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Apple just wrapped its extensive fall hardware keynote, which featured the marquee announcement of the thin iPhone Air, along with other iPhone 17 models, plus a suite of new Apple Watch wearables, and the new AirPods Pro 3 — phew, that was a lot. All of Apple’s new tech is releasing on September 19th.
In case you missed out on the event as it happened, don’t worry, we’ve included all of the biggest announcements and moments from Apple’s keynote below.
The biggest announcement of the event was Apple’s iPhone Air, its thinnest model ever. Previously, the Air moniker was limited to laptops and iPads, but it’s now a thing for its phones, too. The iPhone Air is 5.6mm thick, with a 6.5-inch ProMotion display, and a camera bump — “plateau,” sorry — that spans nearly the entire width of the device.
Most of the iPhone Air’s hardware seems to be contained in the camera bump, leaving the rest of the slim body available for a battery. It runs on the A19 Pro chip, which Apple claims can deliver MacBook Pro levels of processing power, and which is also in the iPhone 17 Pro.
The iPhone Air includes a few firsts for Apple. It features the N1 chip, which controls wireless connectivity (it’ll feature Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread). It also has the C1X modem, which Apples says is two times faster than the last-gen modem found in the iPhone 16e.
Image: Apple
The single-lens camera system utilizes Apple’s Fusion camera, which pulls double duty as an ultrawide lens and a 2x telephoto lens with f/1.6 aperture. Its front-facing selfie cam features Center Stage, borrowed from Apple’s laptops and iPads, to keep you centered in the frame. Center Stage aims to make it so you don’t need to rotate your phone to get a wider shot; the phone will automatically take multiple photos, letting you choose the crop you want. The iPhone Air features simultaneous video recording from the front and rear cameras.
The iPhone Air starts at $999 for a 256GB model, and will launch September 19th.
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