3 unpleasant surprises that Apple did not reveal at its conference – Frandroid

Far from the trappings of the Apple conference in September, we discover several unpleasant surprises by reading the small lines. Here are three things to remember about the iPhone 14, the AirPods Pro 2, but also other Apple products. There is what Apple unveils on stage during its conference and there is what the brand reveals discreetly on its site between a few short lines. Behind the big announcements, we take stock of several points to know about new Apple products, and some old ones. Access to satellites will be paying One of the flagship functions of the new iPhone is the ability to connect directly to a satellite to call for help. At least, this will be the case in the United States and Canada initially from November. Satellite connection // Source: Apple In the small lines of Apple’s official press release, we discover that this satellite connection designed to save lives will be “free for two years”. In other words, if you keep your iPhone for more than two years, you will have to go to the checkout to continue to benefit from this security function. An element that is likely to cause cringe from 2024 if it is discovered that lives could have been saved if the option had been paid for and activated. Apple does not communicate on the price of the satellite option after these two years. Perhaps the firm will change its position by then to continue to offer this function for free. For the moment, she does not commit to it and does not take the path. The AirPods Pro 2 wrist strap is optional Among the new features announced on stage by Apple for its 2nd generation of Apple AirPods Pro headphones, there were changes to the charging case. The new box is entitled, for example, to a speaker which can emit a sound to find its headphones more easily. Apple has also added a location to attach a wrist strap to its case. The brand highlighted this possibility a lot during the presentation of the AirPods Pro 2. Except that here, the wrist strap will not be present in the box with the purchase of the headphones. The Apple Store currently references an Incase brand wrist strap for 14.95 euros. This is another element that could increase the bill. Apple raises prices for iPhone SE and AirPods 3 New products unveiled by Apple are very expensive. None of the new iPhone 14s are launched below the 1000 euro mark and the Apple Watch Ultra comes in at 999 euros. The little bad surprise is that the rest of the catalog is also entitled to price increases. The AirPods 3 which were launched at 199 euros are now sold for 209 or 219 euros depending on whether you take a MagSafe box or not. The iPhone SE (2022), which was already very expensive at its launch at 529 euros, now goes to 559 euros and is dangerously approaching the 600 euro mark. For a smartphone still offering Touch ID and the design of the 2014 iPhone 6. We can also remember that the iPhone 13 and iPhone 12 have not changed in price, while we could have hoped for a drop as Apple used to offer from one year to the next. To follow us, we invite you to download our Android and iOS application. You can read our articles, files, and watch our latest YouTube videos.