Apple Reveals Ultra-Thin iPhone Air Alongside Smarter Wearables

Apple’s new iPhone Air, the slankest smartphone so far, led a series of product announcements on Tuesday, because the company focused on design, performance and somewhat retained emphasis on artificial intelligence on its devices.

Instead of bringing a large AI overhaul, humanoid robots or a Siri reboot to the attention, the company leaned on thinner and more efficient telephones-inclusive improved iPhone 17 models next to the air-tracking performance and incremental steps in the direction of the inclusion of AI and Machine-Tassingen.

An example: the new AirPods Pro 3 offers a function with the name Live Translation, so that the earplugs can translate speech into real -time by Apple Intelligence. They also include improved ANC, heart rate monitoring and extended battery life.

Apple also emphasized the extensive use of recycled titanium and aluminum after the company said in August that it would bring the production of iOS device glass back to the United States. This is what was announced on Tuesday.

iPhone 17 and iPhone Air

The iPhone 17 Introduced various upgrades, including a 6.3-inch Super Retina XDR display with slimmer edges, 3000 nits peak clearance and a ceramic shield of the second generation that Apple claims with triple scratch resistance. A 48-megapixel dual fusion camera system now contains a new camera on the front of square sensor, which offers wider fields of vision and AI-assisted group framing.

Feeding the device is the A19 chip from Apple, a CPU with six core combined with integrated neural gears. Apple said that it makes generative AI tasks on the device possible and doubles graphic performance compared to the iPhone 13. The battery life extends to 30 hours of video finishing, quickly charging via a 40W adapter.

The iPhone 17 starts at $ 799 with 256 GB storage and is supplied in black, lavender, fog blue, sage and white. Preoorders Open 12 September, with availability from September 19.

More in particular, Apple introduced the iPhone Air– A device of 5.6 millimeters that repeats internal components to maximize the life of the battery in what it calls its lightest, most durable frame so far. The air has a 6.5-inch display with promotion support up to 120Hz and uses the same ceramic shield on both the front and back.

The phone runs on the A19 Pro chip and adds a new C1X modem that, according to Apple, is twice as fast while it attracts 30% less power. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, thread and faster 5G. The camera array contains a 48-megapixel main sensor with what Apple says that 2x telephones are of optical quality and focus control for portraits.

An accessory of a magnetic battery can extend the use for up to 40 hours. The iPhone air starts at $ 999.

iPhone Pro models

The iPhone 17 Pro And pro Max finish the line-up, built with aluminum in space travel, a cooling system for vapor plants and the new A19 Pro chip. Both models have Super Retina-Displays-6.3 inch for the Pro, 6.9 inches for the Max and maintain the 3000-nit brightness standard.

The pro-cameras go completely three-stark lenses: 48-megapixel Main, Ultra Wide, and a telephone with a tetraprism lens that is capable of 4x optical zoom te Zoom at 100 mm and 8x digital zoom at 200 mm. VideoTools at Pro level include Prrores RAW, Apple Log 2 and Genlock Syncing.

Apple claims that the Pro Max delivers the longest battery life of each iPhone, with a maximum of 39 hours of video playing. Both models support Esim in selected markets. The iPhone 17 Pro starts at $ 1,099; The Pro Max for $ 1,199, with capacities up to 2 TB.

Apple’s new center phase camera on the front, available on the iPhone 17 Pro, Pro Max and iPhone Air, introduces the first square sensor on an iPhone and brings various AI-driven improvements in both photography and video.

The improved 18-megapixel camera offers a wider field of vision and allows users to take photos and videos in portrait or landscape-even while holding the phone vertically. The system uses AI to detect test subjects and automatically adjust framing during group selfies, the view field and the rotating orientation with everyone in the recording.

VideoTools now include ultra-stabilized 4K HDR recording and a new dual capture mode that simultaneously records from the front and rear cameras on makers filming that comment or commentary content and at the same time capture action in the background.

During video calls from Facetime and third parties, Center uses Stage Tracking to keep users centered and in frame, adjustment while moving or shifting positions.

Final Cut Camera 2.0

Apple also announced Final Cut Camera 2.0An important update of his Pro Video app that offers Prores Raw and Genlock support to the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.

ProRes RAW has users captured raw sensor data for flexible post-production processing, while Genlock frame-hewing synchronization makes it possible on multiple devices for professional multi-CAM setups. The update also adds open gate recording, Apple Log 2 for an extensive dynamic range and 200 mm telephone recording at a maximum of 4K60 fps.

Final Cut Camera 2.0 integrates with the new center camera at the front and offers manual control over orientation and framing for maker’s intake with the for lens. The app also supports time codemodi and couples with Final Cut Pro for iPad via live multicam.

AirPods Pro 3 and Apple Watch

Apple has also upgraded the line of wearables. The AirPods Pro 3Priced at $ 249, introduce real -time translation driven by Apple Intelligence. Speaking results play through the earplugs, with contextual text on paired iPhones.

The earbuds now contain a custom heart rate sensor, support for 50 training types and a new function “Workout Buddy” that offers speech coaching during exercise. The lifespan of the battery is eight hours or 10 in the hearing mode. Foam-infused tips are in five sizes, including an XXS pass form.

On the wrist, the Apple Watch series 11 Adds a new ceramic coating, liquid glass face and a circular 5G antenna for improved efficiency. The battery life reaches 24 hours. Health characteristics include AI-driven hypertension detection, with in treatment of FDA approval and new sleep tracking with quality score.

The Apple Watch SE 3 Get a display, the S10 chip and faster 5G, with sleep follows, ovulation history and apnea reports.

At the top, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 Adds a larger, wide-angle OLED display, 42 hours of battery life (72 hours in the mode with low current) and two-way satellite messages for emergency communication. It is positioned for endurance athletes, with improved GPS, bicycle metics, stroke detection for swimmers and offline hiking maps. The prices start at $ 799.

Apple Intelligence

Apple continued the measured rollout of artificial intelligence with iOS 26 and introduced new functions under the “Apple Intelligence” label that depend on the processing of the devices and the privacy-first design.

Live translation, one of the flag addicts, makes real-time text and audio translation possible about messages, Facetime and telephone with results that are delivered both audibly and on the screen. Apple said that the function works entirely on devices and does not need an internet connection.

With new Visual Intelligence tools, users can make screenshots and search immediately or act for what is shown – such as identifying orientation points, extracting text or navigating to institutions. These updates build on the Apple approach to integrate Machine Learning into existing workflows instead of revising the interface.

The company also introduced screening tools for telephone conversations and messages designed to filter out spam and unwanted interruptions, using AI to give priority to relevant contacts.

Under the hood, iOS 26 has the own foundation model of Apple-Local on devices-that is now accessible for external developers. Apple said that apps can use these options to deliver personalized, private -ai functions, even when offline.

Despite the new tools, Apple Intelligence stops offering a conversation assistant or chatbot. Instead, the company has drawn up the functions as a tool-oriented improvements, embedded in apps and designed to prevent dependence on the cloud.