU and quad-core GPU, and a neural engine, and will deliver 15 percent faster application processing than...