Apple Watch Ultra With MicroLED Display 'Pushed' to Second Half of 2025

[MacRumors]

Apple is working on an updated version of the Apple Watch Ultra that has an improved microLED display, but the device won't launch until the second half of 2025, according to information shared by display analyst Ross Young.

Young believes that the microLED Apple Watch has now been "pushed out" to 2025 at the earliest, which means rumors of a 2024 launch may now be outdated. Earlier this year, Young gave a more vague 2025 release timeline, but now he has dialed his prediction in to the latter half of the year.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has confirmed Apple's work on a microLED Apple Watch, and in January, he suggested that the device could come out at the end of 2024, but Apple's timeline has likely since shifted.

Early rumors about devices that are a year or two out can be unreliable in terms of launch timing as Apple often has to push back its release dates due to delays in design, component sourcing, manufacturing, and more.

The Apple Watch Ultra is expected to be the first Apple device to adopt a microLED display, but Apple is planning to bring the technology to the iPhone and other devices in the future.

Article Link: Apple Watch Ultra With MicroLED Display 'Pushed' to Second Half of 2025

 

[floral]

Retina is still fine for me, but any display improvements after the Watch is improved are welcome ones :3

 

[GMShadow]

That's a good range - three years is about when I'd be looking to upgrade off the first gen Ultra.

 

[macsplusmacs]

Guess my Ultra is going to last me a good long time...

 

[MayaUser]

if its 2025 then its magnificent ...remember microLed pixels are very very hard to be shrunken to this level for apple watch
Its no wonder microLED made its debut in very large displays

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Wow! Bummer. I was really hoping Apple would be able to release it next year. However, I’m very happy with the current display.

 

[oghowie]

Just make a smaller version.

 

[Mr. Dee]

I'm on an Apple Watch 3, so I am likely gonna upgrade before then.

 

[raythompsontn]

Rumors, rumors and more rumors.

 

[craigmak]

So should I buy one today?

 

[Quasselstripper]

You guys forgot to mention what would be the benefit of a micro LED display? Like what would be the benefit over the existing OLED display?

 

[chouseworth]

I have had my Ultra for seven months now and love it. And I can honestly say that I have not looked at it for even a nanosecond and wished it had a micro led display.

 

[itsboi]

Rumors, rumors and more rumors.

its literally called macrumors..

 

[harriska2]

I have a 2021 S6 so by 2025 might just work for me. Even with small wrists.

 

[klasma]

...remember microLed pixels are very very hard to be shrunken to this level for apple watch
Its no wonder microLED made its debut in very large displays

Apple Watch has the same pixel density as iPhones and iPads, and that’s the reason why they start with the Watch, because the smaller screen size allows higher yield at the same PPI.

 

[klasma]

You guys forgot to mention what would be the benefit of a micro LED display? Like what would be the benefit over the existing OLED display?

Higher brightness, no burn-in, higher color gamut, longer lifetime (OLED loses brightness and color accuracy over time), lower battery usage.

 

[subi257]

Rumors, rumors and more rumors.

MacRumors, Mac Rumors and more Mac Rumors 🤣

 

[tridley68]

Well at least they are not pushing out a product that may have issues better to wait and perfect product

 

[rjjacobson]

Retina is still fine for me, but any display improvements after the Watch is improved are welcome ones :3

Just got my Ultra a few weeks ago and love the display I can wait a couple years and better for upgrading on budget since I do AW upgrades about every 2-3 years.

 

[alexandr]

I just want it to take my temperature.

 

[rjjacobson]

That's a good range - three years is about when I'd be looking to upgrade off the first gen Ultra.

Same with me just got my ultra a few weeks ago

 

[rjjacobson]

Wow! Bummer. I was really hoping Apple would be able to release it next year. However, I’m very happy with the current display.

You and me both @TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️ since I just got my ultra and the display is pretty awesome this works better for my typical 2-3 year upgrade pattern for AW line

 

[rjjacobson]

I have had my Ultra for seven months now and love it. And I can honestly say that I have not looked at it for even a nanoosecond and wished it had a micro led display.

Just had mine for under a month and the display is awesome as are other features I upgraded my AW 7 for. I can wait 3 years and enjoy my ultra in meantime fitting better with my 2-3 year pattern of AW updating.

 

[magdogg]

Couldn’t care less. My AWU is great!

 

[macduke]

Dang I was going to wait for it in 2024. I've been really active with my workouts this spring and actually turned down some settings on my Series 4 the other day to extend the battery life which is falling off. Now I'll just update my Series 4 to the Ultra 2 this autumn. The main issue for me is I feel like the Ultra's screen could go a lot further to the edges, and I'm not sure if they will update that before changing the display tech. Sure the display will be much larger than my Series 4, but I want as much as I can get. I like the idea of the Apple Watch becoming more of a little wrist computer that it already is and see future applications for ChatGPT-like integrations and such presenting more information on the display, so I'll take all the millimeters I can get!

This will also put me on a cycle that is more likely to get the future blood glucose and blood pressure stuff they are working on closer to my next upgrade cycle in about five years, based on current rumors. I'll also be in my 40s by then so those metrics will be more important to me. For now I watch them casually, usually checking blood pressure every few months and glucose once a year at my physical and adjusting my diet and exercise to pull them out of the caution zone.