When is Apple Watch 2 coming?

[BarracksSi]

I kinda wish companies didn't have to be so secretive. Just say "Hey, we're gonna make a new watch every other year" or "The next one is this Fall!" and those of us who are on the fence can make a decision (and many who were waiting WOULD go ahead and buy, feeling secure that the new one is still a ways away).

Back when Apple was "leaking from the top", they nearly went bankrupt.

As a manufacturer, you don't want warehouses full of unsold goods because all your customers are waiting for the next version.

Buy it now. Enjoy it until the battery won't hold a charge, then buy a new one (or have Apple replace the battery for 70 bucks or so).

 

[ftlum]

All the articles about it coming in March don't cite any...

http://www.iphoneinformer.com/33865-apple-watch-2-could-see-another-april-launch-date/

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...er-2016-with-limited-quantities-available.htm

There's a bit more out there suggesting the earlier release, but as with this most recent rumor, the "reporting" is abysmal. The leak by Quanta's chairman is probably the best information we have.

 

[nicho]

http://www.iphoneinformer.com/33865-apple-watch-2-could-see-another-april-launch-date/

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...er-2016-with-limited-quantities-available.htm

There's a bit more out there suggesting the earlier release, but as with this most recent rumor, the "reporting" is abysmal. The leak by Quanta's chairman is probably the best information we have.

have you read the first article? it actually says the complete opposite of their headline!

that leak wouldn't point to a march release... "limited quantities during summer 2016" means june/july at best. perhaps so limited they can hand them to devs at WWDC and release in september.

 

[nightcap965]

Pope Julius II: "When will you make an end?"
Michelangelo: "When I'm finished!"

-- The Agony and the Ecstasy

 

[ftlum]

have you read the first article? it actually says the complete opposite of their headline!

that leak wouldn't point to a march release... "limited quantities during summer 2016" means june/july at best. perhaps so limited they can hand them to devs at WWDC and release in september.

The title is click bait, like other blogs that are posting about a possible September release. The content of the article is actually the useful part, you know . This is one of the few articles I've seen that try to put the TechCrunch rumor in context with the prior rumors. My point is that just about all these rumors, no matter what release date they're talking about are just that: rumors. Bloggers are almost always posting as if these rumors are facts and generally provide no useful corroborating evidence or thoughtful analysis whenever they post about what some guy in his basement made up. This contributes to the sort of thing you're seeing-- it's that much harder for consumers to make purchasing decisions (probably more so than it would be without the lame blog posts).


I doubt we'll see a March release per se, but an announcement then, with release in Q2 is possible if you believe the Quantum chairman's slip up is real.

What makes me a little skeptical is that the last watchOS beta has no major/ useful features (how many people have more than one Apple Watch!). Usually, we get a big beta iOS update just before each new iPhone. I don't think we'll see a watchOS 3 beta in time for any March announcements, seeing as how the last update is still in beta form. The multi-watch pairing still might hint at an interesting March announcement of some sort, if Apple uses the multi- pairing feature in an unexpected way (I have no idea what that might be, myself).

 

[nicho]

The title is click bait, like other blogs that are posting about a possible September release. The content of the article is actually the useful part, you know . This is one of the few articles I've seen that try to put the TechCrunch rumor in context with the prior rumors. My point is that just about all these rumors, no matter what release date they're talking about are just that: rumors. Bloggers are almost always posting as if these rumors are facts and generally provide no useful corroborating evidence or thoughtful analysis whenever they post about what some guy in his basement made up. This contributes to the sort of thing you're seeing-- it's that much harder for consumers to make purchasing decisions (probably more so than it would be without the lame blog posts).


I doubt we'll see a March release per se, but an announcement then, with release in Q2 is possible if you believe the Quantum chairman's slip up is real.

