Apple's "Far Out" 2022 - Everything You Want to Know About the Event

Apple made several important announcements during its September event called "Far Out" at Apple Park in Cupertino. These include a new iPhone 14 series, the new AirPods Pro, and three variants of the new Apple Watch

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Apple's all-new iOS 16  is set to be rolled out to all iPhone models and Smartwatches on September 12. This announcement was made during the "Far Out" event. iOS 16 brings multiple options for customization and added a new lock screen, focus mode, and more privacy layers to the hidden and recently deleted albums.

Apple announced iOS 16 in June at its WWDC 2022 and the same was released for public beta on July

Here are the list of iOS 16 compatible devices:  iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone SE (2nd generation or later).

All new iPhone 14 series

The newest line of models from Apple comes with 4 models: iPhone 14. iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max. Apple has discontinued the "MINI" series as the user acceptance rate is lesser than expected and hence bought the "PLUS" series into its product line. While iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro are smaller models, the iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone 14 Pro Max are the larger models

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The new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus will come with last year's A15 Bionic SoCs whereas the Pro models get the all-new A16 Bionic SoCs under the hood. The US version of iPhones will not have a SIM tray (e-SIM)

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The smartphone also comes with satellite emergency communication technology that can be used to send SOS messages over satellite. The feature will be starting in US and Canada and it will be free with iPhone 14 for two years. All the phones also come with a crash-detection feature that will automatically dial emergency services when a user is unconscious or unable to reach their iPhone.

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All about iPhone 14 and 14 Plus

The iPhone 14 gets a flat-edge aerospace-grade aluminum frame and IP68 dust and water resistance rating (like the previous generation). Regarding brightness and color reproduction this smartphone has a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display as compared to last year's handset. It is said to offer 1200nits peak brightness and support for Dolby Vision.

The iPhone 14 Plus features a 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display and Apple claims that the iPhone 14 Plus is said to have the best battery life ever in an iPhone. 

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The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus get the last year's Apple's proprietary A15 Bionic SoC that powers the last year's iPhone 13 series. Apple continues to offer the Face ID technology as the only biometric security option to unlock the phone.

As far as the camera is concerned, both models get a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera that combines a 1.9um sensor and an f/1.7 aperture lens. There is a 12-megapixel sensor paired with an f/2.4 aperture ultra-wide angle lens with a 120-degree field-of-view. Apple claims there is a new 12-megapixel front TrueDepth camera with an f/1.9 aperture lens.

Apple also claimed the handsets include improved video recording with a new stabilization feature called "Action Mode". This mode uses the phone's motion sensors to the better correct video. The Cinematic mode is now available in 4K at 30fps and 4K at 24fps. 

Apple also claims better low-light performance,  with the new Photonic Engine along with an improved low-light performance of up to 2x on the ultra-wide camera, 2x on the TrueDepth front camera, and 2.5x on the main camera. It applies the computational benefits of Deep Fusion in the imaging process. There is also an improved True Tone flash that is 10 percent brighter

All about iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max

As far as the Pro models are concerned, the iPhone 14 Pro gets a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR Always-On OLED display with Apple's ProMotion refresh rate feature, and iPhone 14 Pro Max gets a 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display. The Pro models can scale as low as 1Hz in order to provide a combination of smoother motion and a power-efficient system.

The display also offers the highest outdoor peak brightness in a smartphone: up to 2,000 nits. The major difference in display is the introduction of a pill-shaped hole-punch cutout in place of the famous trend-setting notch. Apple is calling it Dynamic Island, an "interactive space" that expands for notifications alongside other information such as music player, calling interface, Maps, among others.

The new Pro iPhones have a 48-megapixel main camera

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The Pro Models come with Apple's new in-house A16 Bionic SoC which is said to be the most powerful chip in a smartphone. It has two high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. The new 6-core CPU is claimed to be up to 40 percent faster than the competition. The A16 Bionic SoC also features an accelerated 5-core GPU with a claimed 50 percent more memory bandwidth and a new 16-core Neural Engine capable of nearly 17 trillion operations per second

New Watch Series

Apple Watch Series 8 comes in with both GPS and cellular options, the latest smartwatch series retains the always-on display (AoD) feature from Watch series 7 and added a new feature to monitor the temperature that enables female wearers to track their ovulation cycles. It now offers a suite of advanced ovulation tracking.

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The Apple Watch SE (2nd Generation) is equipped with a Retina OLED display that is 30 percent larger than its predecessor which was launched in 2020. The new smartwatch is also equipped with a faster S8 processor, which Apple claims is 20 percent faster than the S5 chipset on the older model and also equipped with health monitoring features, including ECG and blood oxygen level monitoring. It will also offer the crash detection feature which is available on the Apple Watch Series 8 lineup.

According to Apple, the new Apple Watch Ultra sports a 49mm Retina display that offers up to 2,000 nits of peak brightness and is equipped with a new Action button, which can be used to enable various features.

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With the new Action button, users can quickly start a new Compass Waypoint (designed to quickly mark points of interest on a map), Backtrack (to help users retrace their route when lost), or switch to start workouts, check their depth while diving with the new depth gauge.

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Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

The new earphones offer support for Dolby Atmos and Personalised Spatial Audio with head tracking, which can be customized by a user, according to Apple. The AirPods Pro (2nd generation) features a custom high-excursion driver with improved audio quality, along with a force sensor for pressure controls located along the earphones' stems.

Each AirPod is capable of individually playing a sound

From a connectivity standpoint, the new AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) features Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity, these AirPods will also feature support for skin detection, to identify when the earbuds are in a user's ear to automatically start or stop media playback, along with a motion-detecting accelerometer, and a speech-detecting accelerometer.