WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:07.520 There used to be all these great reasons to buy Android phones like ubiquitous 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:11.840 120 Hz displays, flexible home screen customization, not to mention the 00:00:09.120 --> 00:00:17.039 ability to sideloadad your apps. But it seems to me that as Apple has embraced 00:00:14.480 --> 00:00:21.840 some of what makes Android great, Google has started to embrace what has made 00:00:19.119 --> 00:00:26.240 Apple a restrictive walled garden. It's like they're trying to out Apple while 00:00:24.320 --> 00:00:31.439 Apple is appling better than Apple ever has. We're at the point where even 00:00:28.880 --> 00:00:36.800 before we saw the new AirPods Pros, the new Apple Watches, and the new iPhones 00:00:33.360 --> 00:00:40.079 at today's event, my wife, a lifelong 00:00:36.800 --> 00:00:42.160 Android dieard, had to flip a coin about 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 00:00:44.800 --> 00:00:51.280 looks like they're gunning for me next. I already use AirPods Pro 2os. These 00:00:49.760 --> 00:00:55.680 things are great and the way that Apple has improved this product over time is 00:00:53.199 --> 00:00:59.600 darn near unprecedented in this age of inification. 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 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 00:01:07.200 --> 00:01:13.680 today actually works like it's supposed to, I'm looking at you live translation. 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 00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:24.479 is Apple, so I might need some help from our sponsor, Nexigo. 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They've also 00:01:55.200 --> 00:02:00.479 redesigned the earbuds with what they're calling a new multiport acoustic 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:04.640 architecture, which widens the sound stage, adds more vocal clarity, and 00:02:02.479 --> 00:02:08.640 delivers deeper bass. So, in short, they're also going to sound better. And 00:02:06.240 --> 00:02:12.720 they even made them smaller and added another smaller ear tip size. That's 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 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:20.879 can't wait to experience. Their live translation system. Theoretically, this 00:02:19.040 --> 00:02:25.520 is going to work like a real live babbleish in your ear that will enable 00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:29.440 full-blown conversations with people who speak completely different languages. 00:02:27.680 --> 00:02:32.720 And the best part is Apple hasn't paywalled this feature behind their 00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:38.560 latest hardware, allowing anyone with at least AirPods 4s or AirPods Pro 2Os and 00:02:35.519 --> 00:02:40.000 iOS 26 to give it a whirl. Also, if the 00:02:38.560 --> 00:02:43.440 person you're speaking with doesn't happen to live in Apple land, you can 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:47.920 still translate what they're saying in your ears, then reply and have your 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 00:02:49.840 --> 00:02:55.599 work, but Apple has also squeezed heart rate sensing into the new earphones. 00:02:53.440 --> 00:02:59.599 Anyone who already has a smartwatch, Apple or not, probably doesn't need 00:02:57.599 --> 00:03:03.200 that. But I promise you, for everyone who doesn't have a smartwatch or doesn't 00:03:01.599 --> 00:03:07.280 like wearing one, but still wants at least some level of fitness or health 00:03:05.040 --> 00:03:10.560 tracking, it's pretty sweet. They're claiming it gives accurate data for up 00:03:08.879 --> 00:03:16.720 to 50 different workout types and includes an IP57 rating for dust, sweat, 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:18.640 and water resistance, which is good cuz 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 00:03:20.159 --> 00:03:26.480 even gotten into the new iPhone Air yet. Now, before I dive into the cool stuff, 00:03:24.480 --> 00:03:33.200 I want to get the concerns out of the way. Number one, that camera bump. Oh, 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:34.560 Apple. It's more like camera stairs. 00:03:33.200 --> 00:03:38.560 Now, I'm sure they have a good reason for it. Apparently, all the major 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:43.760 hardware is nestled in the plateau, but like Apple, come on. You've already got 00:03:41.120 --> 00:03:48.400 an island. You got a port. How many more geographical forms do you need on your 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 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:59.280 years we're going to have what? The iPhone Air 3 alongside the iPhone 19. I 00:03:57.280 --> 00:04:04.239 know this is a nitpick, but this unintelligible naming scheme for the 00:04:01.599 --> 00:04:10.640 company's flagship freaking product comes from the same people that just 00:04:06.959 --> 00:04:14.400 simplified their iOS naming to iOS and 00:04:10.640 --> 00:04:15.840 the year. Come on. Finally, complaint 00:04:14.400 --> 00:04:21.600 number three. As some of you have already pointed out, it only has an 00:04:18.239 --> 00:04:25.440 amplified earpiece speaker. no bottom 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:27.759 speaker. So, yeah, super thin phone, 00:04:25.440 --> 00:04:31.440 super cool phone. But if you care about stereo imaging on your