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Apple has unveiled four new 5G iPhones, together with other new and updated devices.The new iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max come with a complete redesign and a range of new colours. Inside is a new camera system including new photo-editing tools and improved processors.Apple also unveiled a the HomePod Mini, a new $99 smart speaker.Key PointsApple launches new 5G phones, of various sizesModels include iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro MaxCompany also launches new ‘HomePod Mini’Show latest update
1602608049Watch the live stream here.Anthony Cuthbertson13 October 2020 17:541602613990That’s all from us here, thanks for joining us. You can read all about the latest announcements from Apple at the links below. Anthony Cuthbertson13 October 2020 19:331602613604The price and release date of all four new iPhone 12s can be found here.Anthony Cuthbertson13 October 2020 19:261602612599Tim Cook is wrapping stuff up now. “Thank you for joining us, stay safe and have a great day.”Anthony Cuthbertson13 October 2020 19:091602612506The iPhone 12 Pro comes in at $999 and the iPhone 12 Pro Max at $1099 – the same price as last year’s Pro models.Anthony Cuthbertson13 October 2020 19:081602612326Here are the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max specs.

Apple has revealed the iPhone 12 Mini, its smallest phone in years.The company claimed the device is the “smallest, thinnest and lightest 5G phone in the world”, and that it has all the same features as the bigger iPhone.The iPhone 12 Mini will start at $699, while the bigger one will cost $799.The Mini has a 5.4-inch screen. That is much larger than the 4.70-inch one found in the iPhone 8 and iPhone SE – but the device itself is smaller.The extra space is gained because the iPhone 12 includes the same edge-to-edge design of the newer handsets, and so gets rid of the “chin and forehead” at either end of the screen, which previously included the home button and TouchID fingerprint sensor.

Apple has revealed the iPhone 12, a new handset with the first full redesign in years.It will be the first of Apple’s phones to include 5G, which chief executive Tim Cook claimed would represent a step change in the way the phone works.The larger phone starts at $799, while the smaller one costs $699.The iPhone 12 will also be the first hardware to charge with Apple’s new “MagSafe for iPhone” feature, which has a magnet that snaps onto the back and powers up the phone.The phone is also much more durable than ever before, being four times as strong when it is dropped, the company claimed. That was a result of what it called “Ceramic Shield” – a more resilient glass made in partnership with Corning, famous for making Gorilla Glass.But perhaps the most notable change is the new look, which includes square sides of the kind found on the iPhone Pro. As well as bringing a new look, that allows Apple to put antennas down the side to improve its 5G performance, Apple said.Read moreThe new design means that it can keep the same 6.1-inch display size from the iPhone 11 but at a reduced overall size, Apple said. The iPhone 12 is 11 per cent thinner and 16 per cent lighter as a result of the new design, Apple said.The phone also comes in a new blue colour, in addition to the usual red, white and black, Apple said.Inside of the phone is the A14 Bionic chip, the first chip in a smartphone that includes 5nm transistors. That allows the processor to be far more tightly-packed, vastly improving performance.That chip was actually revealed during last month’s “Time Flies” event, as part of the iPad Air, which also features it. But Apple has been cagey about how fast exactly it is, and the iPad Air is not yet available to the public, apparently so that it could stress its power during the iPhone launch.Apple also announced during the event that the game League of Legends would come to the iPhone for the first time. That was a result of the additional power provided by the new chip, the company said.Apple has also updated both of the lenses found in the iPhone 12’s dual-camera system. They will perform better in the dark as well as leading to more precise photos, Apple said.The company also said that new software features – known as computational photography – would improve performance of its HDR and night mode features.

Apple has revealed the iPhone 12 Pro, the premium version of its new handsets.In addition to the features found on the normal iPhone 12, the Pro models comes in a range of more expensive finishes. It also has a vastly improved camera, keeping the three lens system found in last year’s Pro models.The pricing of the new phones costs the same. The normal Pro will start at $999, and the Max will cost $1,099.They will be available for pre-order on 16 October, and go on sale a week later, on 23 October.Together with the two versions of the cheaper handset, and the two sizes of Pro, Apple unveiled four new handsets during its “Hi, Speed” event, more than ever before.Read moreThe design of the phone also means that it can introduce the largest display ever in an iPhone. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a screen size of 6.7-inches – 0.2-inches bigger than the iPhone 11 Pro Max – while keeping much the same design, Apple said.The new finishes found on the iPhone include a new “pacific blue”, in addition to the silver, “graphite” and gold that have been found on existing handsets, Apple said.

The information confirms rumours that Apple is preparing four versions of the phone, in three different sizes: the smallest iPhone Mini; the equally-sized iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro; and the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which will be the biggest handset Apple has ever made.The images were revealed by leaker Evan Blass, who has had a strong track record of announcing information about phones before its official release in the past. They appeared to come from official Apple renders, suggesting they are a reliable indication of how the phones will actually look.The images also seem to confirm existing rumours that the new phones will come in an array of colours, including a new, dark blue. That seems to replace the “midnight green” that was first introduced with last year’s iPhone 11 Pro.The images of the iPhone 12 Pro also seem to confirm the inclusion of the LiDAR camera that has been rumoured to be coming to the new line-up. That tool – which is visible in the images as a dark circle underneath the right-hand camera lens – has already arrived on the iPad Pro, where it enables more precise depth tracking for better augmented reality experiences.Because the leaked images only show the front and rear of the phone, they actually obscure what is rumoured to be the biggest external design change on the iPhone: squared rather than curved edges on the sides, to bring it more in line with the iPad Pro.Mr Blass also revealed what appeared to be official images of the widely rumoured HomePod Mini. It includes a much larger display on the top, and a more squat and round body, which will presumably also be much smaller than the larger and existing HomePod.

Apple has announced 5G iPhones, the first time it has ever integrated the new network technology.Proponents claim the 5G technology will be both far quicker and more reliable than the existing 4G technology.Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, insisted that the company had worked with network carriers to ensure that the network technology would actually work as promised.He claimed that the technology represented a “step change” that would fundamentally alter the way the iPhone works.Read moreHans Vestberg, Verizon chief executive, appeared during the live-streamed event to promise that the network would roll out 5G connections across the country and with particular performance focused on busy areas such as stadiums. “We can finally say ‘5G just got real’,” he said during the event.