Apple Watch Series 7 might get a bigger, flatter screen.
Apple Watch Series 7 might get a bigger, flatter screen
Apple's upcoming Watch Series 7 will likely come with a slightly larger display than its predecessor.
This is according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who detailed some of the specs of the new Watch in the latest addition of his Power On newsletter.
According to Gurman, the Apple Watch Series 7 will have a flatter display and edges, and a faster processor. Both variants will also have larger displays.
More precisely, the Apple Watch Series 7 will come in two sizes: 41mm and 45mm. The Apple Watch Series 6 has a slightly smaller display, at 40mm and 44mm. While this sounds like a minute change, it will actually make a difference — Gurman says Apple will ship several new watch faces with the Series 7 to take advantage of the bigger display, including an updated Infograph Modular face.
Gurman's report confirms most of the earlier rumors we've heard about the upcoming Watch. Back in May, leaker Jon Prosser shared renders of what the new, flatter Watch Series 7 might look like, and he also said Apple will likely launch it in a new green color.
As for other changes, the Apple Watch Series 7 is rumored to have a slightly bigger battery, as well as ultra-wideband functionality (as seen in Apple AirTags).
The Apple Watch Series 7 is likely to launch mid-September, alongside the iPhone 13.
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Was waiting for this. May be time to upgrade my Series 5.
ReplyDeleteYou may want to trade it in sooner rather than later. You never know when they decide a model is too old to be worth trading in. The pricing ebbs and flows I assume with supply and demand. So it’s worth just checking in and seeing what they quote right now.
DeleteWay ahead of you. Always sell my old tech a month or so out when reliable leaks have me interested in a product. Keep a backup phone/watch for the interim. Will be listing it shortly.
DeleteKinda need to upgrade my Series 5 now, because the battery has gotten worse. Battery health is at 84% before the 2 year mark.
DeleteAny chance of a two- or three-day battery life? Haven’t been following the Apple Watch, so don’t know if there have been whispers in that direction.
ReplyDeleteI hear a lot of people complain about Apple Watch battery life on later models, but I consistently get two days out of my S3. Did it get worse later? If I don’t charge one night I pretty well reliably know I have 50% to go off the next day.
DeleteNo, it’s roughly similar. Sometimes I make 2 full days on a series 6 if I forget to charge, although sometimes it might run out afternoon of the following day.
ReplyDeleteI’d say they’re boarder-line for 2 days use currently if you aren’t exercising or using cellular a lot. They probably need another 20-30% battery life to make them more comfortable for use over a 2 day stretch.
Ok yeah that sounds pretty similar. If I forget one day it’s not a big deal, but by evening the next day I might be low. If the first day was light on activity it’s pretty safely two days, it’s workout days that are the most demanding on it.
DeleteThe SE definitely cannot last 2 days. I have normal usage of the Apple Watch; With screen to the lowest brightness, always mute and app background refresh turned off, the watch can last about one and a half day.
ReplyDeleteDo you also use bedtime? I had it disabled during weekend and it was draining my battery during the night
DeleteYes I do. Didn’t realize that it’s a big battery drain.
DeleteI came from Fitbit with robust sleep tracking.
Does turning off bed time also means losing the special night clock face?
I just didn’t find the sleep tracking gave much actionable insights, did you? Fitbit gave you a lot of information, but Apple opts for too much information can be counterproductive, but the end result is I don’t find much insight in there at all, except the basic hours and start/stop times.
DeleteMy series 5 is usually fine for the day I use it. Though occasionally (less than 1x per month) it will need to go into the power save mode before I go to bed.
ReplyDeleteI’ve never had a watch last 2 days or even part of a second day. I think my earlier watch was series 3…
I think maybe it would work if I didn’t track a workout… but I just charge all night every night so I’ve never tried.
You’ll get 2 days with the newer models but only if you disable the always on display.
DeleteEvery time I see and article about a new Apple Watch I get excited until I see mention of battery life at which point I get sad. I’m still rocking a Withings Steel HR that’s years old and still get 25 days of battery life plus reserves where it still tracks steps and tells time. We’re 6 gens into the Apple Watch and still 2 days is a stretch. I get that they’re not exactly the same, but they fill the same function. I’m really hoping we see something with at least three days battery life for Series 7.
ReplyDeleteIf they’re constantly pushing the envelope with features, don’t expect multi-day use until recharge as with AirPods. The Watch is rated 1 day of use, and does that with battery to spare. It’s most convenient to change alongside the iPhone. The next step wouldn’t be 2 days of battery life, but about a week (otherwise people would forget to charge constantly). But with current tech inside, that’s simply not possible. All watches with considerably more battery life do considerably less.
DeleteMy only issue with this is the use of the word "day." It does fine throughout a work day and into the evening, but many people use the Apple Watch for sleep tracking, and it’s going to need to be charged after 16 hours or so of normal use to be able to make that stretch through the night. I frequently wake up with my Series 5 on power reserve unless I block out an hour somewhere to charge it.
DeleteYeah, I just don’t get the idea of a smart watch with sleep tracking that you can’t reliably get around 30 hours from… In honesty, a working week would be a minimum for me for this type of device (and preferably regular Qi charging so I don’t have a hassle when traveling of another charger to forget). The feature set really doesn’t offer quite enough for me to be excited about the watch in itself, so the idea of it’s limited featureset only be available if I comply with a strict regime of charging makes it even less interesting to me :)
DeleteAmen. If they ever get up to, say, at least a week of battery life, then I might consider getting a smartwatch. Not until then.
