I'm backfromAustralia, allthewayfromdownunder, and I didbringexactlyonesouvenirwithme, but I flewinthismorningbecauseApplesaidtheyweregoingtoannouncesomestuff, andtheydid.
Inside, theybumpeditupfromthe A16 Bionicto a new A18, sothere's somesolidperformanceimprovementsinthe 20 to 30% range, betterraytracing, and a twotimesfasterneuralengineandeightgigsofRAMforallthatAppleIntelligencestuff.
Not a singlenumberwasutteredduringthebatterysection, noexactlyhowmuchbiggerthisnewbatteryactuallyis, andtheonlynumberswe'vebeenabletofindisifyoulookonApple's comparepageforthephones, itsaidtheiPhone 15 wouldget a batterylifeof 20 hoursofvideoplayback, andthisnew 16 gets 22.
So I'm gonnabeputtingthesethroughthepaces.
Youalreadyknowifyouwannagetsubscribedtobeamongthefirsttoseethefullreview, that's whenwe'llbeabletofigureoutifit's actually a significantimprovementinbatteryinotherways, butasofrightnow, betterbattery, sure.
Andthen I neverthought I'd saythissentenceagain, butthisnewiPhonehastwonewbuttons.
Sofirstofall, itgetstheactionbuttonfromlastyear's Pro, sonowyoucandotheexactsamecustomizedshortcutsfrom a flashlightorShazamto a Sirishortcutorwhateveryouwant, andthenthere's alsoanothernewbuttoncalledcameracontrol, andthissecondbutton, it's kindof, it's a touch-sensitivecutoutcoveredinsapphirewith a Tapticenginebehindit.
Nowitdoesactuallymove, itisanactualbutton, justtobeclear, butjustlikethetrackpadon a lotofmodernlaptops, thevibrationmotorclickstoalsomake a halfpressfeellikeyou'reclicking a two-stagebutton, like a camerashutterbutton, anditisalsoveryconvincing.
Sothemagicofthiscameracontrolarea, iswhatthey'recallingit, isthatitispressuresensitiveandit's basically a tinytrackpadonthecornerofthephone.
Newcolorsthisyear, deserttitanium, whichgoesalongsidetheclassicnaturaltitaniumandthen a slightlydarkerblackand a slightlywhiterwhite, butotherwisesamedesignagain, plusthenewcameracontrol.
Sothescreensizesareupto 6.3 inchesontheproand 6.9 inchesonthepromax, thankstothethinnerbezels, which I didn't think I wouldnotice, but I'm actuallylookingatthemandtheyare a littlenoticeablythinner.
Soyoucankindoftell.
Andinsidethereisalso a newchipaswell.
It's the A18 pro.
SothisisthenewhighestendchipinanyiPhone.
Andthisagainshouldhaveperformanceboostandefficiencyboostoverlastyear's prophone, again, inthe 20 to 30% range.
So 18.1 hasthenewSiriand a bunchofwritingtoolsandsomeotherstuff, butit's, it's becomingharderandhardertopairthatstuffdirectlytothisnewphoneas a partofthisupgrade.
I mean, ifyou'vewatchedmyvideosbefore, youknow, aboutoneofthegoldenrules, whichistoneverbuysomethingbasedonthepromiseoffuturesoftwareupdates.
Sothisfeelslike a bigseparationmomentfortheiPhone, atleasttome, whereeachyearofthenewphysicalphonethatyoubuyisjust a smallimprovement.
It's just a littlebitfasterchip, a littlebitbetterscreen, slightlybettercameras.
Andthenforone 79, there's thesamenewAirPodsversion, butyoualsogetactivenoisecancellationand a wirelesschargingcasewith a tinyspeakerbuiltinforfindmy.
Soyeah, thisnewshape, it's a littledifferent.
Soitmayfit a littlebetterinsomepeople's earslikemine, liketheoldonesareterribleforme, buttheseare a butthatalsomeanstheymaybe a littlebitworsethansomepeople's ears, butyeah, toget, I thinkforunder 200 bucks, activenoisecancellationinAirPodswith a fourhourbatterylife.
I thinkit'llbe a nicelittletargetdemographicwaitingforthat.
AndthenAirPodsprotwodidn't reallyget a wholelottechnicallynewhere, buttheyalsodidgetcertifiedas a clinicalgradehearingaid, whichisprettyawesome.
Thefactthatthey'veaddedittoboththeproandnon-prophoneswhen I didn't thinktheywould.
That's interesting.
Thefactthatcasemanufacturersaregoingtohavetodealwiththisnow, likesomeofthemaregoingtohave a littlecutoutforit, butsomeofthemmaytrytodothesamethingAppledidwithlike a littlecapacitiveglassthingoverthetopofittokeepitflush.
That's interesting.
Thefactthatitwon't comeoutwiththetwo-stageshutterpressintheactualcameraappuntillaterthisyearvia a softwareupdate.
That's justweirdtoo.
There's just a lotoffun, weirdstuffgoingonwiththeshutterbutton.