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Apple’s September 2022 Event: By the Numbers

Apple sprinkled facts, figures, and statistics throughout its presentation today. Here are highlights of some of those metrics from the event that was held online at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California.

iPhone

Source: Apple.

Source: Apple.

iPhone 14

  • 6.1 and 6.7” displays with 1200 nits peak brightness and 2 million:1 contrast ratio
  • A15 Bionic 6-core processor
  • 12MP TrueDepth camera with a 𝑓/1.9 aperture
  • 12MP Main camera with a 𝑓/1.5 aperture
  • 49% low-light performance improvement with the Main camera and 38% better low-light performance with the front-facing camera
  • Cinematic Mode can shoot video at 4K at 30 fps and 4K at 24 fps (also available on Pro models)
  • Crash detection (also on Pros) with the ability to detect 256 g of force

iPhone 14 Pro

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Source: Apple.

  • Screen
    • 6.1 and 6.7” displays
    • 1600 nits of peak HDR brightness
    • 2000 nits of peak outdoor brightness
    • 460 ppi
  • A16 Bionic
    • 6-core CPU built using a 4 nm process and has 16 billion transistors and is up to 40% faster than competitors’ chips
    • The A16’s efficiency cores use 1/3 the power of competitors
    • The A16’s high-performance cores consume 20% less power than the A15
    • The A16’s efficiency cores use 1/3 the power of competitors’ efficiency cores
    • The 16-core Neural Engine can do 17 trillion operations per second
    • The 5-core GPU has 50% more memory bandwidth
  • Camera
    • The iPhone’s camera is capable of 4 trillion operations per photo
    • Main (f/k/a Wide) Lens
      • 48MP quad pixel
      • Up to 2x better low-light performance
      • 𝑓/1.78 aperture
      • 24 mm focal length
      • 7-element lens
      • 100% Focus Pixels
      • 2nd gen sensor-shift OIS
    • 2x Telephoto Lens (enabled by a quad-pixel sensor)
      • 12MP
      • Up to 2x better low-light performance
      • 𝑓/1.78 aperture
      • 100% Focus Pixels
      • 6-element lens
    • 3x Telephoto Lens
      • 12MP
      • Up to 2x better low-light performance
      • 𝑓/2.8 aperture
      • 100% Focus Pixels
      • 7-element lens
    • Ultra-Wide lens
      • 12MP
      • Up to 3x better low-light performance
      • 𝑓/2.2 aperture
      • 13 mm focal length
      • 6-element camera
      • 100% focus pixels

Apple Watch Series 8

Source: Apple.

Source: Apple.

  • 36 hours of batter with normal use in low power mode
  • IPX6X certification
  • WR50 water resistance certified

Apple Watch SE

  • 20% faster than the previous model
  • WR 50 water resistance certified

Apple Watch Ultra

Source: Apple.

Source: Apple.

  • 49 mm titanium case
  • 36-hour of battery life with normal use
  • 60-hour battery life in low-power mode
  • 2000 nit screen brightness, which is 2x other models
  • Built-in 86 decibel siren
  • EN13319 and WR100 certified
  • Can dive up to 40 meters with the Ultra
  • L1 and L5 GPS for more accurate tracking

AirPods Pro

Source: Apple.

Source: Apple.

  • 2x improvement in noise cancellation
  • 48kHz audio for SharePlay
  • 6-hour battery life improvement for a total of 30 hours of additional listening time, including the case

You can follow all of our September 2022 Apple event coverage through our September 2022 Apple event hub or subscribe to the dedicated September 2022 Apple event RSS feed.

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