{"id":39435,"date":"2020-09-15T09:30:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T16:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/?p=39435"},"modified":"2020-09-15T11:19:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T18:19:42","slug":"apple-announces-279-apple-watch-se-15-apple-one-sub-599-ipad-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/bens-bytes\/apple-announces-279-apple-watch-se-15-apple-one-sub-599-ipad-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple announces $279 Apple Watch SE, $15 Apple One subscription, & $599 iPad Air"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Announced at the Apple event today, the tech giant will be releasing a new model of the Apple Watch that’s targeted at consumers looking for a boost over the Series 3, but not as expensive as the new Series 6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priced at $279 retail, we predict sales in the $250 range over the next 12 months on the Apple Watch SE<\/a>. However, if you are interested in picking up one at launch, both the Apple Watch SE and the Series 6 will be available for preorder today and in Apple Stores on September 18. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Regarding features, the Apple Watch SE uses the S5 system in chip, 2 times faster than Series 3. It includes the accelerometer, heart rate meter, compass, gyroscope, motion sensors, and fall detection. There’s also a cellular model, if you want that upgrade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the Apple Watch SE, Apple also announced the new Series 6 smartwatch<\/a> starting at $399. Apple has improved the display, making it 2.5 times brighter in the daylight. It can also show elevation in real time and has a blood oxygen monitor. Apple is debuting a new band for the watch called the Solo Loop, a stretchable silicone band without a clasp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Both of the new Apple Watches now come with 3 months of Apple Fitness+<\/a>, a fitness subscription service that costs $10-a-month or $80-per-year. On the topic of subscriptions, Apple is launching the Apple One subscription service<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For $15-per-month, individual users can get access to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade and iCloud. Family accounts cost $20-per-month for the same services (account sharing up to 5 people). There’s also a Premier tier at $30 per month that includes access to Apple Fitness+ and Apple News+. Apple is also announcing a 30-day free trial of Apple One later in the year, ideal if you want to test before you buy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Outside of smartwatches, Apple announced an update to the base level iPad as well as a new version of the iPad Air. The new base level iPad has the A12 Bionic chip for a 40% jump in performance & a 2x jump in graphics power. It will be compatible with the Apple pencil and keyboards. It will utilize iOS 14 and will be priced at $329 ($299 for education customers). It’s also available for preorder today<\/a> and in stores on September 18. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The redesigned, $599 iPad Air features a 10.9-inch liquid retina display offering 3.8 million pixels of resolution. Other features include a new, small Touch ID fingerprint sensor on the power button, the new A14, 5-nanometer chip with 11.8 billion transistors (40% increase in speed, 30% increase in graphics over the last iPad Air), and support for Wi-Fi 6 as well as USB-C. Apple didn’t announce a date for the release beyond an October 2020 release window, more details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the end of the event, Apple announced that iOS 14 will be available for download for free tomorrow to all iPhone and iPad owners. In addition, watchOS 7 will be released for Apple Watch owners. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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