iPhone SE (4-inch; from Rs 39,000)
Two years ago, the company introduced a bigger screen by launching the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. While the former had a 4.7-inch screen, the latter got a 5.5-inch screen.
With the iPhone 6S and its bigger sibling last year, the company continued with the big screen sizes. However, there are customers who love sleek and small screens, so keeping them in mind, Apple has launched a special edition of the 4-inch phone set inside the body of the iPhone 5S.
The SE comes in four colours —gold, space grey, silver and rose gold, the same as the 6S. Even inside, it is as powerful as the 6S, running on the same 64-bit A9 chip supported by M9 motion co-processor. On the back, you will find a 12-megapixel iSight camera.
Just like the 6S, this camera comes with true tone flash and is capable of recording 4K video along with live photos, making it the most powerful camera on the market on a 4-inch phone. But one major difference between the 6S and the SE is the absence of the 3D Touch feature, which lets you press on the touch screen with varying levels of pressure to access different menus.
This absence means features like live photos are accessed through a long press. The Retina Flash feature, where the screen works as a flash when you try to make selfies in low light conditions, also makes the leap from the 6S to the SE. The powerful features like hands-free ‘Hey Siri’ makes the new phone similar to the costly 6S, albeit in a smaller body. And the big news here is the price. While the flagship iPhones start at $600, the SE, which is in effect a smaller 6S in a beautiful aluminium body, starts at just $400.
Available in 16 and 64GB variants, the starting price in India will be Rs 39,000, but expect retailers to price it very competitively.
iPad Pro(9.7-inch, from Rs 49,900)
Last September, Apple surprised the customers by not releasing a normal iPad. Instead, it came out with a iPad Pro, with a 12.9-inch screen. It is quite useful for the graphic designers, artists and photographers. Now, with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, the tech giant is bringing all the power and functionality of the bigger beast within 9.7-inch.
With a Retina display in an aluminium unibody that comes with the usual colours of silver, space grey, gold and rose gold, the display features a new technology called the True Tone.
It uses new four channel sensors to dynamically adjust the white balance. It means the display will automatically adjust to the lighting conditions around you so that you get a natural, accurate, paper-white experience.
That body, for the first time ever on an iPad, features a four-speaker audio system. On the back, there is a familiar but ugly camera bump, which is usually found on the 6 line-up of iPhones. However, it has a powerful 12-megapixel camera embedded within, and it is capable of shooting both Live Photos and 4K video. Inside, the iPad packs the latest 64-bit A9X processor. This also supports both the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard accessories, making sketching or typing super easy. Available in 32 GB, 128 GB and 256GB configurations, prices start from Rs 49,900.