It’ll come in 41mm and 45mm sizes, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman
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The upcoming Apple Watch will feature its first new hardware design in years, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter. Gurman says the Apple Watch Series 7 will have “a flatter display and edges,” seemingly continuing Apple’s quest to flatten the sides of every product in its lineup.
Physical appearance aside, the Series 7 will also have a faster processor, according to Gurman. However, there reportedly won’t be any major health-focused upgrades this year, though Apple “may” include a body-temperature sensor in next year’s model.
An updated design for the Series 7 would continue an every-three-years cadence for major Apple Watch hardware refreshes. The first and last time Apple changed the case design of the Apple Watch was the Series 4; that basic appearance has remained unchanged through the Series 6, save the introduction of new materials and finishes.
You 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.
Way 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.
Any 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.
I 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.
No, 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.
I’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.
The 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.
Do you also use bedtime? I had it disabled during weekend and it was draining my battery during the night
Yes I do. Didn’t realize that it’s a big battery drain.
I 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.
My 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.
I’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.
Every 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.
If 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.
My 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.
Yeah, 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
Amen. If they ever get up to, say, at least a week of battery life, then I might consider getting a smartwatch. Not until then.
I’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.
I 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.
At 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?
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.
Why though? You have to charge your phone each day same with your watch.
Why 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.
To 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.
If 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 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.
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