A processor bump at the Apple Watch's stage of development could unlock many game-changing features for the device such as an always-on display or continuous heart rate monitoring or sleep tracking.
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Kuo: Apple Watch Series 5 Lineup to Launch in Fall With OLED Displays Supplied by Japan Display
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A processor bump at the Apple Watch's stage of development could unlock many game-changing features for the device such as an always-on display or continuous heart rate monitoring or sleep tracking.
Thinner bezels. They’re still huge. Super obvious when you have a non-black watch face.
I could be wrong, but wasn’t ECG a surprise feature that came out of nowhere with Series 4? I can see a new health feature being announced, maybe blood pressure or glucose monitoring.
Haptic side button, which requires less space and fewer openings. Results in better water resistance and bigger battery.
Agreed. I think the 2 year upgrade cycle is the sweet spot for the watch. I went from series 2 -> 4, and will likely stick with my 4 until the 6 comes out.
The Apple Watch is the one device of Apple’s that I really wish was able to be made thinner. It’s OK as is today but I’d love it to be thinner. For me, I would even buy it if the battery level was reduced 30% in order to make the watch thinner.
I love my S4. At this point I want more watch faces way more than I want a new watch to be released.
Finally a Series 5 rumor!! I’ve been starting to sweat because I’ve been waiting on upgrading from my dying Series 2 until the new ones come out, and I was wondering if I’d get burned by them not putting out a new one this year.
i held out buying any Apple Watch until Series 4 came out. I don't see any reason to upgrade anytime soon, but a number of my friends and peers have bought Apple Watches and I think there are more still on the fence who may jump over with Series 5 or 6. So what do we think, a couple more years until peak smart watch?
I got the aluminum version so a stainless or ceramic model would be nice in a few years.
I got the aluminum version so a stainless or ceramic model would be nice in a few years.
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One day Apple will figure out how to make truly thin or near bezel-free products.
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Hopefully they change design or have multiple versions at least. I would love a round one.
i feel like every main page article about a product is plagued with bezel complaints 
Yep. This alone is the only reason I would be interested in upgrading my series 4-- but I don't expect they'll get where I want it. Right now I have to take it off for 1-2 hours at night to recharge so that I can wear it to bed to monitor sleep.
One option might be to tie it to an old iPhone. E.g. we have an old 5, and if a few years when our now 5 year old is nine, we might do that if it is possible and if it is still needed by then.
I thin that apple watch will be on 2 years cycle, i don’t think so that we see a new watch. What else would we want to, ofcourse new sensors, but problem is that they are not accurate even in the category like wrist pulse meter, which from it nature are unreliable, for been trusted. They are like advisor, suggestir but nothing more then that
Japan Display will supply OLED displays for new Apple Watch Series 5 models slated to launch in the second half of 2019, according to the latest prediction from well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
In a research note with TF International Securities shared with Chinese media outlets today, Kuo forecasted that Japan Display will gradually increase its proportion of OLED display orders for the Apple Watch, starting with 15-20 percent of orders in 2019 and reaching 70-80 percent in 2021.
Kuo believes that Apple will also gradually increase the proportion of LG's supply of OLED displays for iPhones, and tap Chinese manufacturer BOE as an additional supplier, in a bid to diversify its supply chain.
Apple Watch Series 5 models will likely be unveiled next month alongside a trio of new iPhones. This would hardly be a surprise, as Series 1 through Series 4 models all launched in September, but specific rumors about Series 5 models have actually been relatively quiet, so this is nice reassurance.
For example, Kuo previously said a "new ceramic casing design" would be "added" to the Apple Watch lineup, but he did not explicitly mention Series 5 models. Reuters also reported that Japan Display would begin supplying OLED displays for the Apple Watch, but likewise did not specify Series 5 models.
Looking farther ahead, rumors suggest that Apple Watch Series 6 models will adopt MicroLED displays in 2020.
Article Link: Kuo: Apple Watch Series 5 Lineup to Launch in Fall With OLED Displays Supplied by Japan Display
im on the boat where i got the series 3 last year and want an hermes watch so bad, i just want to get the latest and greatest. (first world problems)