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Apple launches iPhone X

Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) plays with an iPhone as Jonathan Ive, Apple\'s Chief Design Officer, looks on during a launch event in Cupertino, California, the U.S., yesterday. [Photo/China Daily]

Apple Inc yesterday rolled out its much-anticipated iPhone X, a glass and stainless steel device with an edge-to-edge display that Chief Executive Tim Cook called "the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone."

The launch contained few surprises, with leaked details on the phone and other products including an updated Apple Watch proving largely accurate. But the iPhone X\'s US$999 price still raised eyebrows, and its Nov. 3 ship date prompted questions about possible supply constraints ahead of the holiday season.

Investors and fans have viewed the 10th-anniversary iPhone launch as an opportunity for Apple to refresh a smartphone lineup that had lagged the competition in new features. Last year the company\'s revenue declined when many consumers rejected the iPhone 7 as being too similar to the iPhone 6.

The iPhone X has wireless charging, an infrared camera and hardware for facial recognition, which replaces the fingerprint sensor for unlocking the phone. The home button is also gone, and users instead tap the device to wake it up.

Apple normally ships new products within a week or two of announcing them, though Cook said the later date was consistent with earlier guidance to investors.

"It\'s great to have a product but we\'d have liked it sooner rather than later, more like the beginning of October or mid-October," said Kim Forrest, senior equity research analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group in Pittsburgh.

Apple shares closed down 0.4 percent. They had traded as much as 1 percent higher during the launch event before reversing course.

Tim Ghriskey, chief investment officer of Solaris Asset Management in New York, said he was not worried about the ship date and liked the new phone\'s features, but also flagged a lack of surprises.

"It\'s sell on the news," he said. "They didn\'t talk about the evolution of Apple beyond the iPhone and into artificial intelligence."

The screen on the iPhone X is about the size of the current iPhone 7 plus, though the phone is smaller. It features richer colors thanks to a new technology called OLED that other vendors are also rolling out.

But in an embarrassing moment for Apple senior vice president Craig Federighi, the face ID unlocking did not work on his first attempt during the on-stage presentation.

Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, introduces the iPhone 8 during a launch event in Cupertino, California, the U.S., yesterday. [Photo/China Daily]

Apple also introduced the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, which resemble the iPhone 7 line but have a glass back for wireless charging. The company said it was working on a new device, called the Airpad, that would charge all newer Apple products.

The wireless charging uses a standard called Qi, also used by Samsung, and will work with third-party devices.

The new phones all feature Apple\'s first proprietary graphics processor, which provides greater speed, improved cameras and some features for augmented reality apps.

The company had previously used graphics chips from Imagination Technologies Group PLC, which put itself up for sale earlier this year after Apple said it would make its own technology.

Apple is moving to design more of the internal components of the iPhone, squeezing some suppliers but giving Apple control of key technologies.

The cheapest of the iPhone 8 models have 64 gigabytes of memory, up from 32 gigabytes in previous models, and will sell for US$699 and US$799.

The bump-up in memory should help suppliers of memory chips, and Apple is now angling to own a piece of the memory-chip business being sold by Toshiba Corp.

Apple also introduced an upgrade to the Apple Watch. The new Series 3, which can make calls and access the internet without the user carrying an iPhone, will cost US$399 and support a range of third-party apps.

Gene Munster, an analyst with Loup Ventures, believes sales of the watch could double or even triple because of the new connectivity.

An upgraded Apple TV will support the high resolution display known as 4K and will feature more programming options as Apple steps up efforts to cut content deals and produce its own shows.

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本次的苹果发布会在新总部的乔布斯礼堂（Steve Jobs Theater）举行，先来划重点，三款新iPhone登场，最快9月22日就能买到iPhone 8系列，更惊艳的全面屏iPhone X则要等到11月初，另外Apple Watch和Apple TV也得到更新，iOS 11与新版watch OS系列会在9月19日迎来正式版推送。趁热打铁，我们来跟着一口同传译员们学习下一些新的词汇吧。

最受关注的新iPhone

iPhone 8系列，回归双面玻璃（all glass design）设计，并且是强度最高的玻璃面板，新增两个传感器（sensor)，遗憾的是正面依旧是iPhone 7系列的脸庞，屏占比较低，也保留了Home键。iPhone 8依然是4.7英寸屏幕加后置单摄像头，5.5英寸的iPhone 8 Plus则是后置双摄(a vertically-aligned dual-lens rearcamera)，目前两款手机均有三种配色选择。

全新的iPhone 8系列搭载A11处理器(processor)，集成43亿个晶体管(transistors)，为64位6核CPU，GPU则是3核心设计。其中6核的CPU含2个小核和4个大核，性能(performance)分别比A10处理器快25%和70%，图形处理器(Graphics Processing Unit，缩写：GPU)处理能力更是提升70%。

而摄像头方面，iPhone 8系列内置新一代1200万像素影像传感器，继续支持OIS光学防抖（Optical Image Stabilization），iPhone 8 Plus的后置两枚镜头光圈（apertures)分别是F1.8和F2.8。

不负众望，苹果iPhone 8终于支持无线充电（wireless charging），支持Qi标准的无线协议，与同样支持Qi标准的无线充电配件连接即能体验到无线充电的快感。存储容量（storage）方面，iPhone 8/8 Plus均有64GB和256GB版本选择，颜色只有银、金、深空灰，9月15日正式开启预售，9月22日国行同步首发上市，9月19日开始可以升级正式版的iOS 11。

售价方面，两款iPhone 8分别是699美元/799美元起售，约合人民币4567元和5220元。国行版iPhone 8售价5888元/7188元，iPhone 8 Plus则是6688元/7988元，相比上一代机型有约10%的涨价。

如果发布会就此结束果粉肯定不满意，大家更加期待的产品，可能是史上最强One more thing的iPhone X！

iPhone X中的X即罗马数字的10，外观一如之前曝光最多的版本，特别的刘海或许会遭到许多吐槽，但依然是帅气拉风又特别的异形全面屏（edge-to-edge screen）哦！一如之前的爆料，取消了Home键的iPhone X改为Face ID作为主要交互，另外手持操控也有加强，包括下滑就能切换多任务，只不过用户会有重新学习适应的成本。当然为了这块醉人的Super Retina全面屏（5.8英寸2436*1125像素，支持HDR），还是值了！

在Face ID的安全性方面，苹果称不会将私密数据保存在云端，出现被撞脸的概率仅为百万分之一，此外苹果称A11处理器也会进行人工智能学习和完善Face ID。

摄像头方面，iPhone X为纵向排列的双1200万像素摄像头（F1.8光圈和F2.4光圈），提供双光学防抖、4LED闪光灯，包括低光成像、人像拍摄效果都得到显著提升优化，同样支持AR内容的拍摄。相较之下，iPhone X的双摄配置会比同期推出的iPhone 8 Plus更高端。

和iPhone 8一样，iPhone X支持Qi标准的无线充电，并且专门推出了同时支持多款设备的无线充电配件，苹果将这种技术标准命名为AirPower。续航表现方面，iPhone 8通过优化提升了两小时的工作时间。

最后是售价方面，iPhone X定价999美元起，约合6527元人民币，容量版本方面也有64GB或256GB的选择，10月27日开始预售，11月3日正式上市，国行自然也是第一批首发销售。不过iPhone X的国行版价格达到新高，两个容量版本分别为8388元和9688元，只有银色和深空灰配色可选，传说中的腮红金(Blush Gold)并没有出现。