1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,200 You might be surprised by this, but look, here in the kingdom of the gaming PC, 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:10,240 a quiet stillness emerges during any Apple event, like today's Apple Watch and iPhone 3 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:15,040 announcement. And that's because my colleagues will stop what they're doing and watch. 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:21,120 So if they're all watching the event anyways, why am I the only one sharing my thoughts on it? 5 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:25,040 You know what? I'm going to ask them what they think, because this year they're going to be 6 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:29,200 especially interested in one major change that Apple's brought. 7 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:40,240 Today was the big day. Today was the big day. And what they brought us is USB-C. Yes, the iPhone and AirPods Pro have ditched 8 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:44,400 lightning. Since starting this job, I can't tell you how many people have told me they'd 9 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:49,680 switch to the iPhone if it supported the universal plug. Is it enough for you to actually upgrade from 10 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:57,520 your 13 mini? I think so, personally. USB-C on the iPhone is a big deal. It enables display ports, so you should be able to use 11 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:01,760 the same hubs that you have with your laptop. But there are caveats. 12 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:09,200 Vanilla 15s only support the USB-2 spec, while the Pros support USB-3 and its faster 10 Gbps. 13 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,840 You have a 14 Pro. Have you had to take photos or videos off it through lightning, 14 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,200 or do you just do the cloud? Not cloud. You just do the cloud. 15 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:22,800 Would you get a new iPhone for USB-C? No. Okay, they've got a nice little pastel line 16 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:27,360 going on, but I still like who picks a colored iPhone, seriously. 17 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:32,320 I do. What color would you go for? I would go for green. 18 00:01:32,320 --> 00:01:38,640 Green's a good color. But they're very baby colors. Yeah. There's a new 48 megapixel camera in the 15, which is great. 19 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:44,000 What's notable this time around is that it and the larger sensor Pro offer an improved pixel 20 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,480 binning mode for less than ideal lighting conditions. Instead of simply processing 21 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:53,440 four pixels into one and outputting a 12 megapixel image like the 14 Pro did, 22 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:58,480 these use the Photonic Engine Pipeline to output 24 megapixel images. 23 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:04,800 If I'm picking a phone, I'm not using it for the camera specifically. It's like I'd rather just 24 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:10,320 use a camera at that point. Oh, the camera's better, but I'm still never impressed by iPhone cameras. 25 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:16,160 With the USB-C port, inclusion of the Dynamic Island, update to an A16 chip, and 48 megapixel 26 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:22,080 camera, the iPhone 15 looks really compelling. But I can't shake the gross feeling that the 27 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:28,880 reason it does is because last year's iPhone 14 was so lackluster. But the Pro wasn't. So how 28 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:36,320 does this new one top it? Oh, the titanium. On the iPhone 15 Pro. On the iPhone 15 Pro. 29 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:41,600 That was interesting. I mean, it's a whole new material change, but no new design. 30 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:48,080 So it's a stronger, lighter material. The ring silent switch is gone. There's an action button 31 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:52,880 with haptic feedback that you can use for ring and silent, but also for other things. 32 00:02:52,880 --> 00:03:00,720 Okay. There's a new A17 Pro 3nm chip with a Pro-class GPU that supports ray tracing 33 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:05,280 and will enable Resident Evil Village in 4 and Assassin's Creed to be released 34 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:12,960 on the iPhone 15 Pro. Makes no sense, but right. I really don't game on that phone, like. 35 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:17,680 I know me neither. I'm sure my Orange Channel colleagues will have more to say about the A17 36 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:24,240 Pro chip, but this further makes my point about the Pros pushing ahead. Will a basic iPhone get an 37 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:31,200 A17 non-Pro chip next year? And will it support ray tracing like the Pros do now? Pro Max gets a 38 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:37,520 special camera bump apart from the Pro, which is a 5x zoom. Yeah, that's cool. Do you care about a 39 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:43,920 big zoom? No. What I'm most upset about is that the iPhone mini has been completely dropped from 40 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:50,240 the lineup. I was hoping that a $500 13 mini would make for an affordable option between the 41 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:57,520 aged SE and mid-sized 13, but alas, it doesn't. The