Apple has announced the new iPhone Xs Max (iPhone Ten S. Max), "Xs (Ten Es)" and "Xr (Ten Earl)" new models released by Apple, "Apple Watch · Series 4 "at the exhibition hall immediately.
"Xs Max" which is 6.5 inches and the largest in the history of iPhone, surprisingly did not feel the size in the hand. Up to now it was about the same size compared to "iPhone 6s Plus" which happened to have happened.
The 6s plus screen was 5 · 5 inches on LCD (liquid crystal display), but "Xs Max" is 6.5 inches using organic EL. Although the size of the screen is different by 1 inch, "Xs Max" is the same size as the previous "X (Ten)" as the screen spreads throughout the housing, I found that the overall size is almost the same.
In the three models announced this time, the processor which is the heart part of the mobile has become eight times faster than the conventional "X". As a result, the movement when software is operated is fast.
What is common to "Xs Max", "Xs" and "Xr" is the evolution of the camera. You can freely change the depth of field of the image after shooting, and the "blur" of the background changes instantaneously. Actually looking at hand, the state that "blur" changes all at once is impressive. Reporters from other countries were also surprised.
"Xr" prepared as a low-priced version of the "X" series is a model that uses aluminum for the enclosure and has various colors such as yellow and red. It's light feeling, it's easy to operate. The price of "Xr" in the US is 749 dollars ~, compared with the "Xs Max" of 1099 dollars and "Xs" of 999 dollars or more, the price became more easily purchasable.
"Apple Watch Series 4" became a larger screen, the thickness became thinner. I tried wearing it on the arm, because it was more rounded design, because it became thin, I did not receive the impression that this was too big. Apple's staff explained, "The total volume is smaller than the previous model," and I was satisfied.
The big change in "Series 4" will be to make ECG in Apple watch. In the United States software was released in the US in the US at the end of the year (Apple Inc.) (Japan has not decided yet), although it could not be experienced at the venue demonstration, there was great interest among reporters . (Cupertino City, California = Akihiko Ogata)