Rumors of a complete redesign for the 10th anniversary should (hopefully) prevent me from updating my 6 series to a 9 this fall. Hopefully.
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Apple Watch 'Series X' and Apple Watch SE 3 With Larger Displays Rumored to Launch Next Year
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More sensors, more features that require looking at the watch, the larger the watch. The good news, not growing much in thickness as some other watches. The thickness dynamic more important for me.
How about Apple producing watch bands for those of us with big wrists.![]()
Apple plans to release so-called "Apple Watch Series X" and third-generation Apple Watch SE models with larger displays in 2024, according to research shared last week by David Hsieh, an analyst at technology research firm Omdia.
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In his research note, Hsieh claimed that the Series X will have 1.89-inch and 2.04-inch display size options, which would be 5% to 10% larger than the Apple Watch Series 8 depending on the case size. These measurements apply to the rectangular display panel, but since the Apple Watch has rounded bezels, the actual viewable area is less.
"Apple Watch Series X" would be similar branding as the iPhone X, but the name is not confirmed. Hsieh is likely using the "Series X" name as a placeholder based on the fact that the model is expected to be the 10th-generation Apple Watch. The original Apple Watch was introduced in September 2014 and released in April 2015.
As for the third-generation Apple Watch SE, Hsieh expects the device to have the same display sizes as the Apple Watch Series 8. If the new Apple Watch SE adopts the same slimmer bezels as the Series 8, this means it would be available in 41mm and 45mm case sizes, compared to 40mm and 44mm for the current Apple Watch SE. He also expects this year's Apple Watch Series 9 to retain the same display sizes as the Series 8.
In line with analysts Ross Young and Jeff Pu, Hsieh believes the next-generation Apple Watch Ultra will feature a larger 2.13-inch display when measured as a rectangle. The current Apple Watch Ultra's display measures 1.99 inches rectangularly.
Article Link: Apple Watch 'Series X' and Apple Watch SE 3 With Larger Displays Rumored to Launch Next Year
This year it's 8th gen, last year it was 7th gen, the year before it was 6th gen. The year before it was 5th gen, you see how this is going?
Big Jump in price. Larger screen, thicker. Serious innovation!.
Basically the same watch since the last few years.
All the rumors about glucose, blood pressure monitoring, etc. are just not coming in these 10 years. Lack of tech, science or plain lack of desire to bring those due to no competition?. Is this the best Apple can do?. Well, it seems.
Basically the same watch since the last few years.
All the rumors about glucose, blood pressure monitoring, etc. are just not coming in these 10 years. Lack of tech, science or plain lack of desire to bring those due to no competition?. Is this the best Apple can do?. Well, it seems.
9 is bad luck.
Some companies like Palm and Psion skipped 4 because a CEO thought it was bad luck and his grand children would be born with five legs if he used the number 4.
I was in same camp but shattered my screen doing something stupid. The Ultra is amazing. Really like it.
I want a round Apple Watch. And please do not tell me square is better for information display. While it may be true I do not read books, emails or anything longer than a short text on my Watch. For that I have an iPhone, iPad and MacBook.
They may try, but (in a not corporate controlled “justice” system) good luck explaining to a judge how a name in an entirely different product category is infringement.
I haven’t looked into it, but I doubt Microsoft copyright or trademark for Series X has been applied to the wearables product category when they filed it for a gaming device.
I’ve been tempted by the Ultra as Costco have it for £700 (£150 off). But it is massively overkill for my needs….
And now i have "Number 9" by The Beatles stuck in my head
They aren’t. The Series X is coming in 2024. There will be a Series 9 later this year.
I’m guessing the headline feature will (finally) be a faster chip. I’m guessing something based on the efficiency cores from the A15… then next year will be new designs with the same chip.
How do you upsell an operating system?
Don’t agree on the hardware upsell, as even a coherent nomenclature doesn’t preclude that. Further, by using a release year in the name, this puts a psychological pressure on customers to upgrade a la FOMO.
Endemic of modern culture - cars and tvs and waistlines….
Everyone knows there can never be a series 9, because 7,8,9.
I’ve got a Series 4 and was planning on going to the Series 8 until they released the Ultra. In considering for my use case the Ultra seemed like overkill so I decided against moving to it and now we’re far enough into the release cycles that it seems like waiting for the Series 9 makes the most sense but now we get word of a redesigned Ultra in 2024 with new display technology along with this news of a Series X in 2024 so do I go ahead and move the 8 anyway knowing I’ll probably upgrade again in 2024, wait for the 9 and forgo the 2024 upgrade altogether or just stick with the Series 4 until 2024? Decisions, decisions…. especially since the Series 4 is still in great shape and works well for me. If I knew what additional sensors might be in the 2024 model(s) like a blood pressure sensor, that would make the decision a whole lot easier because if it’s just cosmetic waiting for the 9 probably makes the most sense at this point.
