Apple event: Every iPhone, AirPods, Watch

Apple stuck the landing on its latest keynote, employing a familiar formula: new iPhones, lightly updated AirPods, and substantial updates to the range of Apple Watches. The headline? A thinner “Air” phone has been added to the lineup, “Pro” models have been given a major boost in performance and camera capability, and Apple itself doubles down on health and safety on the wrist.

Some rumored reveals never showed. No new HomePod mini, no AirTag 2, and the long awaited overhaul of Siri remained offstage. That leaves space for another announcement down the line, but for now, these are the Apple products that actually saw the light of day — and why they matter.

iPhone 17: Brighter screen, faster silicon, smarter camera

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Under the bonnet, the A19 optimises both efficiency and neural performance. Apple promises eight more hours of video playback over the previous gen, thanks to a more powerful GPU and faster on-device machine learning. It comes in five colors — lavender, mist blue, black, white and sage — all quiet but unique.

The camera stack shifts to a 48-megapixel dual-fusion main, a 12-megapixel telephoto and a 48-megapixel ultrawide. Above, Center Stage lands on iPhone, finally steadying and reframing your selfies and video calls even when you’re on the move. For context, image pipelines that shunt 48MP sensors across multiple lenses have been a big factor in why pro creators prefer more recent phones; now Apple is bringing more of that flexibility to the folks who just want the standard phone.

iPhone Air: All check features, ultra-thin design, next-gen wireless

A new addition to the family, the iPhone Air comes to replace the Plus as it pursues a state of thinness without feeling too fragile. It’s still only 5.5mm thick, and yet within all that 5.5mm-ness you still get a 6.5-inch 120Hz display at 3,000 nits framed by a titanium metal frame with Ceramic Shield 2 on either side. The aesthetic is unmistakably Apple — flat, light, and designed to disappear into a pocket.

The A19 Pro chip is responsible for performance, while the new chip N1 unlocks Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and a C1X modem Apple claims is twice as fast as the previous generation. The Air’s 48-megapixel Fusion camera uses data from multiple lenses to offer more detail without mode-juggling.

Trade-offs are fair here: the battery life depends on iOS 26’s Adaptive Power Mode to achieve “all-day” ratings. To hedge, Apple is offering a MagSafe battery extender, as well as translucent and polycarbonate cases along with a snap-on crossbody strap. Historically, Apple has designed thin and light in cycles (see the iPad Air) and then back-filled stamina with software and silicon improvements; the Air tracks that same pattern.

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max: Vapor chamber speed, triple 48MP

Pro is designed for all-day performance. A vapor chamber “keeps thermals in check,” and the A19 Pro is supposedly 40% faster than last year’s Pro silicon. “The eSIM-only models also support those power efficiency improvements, and it’s a good thing, too, as the GSMA claims all the world’s leading carriers have adopted eSIM.”

They all have 48-megapixel rear cameras (for ultra-wide, wide and telephoto), with the telephoto having a larger sensor for squeezing out clean zooms, and an 18-megapixel Center Stage front-facing camera. And for filmmakers and mobile photographers, that unified resolution makes their workflows easier, whether it’s computational multi-frame fusion or color-congruent editing. Cosmetic changes have been made to the phone, including in cosmic orange and deep blue finishes, and a raised “plateau” for the phone’s camera surround that is already sparking controversy.

AirPods Pro 3: Fit, silence and living translations

AirPods Pro 3 Despite the advancements, AirPods Pro 3 are simply all about comfort and clarity. Foam-infused tips mold to the ear canal and, combined with new algorithms, provide the active noise cancellation that Apple claims is twice as effective as last year’s model and four times stronger than the first-gen pair. Playback extends up to eight hours per charge — or 10 with transparency on.

The killer feature is live translation on the earbuds themselves. That places Apple firmly in a burgeoning use case established by travel-centric apps and competing buds. Canalys’ analysts have consistently named Apple as the dominant player in global true wireless shipments; features that solve real-world problems or pain points — such as language divides — tend to bolster that dominant position.

Apple Watch Series 11, SE 3, Ultra 3: Health and safety first

Series 11 wades further into preventive care with a hypertension feature designed to alert users to chronic high blood pressure. Apple is careful to call the new feature (it used to require an add-on device) early warning, not diagnosis, but with the C.D.C. estimating that nearly half of U.S. adults have hypertension — many without knowing it — a nudge at the wrist could have outsized influence.

The case is made from harder glass that Apple says is twice as scratch resistant, 5G is built in for faster data and new titanium finishes lean even more premium. watchOS 26 introduces new faces, a sleep score and additional mental health measurements.

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Ultra 3 Ultra 3 is aimed at adventurers and is the largest Apple watch display yet, a wide-angle OLED that increases usable space without a larger case. 5G is available combined with satellite access for built-in Emergency SOS off the grid — a feature already credited with saving lives of search-and-rescue teams around the world on iPhone. Battery life gets a boost to 42 hours and new black and natural titanium finishes extend the look a little.

Price and how to buy

Each and every iPhone 17 model will now begin at 256GB. Prices start at $799 for iPhone 17, $999 for iPhone Air, $1,099 for iPhone 17 Pro, and $1,199 for Pro Max, and the Pro Max is available in 2TB and that will run you $1,999. at $599, iPhone 16e is still the budget through the front door. Look for opening of preorders soon and retail arrival later.

More than just the spec bumps, the plan is obvious: bring the Pro line into creator-grade, make the mainstream iPhone feel indisputably premium, continue to stay way out in front with AirPods and Apple Watch when it comes to day to day utility.

With average selling prices of high-end phones inching toward four figures in the U.S., according to Counterpoint Research, Apple is wagering that meaningful, practical upgrades — brighter screens, better health insight and actual language help — will make the spend more worthwhile.