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Tencent Digital News (Wu Bin) In the early morning of August 27th, Beijing time, Apple officially released the invitation letter for the "2024 Fall Conference". Consistent with the time exposed by the media, Apple will hold a new product launch conference at 10 am Pacific Time on September 9th, and 1 am Beijing time on September 10th.

The Chinese theme of the invitation letter is "Highlight Moments". The newly designed LOGO uses a neon design. On the one hand, it may indicate that the iPhone will have new color schemes. On the other hand, it is rumored that this year's iPhone will be replaced with a larger lens CMOS, which will greatly enhance the photography in low-light environments.

What products can we expect to see at this September conference? We have also collected and sorted out the currently reliable exposure information.

iPhone16 & iPhone 16 Pro Series:

A generation that fully embraces AI

According to the information currently exposed, the biggest innovation of this generation of iPhone 16 comes from the new A18 series chip. It is reported that A18 will be built using TSMC's second-generation 3nm N3E process. Compared with the N3B process of A17 Pro last year, N3E will have a significant improvement in energy efficiency.

In addition, this time the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro series will be equipped with two SoCs, A18 and A18 Pro, respectively. Both adopt the N3E process. Apple has greatly improved the NPU capabilities in design. It is currently reported that the NPU computing power of A18 is higher than the 38TOPS of M4. At the same time, in order to cope with the 3B-scale model resident on the Apple Intelligence side, Apple also increased the running memory (RAM) of iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus to 8GB for the first time.

In addition, it is rumored that Apple has added an independent camera button to all four iPhone 16 models. This button is touch-sensitive and supports operations such as focusing, taking pictures, and sliding zoom.

*Currently rumored specifications and starting prices for the four iPhone 16 models

Apple Watch 10: A new naming scheme?

This year marks the tenth anniversary of Apple's launch of the Apple Watch. Therefore, according to leaks, Apple will name the 10th generation Apple Watch "Apple Watch X", which is similar to the naming convention of the previous iPhone X.

Apple Watch 10th generation is rumored to introduce a new 49mm dial, while the existing 41mm option will be replaced by 45mm, and the original 45mm dial will be expanded to 49mm. The design seems to be inspired by the Apple Watch Ultra.

In addition, Apple has once again improved the screen of the Apple Watch. It is reported that this generation of watch screen supports LTPO dynamic refresh rate. This technology can effectively extend the battery life of the watch.

Apple Watch Series 10 is expected to upgrade its internal SiP from the S9 chip to the new S10 chip, which will significantly speed up the watch's response speed, improve overall efficiency, and be equipped with a more powerful NPU. Although Apple Watch is not among Apple's first batch of hardware products that support Apple Intelligence, it is possible that it will introduce Siri that supports Apple AI in the future.

In terms of health monitoring, Apple Watch Series 10 will take health tracking to a whole new level by introducing two breakthrough features - sleep apnea monitoring and blood pressure alerts. It is speculated that the next generation of Apple Watch will be able to remind users of potential sleep apnea symptoms and send high blood pressure alerts. These features must pass testing standards and obtain certification before they are open to the public.

AirPods 4 are also reportedly set to be officially unveiled at the September launch event. Last year, Apple updated the AirPods Pro 2 with a USB-C interface at the September launch event. The update was minor, but this year's AirPods 4 will have more obvious changes.

According to the existing information, AirPods 4 will be launched in two versions for the first time. The regular version maintains the simple style of the AirPods series, while the high-end version adds the ANC active noise reduction function to provide users with a more immersive listening experience. In addition, the high-end version of the charging box is also equipped with a speaker, allowing users to easily locate the earphones when they can't find them.

It is reported that this generation of AirPods 4 will use the same H2 chip as AirPods Pro 2, which means that the new headphones will have significant improvements in noise reduction, sound quality and battery life.