ReplyDeleteI’ve been using a Huawei Watch GT, which is basically a glorified sports band in a watch package. It tells you time, it count steps and other sports, and it measures heart rate, and it will show you some notifications. And the battery life is between 2 to 3 weeks. I get your point with 1 day battery life been crappy, but in the other hand you are comparing Apple with Oranges. The Apple Watch makes much more, it can really replace your phone for plenty of things.
ReplyDeleteI don’t really think they really fulfill the same function at all. My current watch face is the one I go to bed with. It shows the time and date, a complication with my heart-rate variability score, a complication that shows when my next alarm is, and 3 small complications that let me control the lights in my room and turn on my sleep tracker and modify my bedtime setup.
ReplyDeleteAt 9:45am, it will automatically switch to my workday watch face, which is based around an Outlook complication that shows my next work meeting. Most of the day when I’m not in work or sleep modes, I have a face that shows me the current weather and the forecast for the next 4 hours.
Like, that Withings is a nice watch, but they’re not really doing the same job. I use my Apple Watch as a glaceable information device and a remote notification display for my phone. It has watch and fitness tracking stuff that I use all the time, but for me the real value comes from being able to leave my phone on my desk and only see relatively important notifications (I turn the notification mirroring off for stuff that doesn’t matter).
I don’t think it’s reasonable to compare the devices like you are; the Watch is vastly more powerful and has a lot more features and much more power-hungry screen. If you want these features, you’re going to have to trade off something.
But again, that Withings is actually a pretty good looking device. If it works for you, why switch at all?
To answer your last question, that’s exactly why I’m still using it. I think about switching but it’s hard to justify.
DeleteAnd yes, if I were going to use the Apple Watch like you do, I agree that it’s doing more than my Withings, but I don’t know that I would. The Withings gives me most of what I need: health tracking, sleep tracking, notifications, reminders, alarms, and yes, it does look pretty nice. I get compliments on it frequently. I would like to be able to listen to podcasts/music directly from the watch. That’s about it. So yes, I’m giving up something for sure.
But that hit on the battery life is rough. I love just forgetting about it for weeks at a time. And I feel like Apple has failed to focus on a core usability item while instead adding bells and whistles that are nice but less useful to everyone. In other words, everyone would benefit from better battery life, but the blood oxygen sensor isn’t that useful to most people.
I think Apple has carved out a good niche for themselves. Better battery life DOES benefit everyone, and the Watch gets slightly better battery life every iteration, or at least stays the same. But I don’t think they can get to even 2 full days of operation without massively increasing the size, let alone a week, or several weeks. If the choice is between 2 days of not charging my watch, or 1 day and the watch is a bit thinner, I’m definitely going to go with the thinner watch. I don’t think the tradeoffs that Apple can make right now are worth making.
DeleteFor what it’s worth, I never use the ability to listen to music or podcasts from my watch. I didn’t get the cellular model because a) it drains battery EVEN FASTER, and b) the cellular plans are absurdly expensive (in Canada), so I always have my phone with me anyway. I don’t think you’re missing much.
Honestly what mostly keeps the Apple Watch on my wrist is the fitness tracking. If they made a ring or wristband with 30 day battery life with sleep tracking, I’d definitely switch to that and a mechanical watch.
ReplyDeletethe silver lining is that it charges really quickly. But it would be of absolutely no use outside of the context they built it for.. say if you traveled and didn’t bring a charger.. or for anyone with a dramatically more active lifestyle than people who sit at their desk all day and enamor over Apple aesthetic
ReplyDeleteWhy though? You have to charge your phone each day same with your watch.
ReplyDeleteWhy not? This is part of why I’m not too interested in smartwatches in their current state; I want vastly better battery life than that and I doubt that’ll happen for a while.
DeleteTo me charging speed is way more important to prioritize than capacity, assuming the capacity is enough for a full day and sleep tracking that night.
DeleteIf it could go from say 20% to full during my morning shave and shower that’s really all I want.
I’d rather they focus on that rather than nerf features so they can add days of superfluous capacity.
I’d go for that in the alternative to longer battery life as well. One or the other, although I’d still prefer a longer battery life. After all, a wear a beard and only shave once a week or so…
DeleteI have a Series 6 (cellular) and easily get two days. My guess is anyone getting less is outside a lot to where the screen is constantly on high blast or using GPS a lot. My use with it tends to be more casual though. Everything is still on (GPS, bluetooth, wifi, etc.) but I mainly check my notifications, set timers throughout the day, and send/reply to texts with Siri. I usually have 50% by bed time and have easily made it through the next day before it’s critical.
ReplyDeleteI’m still wearing my series one every single day and it hasn’t missed a beat I wanted to upgrade if it came with glucose monitoring I would get it day one at any price
ReplyDeleteyep. i want to upgrade but everytime i’m there, i’m like, why….
Deleteit drives me nuts that a watch like the series one, still being pretty damn good, is technically a dead product now since it is unsupported. these watches and stuff either need to be cheaper, or needs longer support.
I would love that for my T1D daughter
ReplyDeleteIt’s not the biggest thing, but you kind of tend to hold a watch a little close given the much smaller screen than other computers. I always noticed the screen was a bit visibly low res to my eyes. I wonder if they’ll change the PPI this year, but I’d probably doubt it.
ReplyDeleteWas waiting for this, may be time to upgrade my Omega Speedmaster
ReplyDeleteLol upgrade
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DeletePersonally I’d rather have the Speedmaster.
DeleteIt’ll probably last a lot longer.
Yeah, the last Speedmaster is getting a bit slow, right? RAM limitation I think.
DeleteYa same, I’m so tired of manually winding every 24hrs… need better battery life. Also heard Speedmaster 2 will go to Mars, waiting for that update
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