What makes me a little skeptical is that the last watchOS beta has no major/ useful features (how many people have more than one Apple Watch!). Usually, we get a big beta iOS update just before each new iPhone. I don't think we'll see a watchOS 3 beta in time for any March announcements, seeing as how the last update is still in beta form. The multi-watch pairing still might hint at an interesting March announcement of some sort, if Apple uses the multi- pairing feature in an unexpected way (I have no idea what that might be, myself).

Apple band, perhaps?

 

[iPhysicist]

I will be wrong, but I voted "Never" just or the thrill of having the most recent Apple Watch for the rest of my life.

Of course we will see a revision at some point - but I don't think it will be early this year. Maybe later this year or worse, early next year. I think Apple plays the watch slow and we will see the next generation not before you will recognize a person wearing it every day.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

What makes me a little skeptical is that the last watchOS beta has no major/ useful features (how many people have more than one Apple Watch!). Usually, we get a big beta iOS update just before each new iPhone. I don't think we'll see a watchOS 3 beta in time for any March announcements, seeing as how the last update is still in beta form. The multi-watch pairing still might hint at an interesting March announcement of some sort, if Apple uses the multi- pairing feature in an unexpected way (I have no idea what that might be, myself).

Yeah, but we're also accustomed to getting a new iOS only with the debut of a new iPhone. Apple might be planning to do it differently especially given that we got a new watchOS mid-year (the minor refresh of new model configurations doesn't make it AW2). They are a master at adding only one new feature to the iPhone (Siri, TouchID, 3D Touch) and still sell a busload of it with very little changed. The new iOS has nothing to do with their ability to sell the new model in the millions (as anyone with older models can download the new OS).

 

[BlueMoon63]

Yeah, but we're also accustomed to getting a new iOS only with the debut of a new iPhone. Apple might be planning to do it differently especially given that we got a new watchOS mid-year (the minor refresh of new model configurations doesn't make it AW2). They are a master at adding only one new feature to the iPhone (Siri, TouchID, 3D Touch) and still sell a busload of it with very little changed. The new iOS has nothing to do with their ability to sell the new model in the millions (as anyone with older models can download the new OS).

Now that Apple is putting the Hermes Apple Watch up on their web store, I find it a little harder to believe that a new watch will be announced soon. I would think that would hurt sales of the Hermes and Apple wouldn't want to do that yet. So my guess is September announcement for October/November shipping - in time for xmas.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Now that Apple is putting the Hermes Apple Watch up on their web store, I find it a little harder to believe that a new watch will be announced soon. I would think that would hurt sales of the Hermes and Apple wouldn't want to do that yet. So my guess is September announcement for October/November shipping - in time for xmas.

Why would it hurt sales of the Hermes? They'd update the Hermes with AW2. The Hermes is nothing more than the AW with Hermes band and face. The band and face can easily move to the AW2.

 

[BlueMoon63]

Why would it hurt sales of the Hermes? They'd update the Hermes with AW2. The Hermes is nothing more than the AW with Hermes band and face. The band and face can easily move to the AW2.

Just that they are trying to sell the version 1 of the Hermes watch. They may have a large inventory to push. If they announce version 2 in a month, they would have to lower the price significantly. The watch doesn't have the sales of an iPhone so a new version would make the old model close to bargain basement pricing.

Not saying it won't happen, just saying I find it harder to believe a march announcement. Maybe at WWDC they announce os3 and the new watch will be announced in September for oct/nov delivery.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Just that they are trying to sell the version 1 of the Hermes watch. They may have a large inventory to push.

Or they (or rather, Angela Ahrendts) merely wanted to increase the exclusivity of the AW Hermes by making it available only in boutique and selected Apple stores right after its debut.

 

[Apple_Belgium]

I think they won't announce an AW 2 this year. I guess it will have a 2year cycle.

 

[jozeppy26]

well crap, i was so hoping for a March release date bc I had planned to get my soon-to-be wife an Apple Watch for a wedding gift. I definitely do NOT want to get her a version 1 just a couple months before version 2 launches.

