Apple Event September 9 2026: Introducing iPhone Duo and more

Summary This video is presented as an Apple Special Event keynote hosted by John Ternus along with various Apple executives, introducing several next-generation hardware and software products. The presentation announces the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max with the A20 Pro processor and variable aperture camera, Apple Intelligence and Siri AI capabilities, AirPods 5 with open-ear ANC, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 with upgraded health sensing, and the foldable iPhone Duo running iOS 27.

What is shown

• Opening Sequence [00:00 - 02:35]: A cinematic montage showcasing varying film genres shot on iPhone, concluding with Tim Cook directing the viewer to John Ternus at Apple Park.
• Intelligent Personal Hub Overview [02:38 - 05:12]: John Ternus explains the hardware and software architecture uniting on-device AI, private cloud compute, display, and camera systems.
• iPhone 18 Pro Introduction [06:48 - 08:30]: Product trailer showing lunar footage labeled "Artemis II Mission / Shot on iPhone 17 Pro / April 2, 2026," followed by internal hardware components and four colorways (Deep Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy).
• Apple Intelligence & Siri AI [08:31 - 13:38]: Lilian Rincon demonstrates contextual cross-app search, camera visual search for recipes, automated calendar imports, custom expressive voice tuning, Safari "Notify Me," and Photos editing features (Clean Up, Extend, Spatial Reframing).
• A20 Pro Silicon [13:51 - 16:34]: Sribalan Santhanam details the 2nm chip architecture, showing the 6-core CPU, 7-core GPU, dual 32-core Neural Engine, and direct die-to-vapor-chamber packaging.
• Thermal Architecture & Battery [16:41 - 19:24]: Rich Dinh presents the expanded vapor chamber, graphite layers, nanotwin copper shielding, fast-charging stats, and battery life benchmarks.
• Pro Camera System [19:40 - 27:00]: Kaiann Drance and Maryam Azimi demonstrate the 48MP main camera with variable mechanical aperture, Pro manual controls (white balance, shutter speed, manual aperture, ISO), 60fps cinematic video, and cryptographic "Apple Reference Image" provenance signing.
• Dynamic Island & iOS 27 [27:03 - 28:22]: A redesigned, smaller Dynamic Island showing up to three live activities simultaneously, along with iPhone Handoff carrier phone number sharing.
• AirPods 5 [30:48 - 36:00]: Dave Pakula presents AirPods 5, demonstrating open-ear Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio, stem volume controls, wireless charging case, and live spoken translation.
• Apple Watch Series 12 & Ultra 4 [36:34 - 47:15]: Deidre Caldbeck and Dr. Sumbul Ahmad Desai introduce the Health Sensing System (high-frequency heart rate, HRV tracking, Readiness scores, Health Age, Longevity tab, and on-device cardio fitness testing). Ron Huang presents Audio Intelligence features including Sound Recognition, 15-second Live Rewind transcription, and Siri Recap meeting summaries.
• iPhone Duo Foldable [52:45 - 75:18]: John Ternus, Molly Anderson, Steve Lemay, Craig Federighi, Johny Srouji, and Greg Joswiak unveil Apple's foldable phone, displaying its 7.6-inch inner display, 5.4-inch outer display, custom dual-torque hinge, under-display FaceTime camera, Apple Pencil support, C2 cellular modem, side Touch ID, split-view multitasking, and StandBy clock mode.

Claims & numbers

• Presenters claim Siri processes over 2.5 billion requests per day [11:16].
• Apple Intelligence is claimed to support 16 languages at launch, with Siri AI rolling out in English beta, followed by French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish in October [31:10 - 31:23].
• The A20 Pro is claimed to be manufactured on a 2nm process, featuring 2 super cores (up to 20% faster), 4 efficiency cores, a 7-core GPU (up to 40% faster graphics), a 32-core Neural Engine delivering 2x compute performance, and 50% increased memory bandwidth [14:15 - 15:51].
• Rich Dinh claims up to 40% higher sustained performance over iPhone 17 Pro and up to 2x over iPhone 16 Pro [17:42 - 17:49].
• Battery life claims: iPhone 18 Pro provides up to 36 hours video playback (24 hours standard usage); iPhone 18 Pro Max provides up to 45 hours video playback (30 hours usage); wired charging delivers 50% charge in approximately 15 minutes [18:34 - 19:05].
• The variable aperture mechanism utilizes 6 laser-cut polymer composite blades thinner than human hair, increasing light intake by roughly 50% in low-light environments [21:03, 21:30].
• Pricing and availability: iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 (256GB), Pro Max starts at $1,299, pre-orders begin Saturday, September 12, available September 18 [29:08 - 29:57].
• AirPods 5 claim 50% greater noise reduction over AirPods 4; base model priced at $129, wireless charging model at $149 with up to 5 hours ANC listening [31:50, 34:33, 35:59, 44:55].
• Apple Watch Health Sensing System takes background heart rate readings every 5 seconds (60x more frequent) and HRV every 5 minutes (24x more frequent); Series 12 starts at $399 and Ultra 4 at $799 [38:13 - 38:28, 50:14 - 50:18].
• The iPhone Duo features a 7.6-inch inner display (50% larger than iPhone 18 Pro Max, 80% larger than iPhone 18 Pro) and a 5.4-inch outer display (90% of iPhone 18 Pro screen area) [59:26 - 59:52].
• The C2 modem claims up to 50% faster upload speeds than C1X, 5G mmWave support, and 15% lower energy consumption [69:21 - 69:29].
• iPhone Duo battery is claimed to deliver 31 hours of video playback on the inner display, 44 hours on the outer display, and 24 hours mixed use; pricing starts at $1,999 (256GB), pre-orders October 16, available October 23 [70:01 - 70:15, 74:50, 75:00].

Notable quotes

• [02:30] "No, no, no, no, no. Not me. That's your guy. That's your opener." — Tim Cook
• [03:57] "What I like to think of as an intelligent personal hub." — John Ternus
• [44:20] "Just as Visual Intelligence makes sense of what you see, Audio Intelligence makes sense of what you hear." — Ron Huang

Assessment This video is a highly stylized concept launch presentation produced in the exact visual and organizational format of an Apple Event keynote. While it presents complete product feature breakdowns, specs, and pricing, the video relies heavily on computer-generated imagery, digital compositing, and animated interface simulations rather than documented live demonstrations of physical production devices.

Described by gemini-3.8-flash on 2026-09-29 from the video's audio and frames.