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Apple Event Recap: Everything Announced

iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable iPhone, shown open in one hand — from $1,999 for 256GB

Apple's "Surprise and shine" keynote is done, and after six years of rumours the foldable iPhone is finally real. Here's everything that was announced.

Foldable "iPhone Duo"

Apple's first foldable, and the headline of the whole event.

The iPhone Duo held open in both hands, showing the full 7.6-inch inner display

  • Unlocks with Touch ID, built into the side button
  • eSIM-only worldwide — no physical SIM tray anywhere
  • Can be used partially folded, with content sliding away from the crease
  • The thinnest iPhone ever made when open
  • Runs two apps side by side, or the same app twice
  • Up to 44 hours of battery life when using the outer display
  • Opens to a 7.6-inch Super Retina XDR display — 50% larger than the iPhone 18 Pro Max
  • Closed, the 5.4-inch outer screen still gives you 90% of an iPhone 18 Pro's screen area
  • Custom hinge built from over 100 precision components
  • Starts at $1,999 and launches October 23rd (pre-orders open October 16th)

The iPhone Duo folded shut, seen edge-on — the thinnest iPhone Apple has made

iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max

  • Smaller Dynamic Island, now showing three Live Activities at once
  • Prices increased by $100 over last year
  • Significantly larger batteries
  • Charges up to 50% in 15 minutes
  • Powered by the new 2nm A20 Pro chip — around 40% faster than the A19 Pro
  • Redesigned vapour chamber with three times more cooling surface area, for up to a 40% gain in sustained performance
  • iPhone 18 Pro Max offers up to 30 hours of typical battery life (45 hours of video playback)
  • New 48MP Fusion main camera with variable aperture (ƒ/1.48 to ƒ/4)
  • Apple Reference Image can verify whether a photo has been altered, using sensor data and Private Cloud Compute
  • New iPhone Handoff feature lets you switch between two iPhones on the same number
  • Starts at $1,199 ($1,299 for the Pro Max) and launches September 18th (pre-orders September 12th)

AirPods 5

  • Up to 50% more noise reduction than AirPods 4
  • Richer, deeper sound designed for different ear sizes
  • Around five hours of listening with noise cancellation on
  • Starts at $129 (a higher-end model is $149) and launches September 18th

Apple Watch Series 12 & Ultra 4

  • Live Rewind catches what you missed — a double press of the Digital Crown shows the last 15 seconds of a conversation as text
  • The most accurate heart rate sensing in a wearable, based on a study of over 1,000 participants
  • New S11 chip, the first real silicon upgrade for Apple Watch in three generations
  • Series 12 starts at $399, Ultra 4 at $799 — both launch September 18th

iOS 27

Launches September 14th, four days ahead of the iPhone 18 Pro.

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