Standard Apple Watch Series 8 Rumored to Feature Same Design as Series 7

[Hkfan45]

Glucose monitor?

 

[KPOM]

Could be part of the contract

Maybe. Apple did sell a standalone Space Black stainless steel watch before. But perhaps Hermes wanted something exclusive. As I recall, Apple charged a premium for Space Black, but for the Hermes models it's the same price (which is already inflated because of the branding).

 

[airwalk331]

Anyone else tired of this same design?

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Anyone else tired of this same design?

Not sure what they could do with it, beyond making it round which I suspect they'll never do.

 

[mashdots]

My S3 has a big crack in the screen and, well, it's an S3, so i'll probably upgrade this time around

 

[siddavis]

Same as 1-7 you mean?

 

[satchmo]

Reintroducing silver but not space grey is a deal breaker for me.

 

[xxray]

What’s the point of making yearly updates to these devices when you can barely squeeze out any new feature? Do people really upgrade their watches every year?

Let’s say your watch just broke, died, or you’re ready for an upgrade. Would you rather update to the model that was released 4 months ago, or 16 months ago?

 

[Rogifan]

Anyone else tired of this same design?

What would you do different?

 

[jav6454]

What about the Stainless Steel model? Any news on that?

 

[ProfessionalFan]

What about the Stainless Steel model? Any news on that?

Article says it'll be the same colors of S7.

 

[jav6454]

Article says it'll be the same colors of S7.

In terms of features, sorry forgot to clarify.

 

[nburwell]

Cool so I get to stick with my Series 6 even longer. Awesome.

Was thinking the same thing about my Series 7. Saves me some money.

 

[jz0309]

Anyone expecting a “new” design - think about what happened last year… S8 will carry forward with S7 design. And Apple seems to be thinking about this new “rugged” model …
I feel more than ever compelled to just ignore all these rumors until that day in September…

 

[ninetyCent]

also same as the 6, the 5, the 4......

 

[1557750]

I’m fine with the same design/sizes. I just want to know if there will be anything new with the sensors and health. If it’s nothing but a new chip and colors, I’ll get a S7 on sale.

 

[t0rqx]

Absolutely no sense in buying a premium watch that you need to replace every 2 years because hardware is outdated. Even if I was rich. Just keep the aluminium version for poor bastards like me.

 

[brio]

Gave me the same feeling as buying the same iPhone since the X version... I know I'm stupid enough for Apple to make me renew their products every year, but now I'm starting to get suspicious about something… =P

 

[0924487]

What’s the point of making yearly updates to these devices when you can barely squeeze out any new feature? Do people really upgrade their watches every year?

To justify not lowering prices

 

[SW3029]

Hanging onto my Series 6 for another year it looks like

 

[fourthtunz]

What’s the point of making yearly updates to these devices when you can barely squeeze out any new feature? Do people really upgrade their watches every year?

I just bought a refurbished series 6 from Amazon for this reason.
Not enough of a difference between 6 and the 7

 

[ProfessionalFan]

also same as the 6, the 5, the 4......

Weird. My usable screen area got bigger along the way. I must have a special one.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

What’s the point of making yearly updates to these devices when you can barely squeeze out any new feature? Do people really upgrade their watches every year?

To make money

 

[Doomtomb]

Of course it's the same. Apple keeps designs at least two years for all the tooling costs.

 

[MrGimper]

Bummer, was hoping to find a reason to ditch my SS graphite series 7 and go back to silver SS