1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:07,520 There used to be all these great reasons to buy Android phones like ubiquitous 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:11,840 120 Hz displays, flexible home screen customization, not to mention the 3 00:00:09,120 --> 00:00:17,039 ability to sideloadad your apps. But it seems to me that as Apple has embraced 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:21,840 some of what makes Android great, Google has started to embrace what has made 5 00:00:19,119 --> 00:00:26,240 Apple a restrictive walled garden. It's like they're trying to out Apple while 6 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:31,439 Apple is appling better than Apple ever has. We're at the point where even 7 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:36,800 before we saw the new AirPods Pros, the new Apple Watches, and the new iPhones 8 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:40,079 at today's event, my wife, a lifelong 9 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:42,160 Android dieard, had to flip a coin about 10 00:00:40,079 --> 00:00:47,120 keeping her iPhone at the end of her 30-day challenge. And I got to say, it 11 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:51,280 looks like they're gunning for me next. I already use AirPods Pro 2os. These 12 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:55,680 things are great and the way that Apple has improved this product over time is 13 00:00:53,199 --> 00:00:59,600 darn near unprecedented in this age of inification. 14 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:04,559 But come on Apple, I don't want to pay extra for a pro model phone just to get 15 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:09,119 a 120 Hz display. And now I don't have to. Man, if everything they showed off 16 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:13,680 today actually works like it's supposed to, I'm looking at you live translation. 17 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:19,600 Then a good deal of this stuff could be a day one purchase for me. Of course, it 18 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:24,479 is Apple, so I might need some help from our sponsor, Nexigo. Their Nova Mini 19 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:28,560 projector is lightweight, small enough to fit in a backpack, and can be powered 20 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:32,240 by a regular old power bank. Check it out using our link in the video 21 00:01:30,320 --> 00:01:36,560 description. Let's start with the no-brainer for me. In a little under 2 22 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:41,280 weeks, I will be handing over 250 American buckaroos for what Apple is 23 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:43,200 claiming will be the world's best in-ear 24 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:47,840 active noise cancellation. They are claiming up to double the ANC power of 25 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:52,720 last gen while giving you two more hours of battery life. Like dude, that alone 26 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:56,799 is enough to get me to upgrade. But wait, there's more. They've also 27 00:01:55,200 --> 00:02:00,479 redesigned the earbuds with what they're calling a new multiport acoustic 28 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:04,640 architecture, which widens the sound stage, adds more vocal clarity, and 29 00:02:02,479 --> 00:02:08,640 delivers deeper bass. So, in short, they're also going to sound better. And 30 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:12,720 they even made them smaller and added another smaller ear tip size. That's 31 00:02:11,039 --> 00:02:16,640 going to be perfect for my kids on the plane. And there's another big feature I 32 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:20,879 can't wait to experience. Their live translation system. Theoretically, this 33 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:25,520 is going to work like a real live babbleish in your ear that will enable 34 00:02:22,879 --> 00:02:29,440 full-blown conversations with people who speak completely different languages. 35 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:32,720 And the best part is Apple hasn't paywalled this feature behind their 36 00:02:30,879 --> 00:02:38,560 latest hardware, allowing anyone with at least AirPods 4s or AirPods Pro 2Os and 37 00:02:35,519 --> 00:02:40,000 iOS 26 to give it a whirl. Also, if the 38 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:43,440 person you're speaking with doesn't happen to live in Apple land, you can 39 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:47,920 still translate what they're saying in your ears, then reply and have your 40 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:51,760 iPhone output it for you. Finally, I'm not 100% sure how well it's going to 41 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:55,599 work, but Apple has also squeezed heart rate sensing into the new earphones. 