What to know about Apple’s new iPhone 16, watch, AirPods, including Singapore launch date

Apple on Monday (Sep 9) unveiled an artificial intelligence focused-iPhone 16 lineup, a sleeker Apple Watch, AirPods 4, and said new AI features will be added to its devices next month.
Here are some products tech behemoth Apple launched at the event:
NEW IPHONE LINEUP
The iPhone 16, starting at US$799 (S$1,299 in Singapore), comes in two sizes – 6.1 inches, and 6.7 inches for the Plus model. The phones are powered by new A18 chips, which feature a 16-core neural engine designed for generative AI-linked tasks and Apple Intelligence.
The phones also come with a customisable action button, allowing users to perform a variety of functions such as recording voice memo, identifying songs, and translating phrases.
Apple also unveiled iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max models with a faster A18 Pro chip. The phones’ AI capabilities will include offering suggestions on how to set up a photoshoot more effectively.
The phones will also offer more advanced video capturing quality and a new audio mixing feature to enhance video recordings.
IPhone 16 Pro will start at US$999 (S$1,599) and 16 Pro Max at US$1,199 (S$1,899). All iPhone 16 models will be available for pre-order, starting Friday (Sep 13), and will be available in stores Sep 20 onwards.
APPLE WATCH UPGRADES
Apple unveiled its latest Watch Series 10 starting at US$399 (S$599 in Singapore), which the company claims is its thinnest and fastest charging watch ever.
The Series 10 will be powered by Apple’s new S10 chip, which includes a four-core neural engine that will allow machine learning activities and power features such as double tapping on device, Siri dictation, along with crash and fall detection.
Apple also highlighted the health-linked features of its watch, such as sleep apnoea detection. The watch will monitor a new metric during sleep called breathing disturbances and will notify users if they display signs of sleep apnoea.
AIRPOD MODELS
Apple’s AirPods 4, powered by a new custom H2 chip, start at US$129 (S$199 in Singapore) and come with improved audio quality and personalised spatial audio.
Users can also interact with Siri while using the AirPods by nodding “yes” or shaking their head to say “no” in response to Siri announcements. The charging case has USB-C ports.
The company also said that its AirPods Pro 2 can now be “transformed” into a personalised hearing aid via an upcoming software update, boosting the specific sounds in real time, like parts of speech or elements within a user’s environment.