Apple Event 2021 launch HIGHLIGHTS: iPhone 13, Watch Series 7, New iPads announced

The all-new iPad Mini will be available for a starting price of Rs. 46,900. The Wi-Fi + Cellular model of the same will be available for a price of Rs. 60,900. As for the new iPad, the Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi + Cellular models will be available for Rs. 30,900 and Rs. 42,900, respectively. 

iPhone 13 Pro will be available in India for a starting price of Rs. 1,19,000. As for the iPhone 13 Pro Max, it will be made available for a starting price of Rs. 1,29,000. 

Apple iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max are priced similar to what iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max were priced during their launch. The iPhone 13 Pro will be available for a starting price of USD 999 while the iPhone 13 Pro Max will be available for USD 1099. Pre-orders open September 17, and the smartphones will go on sale starting September 24. 

Apple iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max launched

Apple iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max offer a better design, better set of cameras and much more. These new iPhones come in four colours, which include sierra blue, gold, black and white. 

Apple has announced that the iPhone 13 will be available at a starting price of USD 799 (roughly Rs. 59,000) whereas the iPhone 13 mini will be priced at USD 699 (roughly Rs. 52,000). Interestingly, the new iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini start with 128GB of storage and will also be available in 256GB and 512GB configurations. 

Apple has announced that the iPhone 13 will be available in two sizes, iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini. The company claims that the display now has 1200 nits of brightness.

iPhone 13

Apple has just showcased the new iPhone 13. It now comes with a smaller notch.

Apple Watch Series 7

Apple has just showcased the all-new Apple Watch Series 7. The smartwatch now features a 40 percent thinner border. It also comes with redesigned buttons. The watch also gets a better display that Apple claims are bigger and brighter than before. Moreover, the company has now fit a full keyboard on the Apple Watch Series 7. 

iPad mini will be available at a starting price of USD 499 (roughly Rs. 37,000).

The iPad Mini comes with a 12MP single camera at the back with an f/1.8 aperture. There is also a 12 MP selfie snapper on the front. 

The all-new iPad mini will be available in four new colours include Purple, Pink, Space Grey and Starline. The new iPad Mini comes with the iPhone 12 series like boxy design and it also comes with a Touch ID that is placed on the power button, just like we saw on the last year's iPad Air. Also, the iPad mini now comes with a USB Type-C port. 

Apple has announced that the iPad will be available at a starting price of USD 329 (roughly Rs. 25,000).

iPad

Apple has announced the launch of a new iPad that comes with the new Apple A13 Bionic chipset. It will run on iPadOS 15 right out of the box. Besides that, it will also bring new cameras, True Tone feature and much more. 

Tim Cook welcomes the audience to the live streaming of the Apple Event. He kicks off the event by talking about the Apple TV+.

Apple Event has already kicked off and the interested users can now switch to Apple's YouTube channel to watch the event live. 

Apple online store down ahead of launch.

Apple's biggest event of 2021 is set to kick off in the next 20 minutes. At this launch event, Apple is expected to showcase the much-awaited iPhone 13 series. 

According to the leaks and rumours, the iPhone 13 and 13 mini are expected to launch in Black, White, Blue, Pink, PRODUCT (Red) and Purple colour variants. As for the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max, they are expected to arrive in Black, Bronze, Silver and Gold colours. 

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Alongside the iPhone 13 series, Apple is also expected to launch AirPods 3 in its California Streaming event. According to reports, the new AirPods 3 is expected to have a design similar to the AirPods Pro, though some leaks claim they could come with silicone tips as well.

As suggested by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on a MacRumors report, Apple could price these higher than the current existing AirPods 2, and AirPods 2 will continue with the same price. There is also a chance that Apple might cut the price for the older AirPods, and launch the new ones at the price of the AirPods 2. Lastly, it does not look like the AirPods 3, will come with noise-cancellation, as that is a feature that will remain reserved for the Pro lineup.

Apple iPhone 13 range is likely to include four models – iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

While the prices of the new iPhone 13 series are yet to be announced, it is expected that they will cost somewhere around the launch prices of the iPhone 12 series. To recall, the iPhone 12 series was launched in India with a starting price of Rs. 69,990. Considering that, we can expected the iPhone 13 range to start somewhere between Rs. 70,000 to Rs. 75,000.