Apple Said to Be Working on Cheaper Apple Watch SE Model Made of Plastic

Apple Watch Sequence 10 may characteristic a show that’s a lot bigger than the corporate’s present era mannequin, based on Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The smartwatch is anticipated to debut later this 12 months because the successor to the Series 9 mannequin that was unveiled in in 2023, and may not arrive with beforehand reported adjustments, such because the purported magnetic watch strap mechanism. In the meantime, a brand new Apple Watch SE with a plastic physique is claimed to be within the works as the corporate seems to compete with Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch FE mannequin.

Apple Watch Sequence 10 to Sport Bigger Display screen, Sooner Processor

Within the newest version of his weekly Power On newsletter, Gurman states that the Apple Watch Sequence 10 will arrive with a much bigger display than the Sequence 9 mannequin. It’s anticipated to reach in two measurement choices, codenamed N217 and N218, and certainly one of them is claimed to characteristic the bigger show.

The Cupertino firm’s largest smartwatch mannequin — the Apple Watch Ultra 2 — is on the market in a single a 49mm measurement possibility and incorporates a 1.92-inch show. It’s presently unclear whether or not the Apple Watch Sequence 10 will arrive with a show that’s bigger than the Watch Extremely 2 — recently leaked CAD renders counsel the Sequence 10 mannequin might characteristic a 2-inch display.

The Apple Watch Sequence 10 may even be outfitted with the identical processor that powers the third-generation Apple Watch Extremely mannequin, based on Gurman. Whereas Apple Intelligence options usually are not anticipated to make their approach to the corporate’s smartwatches within the close to future, he states that the brand new chip will “lay the groundwork” for synthetic intelligence-powered options “down the highway”.

Well being Options on Apple Watch Sequence 10

Regardless of making headway with options like sleep apnea detection and blood stress monitoring, they’re unlikely to reach with the Apple Watch Sequence 10 fashions, based on Gurman, who says that the corporate encountered “some severe snags”. Additionally it is presently unclear how Apple will assist the sleep apnea characteristic within the US, as it’s tied to the blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) monitoring characteristic that was disabled resulting from an ongoing ban.

Equally, the hypertension detection characteristic didn’t show to be as dependable as the corporate would have favored throughout testing, which implies that it may not be obtainable on the gadget when it’s launched later this 12 months. As a substitute, Gurman says that the corporate might “postpone the discharge past this 12 months” and show blood stress traits (much like physique temperature monitoring) as an alternative of exact readings.

Apple Watch SE May Function Plastic Physique to Reduce Prices

In an effort to compete with the just lately launched Samsung Galaxy Watch FE, which begins at $199 (roughly Rs. 16,600), the iPhone maker is reportedly creating a brand new Apple Watch SE mannequin that may use a plastic physique, as an alternative of aluminium.

Apple final launched an up to date model of its Watch SE model in 2022, and a third-generation mannequin might make its debut later this 12 months. Nevertheless, it’s presently unclear whether or not the change to a brand new materials for the smartwatch chassis will end in a lower cost, although extra particulars in regards to the purported gadget might emerge within the coming weeks forward of its anticipated debut.