phone speaker, or 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 00:04:34.800 --> 00:04:40.400 for the reviews before you rush out and buy one. It's a pretty important thing 00:04:38.880 --> 00:04:44.960 to do. Otherwise, how would you know that this RGB t-shirt from ltstore.com 00:04:42.880 --> 00:04:49.280 is the favorite of three recent reviewers? Anyway, other than those 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:53.680 quibbles, the Air looks like it absolutely delivers on its promise. It's 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 00:04:56.960 --> 00:05:03.840 really is very slim at just 5.6 mm at 00:05:01.919 --> 00:05:08.880 the thinnest point. And it features a titanium chassis to hopefully avoid a 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:12.720 new bend gate along with Apple's new ceramic Shield 2 coating on both the 00:05:10.800 --> 00:05:18.400 front and the back to improve its durability. Now, at $1,000, it is 00:05:16.000 --> 00:05:23.039 clearly positioned as a premium device. But even so, I was surprised to see its 00:05:20.880 --> 00:05:28.880 price land lower than the Pro model, even though it uses a similar A19 Pro 00:05:25.680 --> 00:05:32.160 chip. Uh, I say similar because it's the 00:05:28.880 --> 00:05:33.919 A19 Pro, but it has one less GPU core. 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 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 00:05:40.320 --> 00:05:45.840 about thinness at any cost, the Air's new form factor may come with some 00:05:44.479 --> 00:05:50.479 trade-offs that you're not comfortable with, like a smaller battery, less 00:05:47.919 --> 00:05:56.880 robust rear camera system, and less cooling for the hot new chip that Apple 00:05:53.280 --> 00:05:59.440 acknowledges is hot in a literal sense. 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 00:06:02.000 --> 00:06:08.479 of person, what difference does it really make? Oh, by the way, all the new 00:06:06.800 --> 00:06:11.840 phones are coming with a ton of new case options, including a new cross body 00:06:10.160 --> 00:06:16.560 strap that is compatible with other iPhones from the 17 lineup. That is, as 00:06:14.400 --> 00:06:21.280 long as you've got the right case. Finally, finally, the Air is e SIM only. 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 00:06:23.759 --> 00:06:31.440 to the rest of the lineup. Oddly, they barely even mentioned the iPhone 17 Pro 00:06:28.880 --> 00:06:35.120 Max, which seems to be becoming a bit of a pattern. Hey, it's still impressive 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 00:06:38.400 --> 00:06:45.039 their biggest screen and best battery life by a healthy margin. But back when 00:06:42.960 --> 00:06:50.080 I picked a member of the iPhone 16 family, I ended up with the regular one 00:06:47.440 --> 00:06:54.639 in the plus size because it just felt way more practical. And it seems like a 00:06:52.800 --> 00:06:58.720 lot of Apple's customers must feel the same way. As I mentioned before, both 00:06:56.720 --> 00:07:04.240 the Pro and the Pro Max have transitioned backward to an aluminum 00:07:02.080 --> 00:07:09.599 unibody design, which along with a new vapor chamber cooler supposedly helps 00:07:06.240 --> 00:07:11.280 dissipate heat a lot better. So much for 00:07:09.599 --> 00:07:16.479 all the titanium talk we heard last year. Not to mention when they were 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:19.599 talking about the air. Anyway, this move 00:07:16.479 --> 00:07:21.680 is to help cool the A19 Pro chip that's 00:07:19.599 --> 00:07:26.000 inside of these bad boys. Apple claims that their new six core CPU, two 00:07:24.080 --> 00:07:30.479 performance cores, four efficiency cores, is the fastest CPU in any 00:07:28.639 --> 00:07:35.440 smartphone thanks to improved branch prediction, more front-end bandwidth, 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:37.440 and extra ecore cache. Also, while there 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 00:07:39.840 --> 00:07:46.240 some upgrades, promising a 40% increase in sustained performance over last 00:07:44.080 --> 00:07:51.120 generation. Maybe more important than that though is Apple's new N1 networking 00:07:48.720 --> 00:07:58.960 chip, which is a common part for the entire 17 lineup. This chip nets us 00:07:56.080 --> 00:08:04.720 Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread Smartome support and will work alongside 00:08:01.120 --> 00:08:06.240 the revised C1X in-house modem chip 00:08:04.720 --> 00:08:10.639 that's going to handle cellular more efficiently with up to a 2x boost in 00:08:08.400 --> 00:08:16.160 performance. Now, I have my own thoughts as to why we're getting a C1X rather 00:08:13.680 --> 00:08:19.759 than a C2, but I'm going to wait for more details before I start spewing 00:08:17.759 --> 00:08:22.479 potential BS across the internet. Also, another point, this video is getting a 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:26.400 little long. So, if there's anything from the event that you're excited about 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:29.840 or upset about that we didn't mention, hey, leave a comment down below for the 00:08:28.080 --> 00:08:34.560 folks who are more into reading comments than watching entire videos. One thing 00:08:32.719 --> 00:08:40.320 that I'm sure most of you are excited about is the 48 megapixel sensors across 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:44.800 the board on the Pro lineup. This is sick. I'm talking 48 megapixel main 00:08:42.640 --> 00:08:50.560 shooter ultrawide and their new telephoto with up to an equivalent 200 00:08:46.959 --> 00:08:52.320 mm focal length and a 56% bigger sensor. 