42 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:59,599 Anyone who already has a smartwatch, Apple or not, probably doesn't need 43 00:02:57,599 --> 00:03:03,200 that. But I promise you, for everyone who doesn't have a smartwatch or doesn't 44 00:03:01,599 --> 00:03:07,280 like wearing one, but still wants at least some level of fitness or health 45 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:10,560 tracking, it's pretty sweet. They're claiming it gives accurate data for up 46 00:03:08,879 --> 00:03:16,720 to 50 different workout types and includes an IP57 rating for dust, sweat, 47 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:18,640 and water resistance, which is good cuz 48 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:22,400 I'm getting kind of some excited sweats going on here right now. And I haven't 49 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:26,480 even gotten into the new iPhone Air yet. Now, before I dive into the cool stuff, 50 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:33,200 I want to get the concerns out of the way. Number one, that camera bump. Oh, 51 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:34,560 Apple. It's more like camera stairs. 52 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:38,560 Now, I'm sure they have a good reason for it. Apparently, all the major 53 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:43,760 hardware is nestled in the plateau, but like Apple, come on. You've already got 54 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:48,400 an island. You got a port. How many more geographical forms do you need on your 55 00:03:45,519 --> 00:03:53,519 phones? Number two is that it's not called an iPhone 17 Air. That means in 2 56 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:59,280 years we're going to have what? The iPhone Air 3 alongside the iPhone 19. I 57 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:04,239 know this is a nitpick, but this unintelligible naming scheme for the 58 00:04:01,599 --> 00:04:10,640 company's flagship freaking product comes from the same people that just 59 00:04:06,959 --> 00:04:14,400 simplified their iOS naming to iOS and 60 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:15,840 the year. Come on. Finally, complaint 61 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:21,600 number three. As some of you have already pointed out, it only has an 62 00:04:18,239 --> 00:04:25,440 amplified earpiece speaker. no bottom 63 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:27,759 speaker. So, yeah, super thin phone, 64 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:31,440 super cool phone. But if you care about stereo imaging on your phone speaker, or 65 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:36,639 if you use your phone as a Bluetooth speaker while you're walking around the house, you might want to at least wait 66 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:40,400 for the reviews before you rush out and buy one. It's a pretty important thing 67 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:44,960 to do. Otherwise, how would you know that this RGB t-shirt from ltstore.com 68 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:49,280 is the favorite of three recent reviewers? Anyway, other than those 69 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:53,680 quibbles, the Air looks like it absolutely delivers on its promise. It's 70 00:04:51,440 --> 00:05:01,919 a little on the taller side, in between the 17 Pro and the 17 Pro Max, but it 71 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:03,840 really is very slim at just 5.6 mm at 72 00:05:01,919 --> 00:05:08,880 the thinnest point. And it features a titanium chassis to hopefully avoid a 73 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:12,720 new bend gate along with Apple's new ceramic Shield 2 coating on both the 74 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:18,400 front and the back to improve its durability. Now, at $1,000, it is 75 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:23,039 clearly positioned as a premium device. But even so, I was surprised to see its 76 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:28,880 price land lower than the Pro model, even though it uses a similar A19 Pro 77 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:32,160 chip. Uh, I say similar because it's the 78 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:33,919 A19 Pro, but it has one less GPU core. 79 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:37,360 So, make of that what you will. We'll talk more about Apple's latest piece of 80 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:42,639 silicon goodness when we get to the 17 Pro and the Pro Max. If you don't care 81 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:45,840 about thinness at any cost, the Air's new form factor may come with some 82 00:05:44,479 --> 00:05:50,479 trade-offs that you're not comfortable with, like a smaller battery, less 83 00:05:47,919 --> 00:05:56,880 robust rear camera system, and less cooling for the hot new chip that Apple 84 00:05:53,280 --> 00:05:59,440 acknowledges is hot in a literal sense. 