Apple Unveils iPhone 17 Air & Satellite-Connected Apple Watch Ultra 3
CUPERTINO, CA – Apple today debuted the iPhone โค17 Air, touted โas the company’s thinnest iPhone to โคdate, alongside updates to its apple โWatchโฃ lineup, including โthe new Apple Watch Ultra โค3 featuring satellite connectivity for โemergency communication.โ The launches signal Apple’s continued push โฃinto both premium smartphone designโฃ and enhanced โsafety features for itsโ wearable โtechnology.
The โขnew iPhone 17 Air boasts a redesigned internal architecture allowingโ for a substantially slimmer โprofile without compromisingโข screen size. Simultaneously, apple isโข bolstering the Apple โWatch’s capabilities with โthe Ultra โ3, directlyโ competing โwith โbrands like โคGarmin by โขofferingโ satellite connectivity to send emergency messages and โlocation data in areas โฃlacking cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. This feature isโ particularly aimed at adventurers and those frequently traveling in remoteโข locations.
Apple has also refreshed its entry-level Apple Watch SE,now including an always-on display and gesture controls-features previously reserved for higher-end โคmodels. The SE also gains new health tracking capabilities, includingโ fall and crash โคdetection, wristโ temperature โmeasurement, sleepโ apnea notifications, โขand a new sleep score.
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 incorporates Apple’s most powerful battery yet, promising up to 42 hours of autonomy. All three new models-the iPhone โ17 Air, Apple Watch Series 11, and Apple Watch Ultraโค 3-areโข powered by Apple’s โขnew S10 chip.
Pricing โstarts at โฌ269 โฃforโ the โคApple โฃWatch, โฌ449 forโ the Apple Watch Series 11, and โฌ899 for the Apple Watch โคUltra 3. The โiPhone โ17 Airโข pricing has not yet โฃbeen announced.