Apple managed to pack its two-hour event on Wednesday full of exciting announcements, but the company still wasn’t able to fit everything into the keynote address.
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Not only is the iPhone 7 Plus faster than any iPhone Apple has ever developer, it’s also noticeably more powerful than the top-of-the-line iPad. This will indeed hurt the hopes of fans who were expecting the prices of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models to go down following the launch of the iPhone 7 variants.
Entry level iPads, Airs, and Mini’s are now all 32GB instead of the previous 16GB model. Apple also cut the prices for the top-tier iPad Pros; the 128GB models are now $50 cheaper (starting at $699, Wi-Fi only) and the 256GB models are $100 cheaper (starting at $899, Wi-Fi only). The WiFi-only models of iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 4 now cost $399 for 32GB or $499 for 128GB, but those are your only storage options. The 16GB and 64GB models of the iPhone 6s range are no longer available, with your choice now only between the 32GB (RM2699) and the 128GB (RM3199). The best part is that Apple will be selling them at the same price as the 16GB.
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A benchmark for the iPhone 9,4 (iPhone 7 Plus) has surfaced on Geekbench confirming reports that the new smartphone has 3GB of RAM.
