California Streaming: iPhone 13, Watch 7, iPad & iPad Mini

It's that time of year again - I feel like we were here just a few weeks back. This morning, millions of Apple fans around the globe, and I, from all different time zones (3am here in Sydney) came together to watch Tim Cook take the virtual stage, and make truth of all of the rumoured, and highly anticipated, products that have been circulating the internet all year long, and some.

In the second keynote event for 2021, dubbed 'California Streaming', we saw updates to iPad, iPad mini, Apple Watch, and iPhone, but sadly no AirPods.

Here's the run down:  

iPad

Available 24th September from A$499

• A13 Bionic chip: 20% faster GPU
• Ultra-wide front camera with Centre Stage
• Works with both Apple Pencil 1 & 2
• Starts at 64gb storage
• iOS 15

iPad Mini

Available 24th September from A$749

• New all-screen design
• Edge-to-edge Liquid Retina display with True Tone
• A15 Bionic chip: 40% faster 6-core CPU and 80% faster 5-core GPU
• Ultra-wide camera with Centre Stage
• USB-C for faster speeds and more flexibility
• Works with Apple Pencil 2
• All-day battery life
• 5G and WiFi 6 connectivity
• Touch ID
• 4 new colours: Pink, Purple, Starlight, Space Grey
• iOS 15

Watch Series 7

Available later this year

• 20% larger screen, barely any change to device size
• Always-On OLED Retina display
• Crack resistant crystal screen
• Dust and water resistant 
• USB-C fast charging - 8 minute charge for 8 hour sleep tracking
• Compatible with current watch bands
• Strong focus on health and fitness
• 5 new colours: Midnight, Starlight, Product RED, Green, Blue
• Watch OS 8

iPhone 13 & 13 Mini

Order from 17th September, ships 24th September, from A$1,199

• Same 5.4" and 6.1" screen sizes
• A15 bionic chip: 50% faster CPU and 30% faster GPU
• 20% smaller notch at the top
• 28% brighter with Super Retina XDR OLED display
• New dual camera system with ultra-wide lens, improved night mode, and all-new Cinematic mode for video 
• Bigger battery with an extra 2.5 hours than iPhone 12 and 1.5 hours than iPhone 12 Mini
• More 5G bands for better connectivity
• 5 new colours: Midnight, Starlight, Product RED, Green, Blue
• 128gb / 256gb / 512gb storage options 
• iOS 15

iPhone 13 Pro & Pro Max

Order from 17th September, ships 24th September, from A$1,699

• Same 6.1" and 6.7" screen sizes
• A15 bionic chip: 50% faster CPU and 30% faster GPU
• 20% smaller notch at the top
• 25% brighter with Super Retina XDR OLED display
• ProMotion adaptive 10-120Hz refresh rate
• Pro camera system with better performance in low-light, ultra-wide lens with macro photography, night mode on all 3 cameras, Cinematic mode for video with depth mapping for TrueDepth
• Record 4K/30fps video in pro formats
• Bigger battery with an extra 2.5 hours than iPhone 12 Pro Max and 1.5 hours than iPhone 12 Pro
• More 5G bands for better connectivity
• 4 colours: Sierra Blue, Silver, Gold, Graphite
• 128gb / 256gb /  512gb / 1TB
• iOS 15