85 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:04,319 Finally, as sexy as a slim phone might feel in the hand, if you're a case kind 86 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:08,479 of person, what difference does it really make? Oh, by the way, all the new 87 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:11,840 phones are coming with a ton of new case options, including a new cross body 88 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:16,560 strap that is compatible with other iPhones from the 17 lineup. That is, as 89 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:21,280 long as you've got the right case. Finally, finally, the Air is e SIM only. 90 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:26,000 So, if you need a physical SIM card, this is not the phone for you. Moving on 91 00:06:23,759 --> 00:06:31,440 to the rest of the lineup. Oddly, they barely even mentioned the iPhone 17 Pro 92 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:35,120 Max, which seems to be becoming a bit of a pattern. Hey, it's still impressive 93 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:40,800 what Apple can build at this price point with up to 2 terb of storage along with 94 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:45,039 their biggest screen and best battery life by a healthy margin. But back when 95 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:50,080 I picked a member of the iPhone 16 family, I ended up with the regular one 96 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:54,639 in the plus size because it just felt way more practical. And it seems like a 97 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:58,720 lot of Apple's customers must feel the same way. As I mentioned before, both 98 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:04,240 the Pro and the Pro Max have transitioned backward to an aluminum 99 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:09,599 unibody design, which along with a new vapor chamber cooler supposedly helps 100 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:11,280 dissipate heat a lot better. So much for 101 00:07:09,599 --> 00:07:16,479 all the titanium talk we heard last year. Not to mention when they were 102 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:19,599 talking about the air. Anyway, this move 103 00:07:16,479 --> 00:07:21,680 is to help cool the A19 Pro chip that's 104 00:07:19,599 --> 00:07:26,000 inside of these bad boys. Apple claims that their new six core CPU, two 105 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:30,479 performance cores, four efficiency cores, is the fastest CPU in any 106 00:07:28,639 --> 00:07:35,440 smartphone thanks to improved branch prediction, more front-end bandwidth, 107 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:37,440 and extra ecore cache. Also, while there 108 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:42,000 still might not be a ton of AAA games for iPhone, the six core GPU has gotten 109 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:46,240 some upgrades, promising a 40% increase in sustained performance over last 110 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:51,120 generation. Maybe more important than that though is Apple's new N1 networking 111 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:58,960 chip, which is a common part for the entire 17 lineup. This chip nets us 112 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:04,720 Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread Smartome support and will work alongside 113 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:06,240 the revised C1X in-house modem chip 114 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:10,639 that's going to handle cellular more efficiently with up to a 2x boost in 115 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:16,160 performance. Now, I have my own thoughts as to why we're getting a C1X rather 116 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:19,759 than a C2, but I'm going to wait for more details before I start spewing 117 00:08:17,759 --> 00:08:22,479 potential BS across the internet. Also, another point, this video is getting a 118 00:08:21,199 --> 00:08:26,400 little long. So, if there's anything from the event that you're excited about 119 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:29,840 or upset about that we didn't mention, hey, leave a comment down below for the 120 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:34,560 folks who are more into reading comments than watching entire videos. One thing 121 00:08:32,719 --> 00:08:40,320 that I'm sure most of you are excited about is the 48 megapixel sensors across 122 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:44,800 the board on the Pro lineup. This is sick. I'm talking 48 megapixel main 123 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:50,560 shooter ultrawide and their new telephoto with up to an equivalent 200 124 00:08:46,959 --> 00:08:52,320 mm focal length and a 56% bigger sensor. 125 00:08:50,560 --> 00:08:56,240 By the way, with their new dual capture video feature, you can use the rear 126 00:08:54,080 --> 00:09:01,519 camera and the front camera at the same time to record your reaction behind the 127 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:05,519 camera alongside whatever's up front. Honestly, kind of shocked it took this 128 00:09:03,680 --> 00:09:10,480 long to implement that considering how long we've had FaceTime. And for more 129 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:13,600 professional recording, like the entire Apple event, which featured a ton of 130 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:18,000 greatl looking lowlight scenes, by the way, you are now getting the ability to 131 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:23,040 record in ProRes RAW, which is, I guess, where 2 TB of storage might come in 132 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:27,920 handy. How long before we get an iPhone that has like a like a freaking SD 133 00:09:25,839 --> 00:09:31,760 Express slot in it? Never. I know. Before I get to the nonpro models, let's 134 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:37,680 talk about the front-facing