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APPLE’S new iPhone X series has been announced, promising customers a bigger, faster, stronger and even cheaper smartphone and wearables collection.

The tech giant launched the iPhone Xs, Xs Max, and the cheaper version XR at the Steve Jobs Theatre in California overnight and most of the launch was filled with tech talk and jargon.

Apple worldwide marketing senior vice president Phil Schiller spoke about OLED displays, A12 bionic chips, super retina HD displays and fall detection with accelerometers and gyroscopes.

Still with me? Didn’t think so.

So, if you just want to know what the new iPhone series can do for you, let’s take a look.

SIZE

Apple has designed its new range of phones to be larger than their predecessors. The iPhone Xs has a 5.8-inch screen and the iPhone Xs Max boasts a whopping 6.5-inch screen. The XR has a 6.1-inch screen.

STRENGTH

Sick of forking out for a replacement iPhone screen after a big night out? Well, these phones are made from seriously strong material. The phones are now covered back-to-front with “a new formulation of glass which is the most durable glass ever in a smartphone”.

They’re also dust, splash and water-resistant and the casing protects against “everyday spills including coffee, tea and soft drink”. The developers at Apple’s California headquarters said

the models were tested in chlorinated water, saltwater, orange juice, tea, wine and even beer.

And they passed!
The Xs and Xs Max can survive in 2m of water for up to 30 minutes.

COST

Like most Apple products, the new series will burn a hole in your pocket, so start saving if you want one.

The Xs will set you back anywhere from $1629-$1799 depending on the GB. The larger Xs Max costs between $2000 and $2369.

With this in mind, Apple created a slightly cheaper model in the collection, the iPhone XR, which will set you back around $1229.

COLOURS

The phones come in some pretty cool colours. The Xs and Xs Mac are available in silver, space grey and gold, while the XR come in black, white, blue, red, yellow and coral.

BATTERY

Apple’s new range boasts all day battery life.

The glass back of these smartphones is made from a material which allows for wireless charging.

Philip Schiller says the phones will offer the “biggest battery ever in an iPhone, delivering up to an hour-and-a-half more battery life in your day”.

SCREENTIME

This is a particularly cool feature of the new operating system. Users are sent regular activity reports, recording the amount of time spent online, on apps and even the number of times the device is picked up. If you’re concerned by the time you’re dedicating to your phone, simply set up time limits which will send you a notification when your time is up. This is a great tool for parents to monitor their kids’ phone use.

FACIAL RECOGNITION

Mr Schiller said the iPhone XR will feature facial ID authentication in order to unlock your phone.

Like a scene out of Mission: Impossible, the phone contains a two-dimensional facial scanner that will check you out before unlocking your phone, so you can feel like a spy every damn day.