 

[kcellup]

Then get it now, thats what I did. Also, I heard this was the last week for $100 off from Target, seems like everyone is leaning toward not march now.

 

[BarracksSi]

well crap, i was so hoping for a March release date bc I had planned to get my soon-to-be wife an Apple Watch for a wedding gift. I definitely do NOT want to get her a version 1 just a couple months before version 2 launches.

Buy her a Rolex instead.

Or another good, reliable watch like a Citizen Eco-Drive (which is what my wife bought for me a few years ago… then she gave me my AW last summer).

Seriously, what's with the notion that a state-of-the-art device sold today suddenly becomes old-and-busted when another version appears? The first one will be just as good as it was before.

You're not going to sell off your wife on Craigslist as soon as a new girl appears, right?

 

[The Game 161]

my guess

October with the new ipad.

 

[jigzaw]

Then get it now, thats what I did. Also, I heard this was the last week for $100 off from Target, seems like everyone is leaning toward not march now.

Sigh. Good advice and yesterday at work I was checking out the Target sale and thinking about biting today. However as of this morning, the sale is over. The best price I know of right now is on Amazon, which is about $50 off for the 42mm Sports.

 

[Zirel]

OMG!

Some blogger/journalist wants more money, googles the internet, writes random article, people go crazy on MacRumors and everywhere!

Can't you see that's all made-up? Do you really think that AW manufacturers are telling journalists confidential information protected by NDA's?

Wow! Crazy!

 

[Bazooka-joe]

Having seen the details for the Gear S2, I am wondering if Apple are doing a complete redesign for AW2. They would have known about the Moto 360 and S2 for a while now and both look impressive, especially the S2. So it may be the autumn before we see a new watch.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

OMG!

Some blogger/journalist wants more money, googles the internet, writes random article, people go crazy on MacRumors and everywhere!

Can't you see that's all made-up? Do you really think that AW manufacturers are telling journalists confidential information protected by NDA's?

Wow! Crazy!

That didn't stop all the iDevice leaks we've been getting in the past several years.

 

[MuGeN PoWeR]

Sigh. Good advice and yesterday at work I was checking out the Target sale and thinking about biting today. However as of this morning, the sale is over. The best price I know of right now is on Amazon, which is about $50 off for the 42mm Sports.

yeah i am in the same boat. i was planning to get it today but the sale is over and now i am scratching my head.

 

[Zirel]

That didn't stop all the iDevice leaks we've been getting in the past several years.

Those are when they are the mass production phase.

 

[jozeppy26]

Seriously, what's with the notion that a state-of-the-art device sold today suddenly becomes old-and-busted when another version appears? The first one will be just as good as it was before.

You're not going to sell off your wife on Craigslist as soon as a new girl appears, right?

Obviously if I had purchased her the Apple Watch awhile ago or a new model was a year away or so, I wouldn't be concerned. Why freaking buy one now when a new one is expected rather soon which may have things like a separate wifi chip or better battery life. Those are fairly significant changes that could be around the corner. It seems almost irresponsible to me to spend $600+ on something that will gain significant features just a few months after the purchase.

 

[nicho]

Obviously if I had purchased her the Apple Watch awhile ago or a new model was a year away or so, I wouldn't be concerned. Why freaking buy one now when a new one is expected rather soon which may have things like a separate wifi chip or better battery life. Those are fairly significant changes that could be around the corner. It seems almost irresponsible to me to spend $600+ on something that will gain significant features just a few months after the purchase.

What do you mean by a separate wifi chip? The Apple Watch is already capable of connecting to wifi...

A few hours extra battery life on something you'll still probably have to charge daily - well, your definition of significant is... Significantly different to mine.

Also, the cost of entry is nowhere near $600 and the point of buying it now is to use it now and not in a few months time? If you don't need it now you probably won't need it then. Waiting to spend $600+ on something you don't need is irresponsible AND ridiculous...