camera that the entire line is getting because this 135 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:40,320 thing is awesome. It's got a new square 136 00:09:37,680 --> 00:09:44,480 sensor and a feature called center stage. Want to take a portrait style 137 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:48,959 selfie, but suddenly a couple of friends hop in? Boom. Apple intelligent steps 138 00:09:47,279 --> 00:09:52,640 in, adjust the framing, and now it's landscape because you're a civilized 139 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:57,040 human being. I'm just kidding. Portrait is actually totally fine for photos. The 140 00:09:54,640 --> 00:10:01,760 point is just that this whole process of switching between landscape and portrait 141 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:06,000 takes zero effort, and I freaking love it if it gets implemented well. unlike, 142 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:10,399 you know, a lot of Apple intelligence things. Now, let's change gears and talk 143 00:10:07,839 --> 00:10:16,079 about the regular iPhone 17 lineup, or should I say the iPhone 17. That's 144 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:20,800 right, my friends, the Plus has gone bust. Most people probably won't care, 145 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:26,000 but personally, I thought it was kind of a sweet spot of great battery life and a 146 00:10:23,279 --> 00:10:33,040 big screen while not overpaying for pro features that I didn't need. Anyway, 147 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:35,519 even with just A19 nonprilic, the iPhone 148 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:40,560 17 looks like kind of a beast, and Apple seems to be precision targeting iPhone 149 00:10:38,079 --> 00:10:46,399 users who have been waiting for a worthy upgrade. I'm talking 120 Hz display, new 150 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:50,959 ceramic shield 2 on the front, a 6.3 in Super Retina XDR display, 30 hours of 151 00:10:49,279 --> 00:10:55,839 video playback on battery, fast charging, the same 18 megapixel center 152 00:10:53,440 --> 00:11:00,320 stage front cam, and a 48 megapixel Fusion main camera and Fusion ultrawide 153 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:07,440 rear cameras along with Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 6, 5G eSim. Oh, and did I 154 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:11,360 mention it starts with 256 gigs of 155 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:13,279 storage? Yeah, finally. Right. So, 156 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:18,480 unless you desperately want the slimness of the Air or need the big screen on the 157 00:11:15,680 --> 00:11:24,079 Pro Max, this is 100% the way to go in my opinion. And it starts at 800 bucks, 158 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:29,920 which is a lot, but it's the same as the entry-le iPhone 16, which is what we 159 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:32,000 call a 2020s decade W. 160 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:34,800 Finally, the Apple Watch Series 11 got a couple of neat upgrades. The first of 161 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:39,200 which is the ability to detect hypertension or high blood pressure. 162 00:11:37,279 --> 00:11:44,160 That's neat. And the second of which is the ability to give you a sleep score. 163 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:49,760 Also neat. Its new display is allegedly twice as scratch resistant as the last 164 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:52,399 gen. Neat. Cubed. And now the SE3, Ultra 165 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:56,480 3, and Series 11 have all got 5G connectivity and fast charging. You'll 166 00:11:54,560 --> 00:12:01,760 love to see it. Oh, and if you also love to save a buck, the SE is going to be 167 00:11:58,560 --> 00:12:04,240 $250 and sports the S10 chip with a 168 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:08,480 1000nit display. It doesn't do the hypertension notifications. can't use 169 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:12,399 the ECG and blood oxygen apps and has a smaller battery. So, I can see why some 170 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:18,000 folks might lean toward the Series 11 for $150 more. That one has all the cool 171 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:22,800 new features and can go up to a full 24 hours without charging and doubles the 172 00:12:19,839 --> 00:12:27,360 display brightness to 2,000 nits. Finally, if you really want to ball out, 173 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:31,200 but you don't have the taste or budget for a real watch, which to be clear, I 174 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:36,560 am very much throwing stones in glassouses here, the Ultra 3 is double 175 00:12:33,839 --> 00:12:41,519 the price at 800 bucks with a giant 42-hour battery, a bigger, brighter 176 00:12:38,959 --> 00:12:46,000 display, and the potentially life-saving ability to communicate with satellites 177 00:12:43,519 --> 00:12:51,440 for emergency communication. Is that worth the giant price tag? Hard to say. 178 00:12:48,959 --> 00:12:54,880 I mean, I don't know what your life is worth. You could be the next Hitler 179 00:12:53,279 --> 00:12:59,200 watching this video right now for all I know. 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