00:08:50.560 --> 00:08:56.240 By the way, with their new dual capture video feature, you can use the rear 00:08:54.080 --> 00:09:01.519 camera and the front camera at the same time to record your reaction behind the 00:08:58.640 --> 00:09:05.519 camera alongside whatever's up front. Honestly, kind of shocked it took this 00:09:03.680 --> 00:09:10.480 long to implement that considering how long we've had FaceTime. And for more 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:13.600 professional recording, like the entire Apple event, which featured a ton of 00:09:12.080 --> 00:09:18.000 greatl looking lowlight scenes, by the way, you are now getting the ability to 00:09:15.200 --> 00:09:23.040 record in ProRes RAW, which is, I guess, where 2 TB of storage might come in 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:27.920 handy. How long before we get an iPhone that has like a like a freaking SD 00:09:25.839 --> 00:09:31.760 Express slot in it? Never. I know. Before I get to the nonpro models, let's 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:37.680 talk about the front-facing camera that the entire line is getting because this 00:09:33.920 --> 00:09:40.320 thing is awesome. It's got a new square 00:09:37.680 --> 00:09:44.480 sensor and a feature called center stage. Want to take a portrait style 00:09:42.640 --> 00:09:48.959 selfie, but suddenly a couple of friends hop in? Boom. Apple intelligent steps 00:09:47.279 --> 00:09:52.640 in, adjust the framing, and now it's landscape because you're a civilized 00:09:50.720 --> 00:09:57.040 human being. I'm just kidding. Portrait is actually totally fine for photos. The 00:09:54.640 --> 00:10:01.760 point is just that this whole process of switching between landscape and portrait 00:09:58.880 --> 00:10:06.000 takes zero effort, and I freaking love it if it gets implemented well. unlike, 00:10:04.720 --> 00:10:10.399 you know, a lot of Apple intelligence things. Now, let's change gears and talk 00:10:07.839 --> 00:10:16.079 about the regular iPhone 17 lineup, or should I say the iPhone 17. That's 00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:20.800 right, my friends, the Plus has gone bust. Most people probably won't care, 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 00:10:23.279 --> 00:10:33.040 big screen while not overpaying for pro features that I didn't need. Anyway, 00:10:29.040 --> 00:10:35.519 even with just A19 nonprilic, the iPhone 00:10:33.040 --> 00:10:40.560 17 looks like kind of a beast, and Apple seems to be precision targeting iPhone 00:10:38.079 --> 00:10:46.399 users who have been waiting for a worthy upgrade. I'm talking 120 Hz display, new 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 00:10:49.279 --> 00:10:55.839 video playback on battery, fast charging, the same 18 megapixel center 00:10:53.440 --> 00:11:00.320 stage front cam, and a 48 megapixel Fusion main camera and Fusion ultrawide 00:10:58.320 --> 00:11:07.440 rear cameras along with Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 6, 5G eSim. Oh, and did I 00:11:04.160 --> 00:11:11.360 mention it starts with 256 gigs of 00:11:07.440 --> 00:11:13.279 storage? Yeah, finally. Right. So, 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:18.480 unless you desperately want the slimness of the Air or need the big screen on the 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, 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 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:32.000 call a 2020s decade W. 00:11:29.920 --> 00:11:34.800 Finally, the Apple Watch Series 11 got a couple of neat upgrades. The first of 00:11:33.440 --> 00:11:39.200 which is the ability to detect hypertension or high blood pressure. 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. 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:49.760 Also neat. Its new display is allegedly twice as scratch resistant as the last 00:11:46.000 --> 00:11:52.399 gen. Neat. Cubed. And now the SE3, Ultra 00:11:49.760 --> 00:11:56.480 3, and Series 11 have all got 5G connectivity and fast charging. You'll 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 00:11:58.560 --> 00:12:04.240 $250 and sports the S10 chip with a 00:12:01.760 --> 00:12:08.480 1000nit display. It doesn't do the hypertension notifications. can't use 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 00:12:10.720 --> 00:12:18.000 folks might lean toward the Series 11 for $150 more. That one has all the cool 00:12:15.440 --> 00:12:22.800 new features and can go up to a full 24 hours without charging and doubles the 00:12:19.839 --> 00:12:27.360 display brightness to 2,000 nits. Finally, if you really want to ball out, 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 00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:36.560 am very much throwing stones in glassouses here, the Ultra 3 is double 00:12:33.839 --> 00:12:41.519 the price at 800 bucks with a giant 42-hour battery, a bigger, brighter 00:12:38.959 --> 00:12:46.000 display, and the potentially life-saving ability to communicate with satellites 00:12:43.519 --> 00:12:51.440 for emergency communication. Is that worth the giant price tag? Hard to say. 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 00:12:53.279 --> 00:12:59.200 watching this video right now for all I know. 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