only reasonable explanation I will accept 42 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:02,720 is the SE is going to get the mini form factor in the near future. I'm not a huge fan of the 43 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:07,520 larger phones. The mini is completely gone. I would just have to buy a 15 and deal with it, 44 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:12,160 like a 15 normal. What did you think about the whole environmental thing? I think it's good. 45 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:17,680 I like the fact that they are not using leather as well anymore. I love leather cases. No, but 46 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:23,040 we need happy cows. No leather watch bands, no leather iPhone cases. And then obviously packaging 47 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:28,960 is going to be completely paper as well. Where does manufacturing stand in all of that? Did you 48 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:35,120 like that scene with Mother Nature? At the beginning it was kind of weird and funny, and then it was 49 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:40,880 like, okay, it's good. The Apple Watch receives the smallest incremental updates of the company's 50 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:47,360 entire lineup, but after three generations of Sips systems in a package running the same CPU, 51 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:52,720 we finally got a major upgrade with the new S9. It's much faster and gets a neural engine that 52 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:58,640 enables on-device Siri processing and hand gestures. So this double tap gesture, so if you 53 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:03,360 do this, you can answer and end a phone call. Didn't they already have something like that? 54 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:08,080 That's what I thought. Gestures on the Apple Watch aren't new. Sarah tried them out when she 55 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:14,480 unboxed a Series 7 two years ago, so it's weird they're making a big deal about this today. 56 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:19,120 I think, however, the neural processing on the S9 has helped make them reliable enough 57 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:24,320 to put on by default. Would you use a gesture like that? I think so. Really? Okay. I feel like 58 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:29,120 it's handy. Well, if it works. Do I think that's interesting? No, I don't think that's, I don't 59 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:34,400 use the gestures that already exist on the phone. I like the gesture thing, but I don't think it's 60 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:38,960 like super worth it, despite it being just because of that. Brighter screens are also the story of 61 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:45,120 this event. The Series 9 and even iPhone 15 now can punch up to 2,000 nits outdoor brightness, 62 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:51,760 which is impressive. However, they're both totally outdone by the 3,000 nits the Apple Watch Ultra 63 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:57,760 2 can emit. That's always nice. How will that affect battery life? They save the same. I wasn't 64 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:03,600 expecting the Ultra to get upgrades, but for the $800 asking price, it's probably for the best, 65 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:08,960 because the people who own them really like them. My husband loves it. Your husband? Really? 66 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:16,000 He says he's the best Apple product. What? Really? Yes. Sorry, I'm just a little shook here. 67 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:22,080 Yeah, I'm an Apple Watch Ultra fan. I'm wearing it right now. I mean, it feels like mine, 68 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:27,040 just a tiny bit better. I just like the fact that it has a big screen. There you go. Well, 69 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:33,760 it's even brighter now, big and bright. This year's September event ran almost an hour and a half, 70 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:38,080 and I don't think it needed to be that long. I'm personally getting a little tired of these 71 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:42,480 infomercials and would like the return to the good old days of the live stage event. 72 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:50,000 So how would you rate this Apple event? Out of 10? 10 or something. I haven't finished the 73 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:55,600 entire thing yet. Okay, all right. But like from the things you mentioned and what did I watch, 74 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:06,160 let's say like a six? Okay. Do you miss the live stage events? Yes. You prefer them over these 75 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:12,240 infomercials? Yes. Me too. They've built the Steve Jobs Theater for a reason, right? Maybe they'll 76 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:17,600 use it for the iPhone 16 event. Thanks for holding back last year's Mac Address to make this one seem 77 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:22,640 even better. If you're excited about the new iPhone 15 and 15 Pro, give this video a like. And if 78 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:28,800 you're a big Apple Watch user, then you might as well subscribe. I'm curious below what features 79 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,240 or devices or things that were announced in Apple's event that I didn't quite touch on. You're 80 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:33,920 most excited about.