Apple has unveiled its brand new iPhone 12 during a live event held today.
There will be four new models of the device and they will be available for pre-order from Friday.
They include a mini version, which measures less than 5.4 inches, making it the world's smallest 5G device.
It will be the first Apple mobile device with 5G capabilities.
Apple’s new iPhone 12 is here pic.twitter.com/oV6XSAo909
— The Verge (@verge) October 13, 2020
New models are usually announced in mid-September, however, the coronavirus pandemic had impacted on the phone's launch schedule.
It follows the release of the new Apple Watch and iPad last month.
Today's event also announced the release of a new HomePod Mini smart speaker.
Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly reports: "We have the iPhone 12, 12 Mini, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max.
Irish pricing for 12 and 12 Mini #AppleEvent
Phone 12 and iPhone 12 mini will be available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB models in blue, green, black, white, and PRODUCT(RED), starting at €913.85 and €815.50, respectively.— Jess Kelly 👩🏻💻 (@jesskellynt) October 13, 2020
"The key takeaways from the evening are that they will all be 5G enabled and none of them will come with the charger or headphones in the box.
"They won't be available immediately but what we d know is that pricing will start from €913 for the iPhone 12 and the iPhone Mini will cost €815.
"They will be available from pre-order from this Friday and will begin shipping from October 23rd."
No headphones or charger in the new iPhone boxes.
Apple says this is because there are already 700 million Apple headphones and 2 billion Apple power adaptors in the world. You will get a cable.
It's for the environment. #AppleEvent— Jess Kelly 👩🏻💻 (@jesskellynt) October 13, 2020
