Apple Watch Series 9Macworld reports on the design, specs, and announcement date forecast.
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Expected summary of Apple Watch Series 9
Here are Macworld’s predictions for the Apple Watch Series 9:
Announcement date and price
From the previous Apple Watch announcement dates, Macworld believes that the Apple Watch Series 9 will be announced on September 6th or 12th, 2023 local time.
- Apple Watch Series 8: September 7, 2022 local time
- Apple Watch Series 7: September 14, 2021 local time
- Apple Watch Series 6: September 15, 2020 local time
- Apple Watch Series 5: September 10, 2019 local time
- Apple Watch Series 4: September 12, 2018 local time
- Apple Watch Series 3: September 12, 2017 local time
Apple Watch Series 8 has been raised in some countries overseas, so it is expected that the selling price of Apple Watch Series 9 will not be raised.
design and specs
Apple Watch Series 9Apple Watch UltraThere is an opinion that expects to introduce an action button mounted on the .
However, in that case, there is a concern that if the case diameter is not increased, the internal space will be reduced by the additional parts, leading to a decrease in battery capacity.
In addition, it is rumored that the Apple Watch series will undergo a major change in the 2024 model, so it is believed that this year will be a minor change.
The System-on-Chip (SoC) S8 on Apple Watch Series 8 is the same as S6 for Apple Watch Series 6.
I would like to expect the installation of a new SoC (S9 or so), such as changing the manufacturing process for miniaturization and increasing the number of transistors to be installed.
new function
The possibility that the Apple Watch Series 9 will also be equipped with GPS that captures two waves, the L1 wave (1575.42 MHz) and the L5 wave (1176.45 MHz), and has improved positioning accuracy, is installed in the Apple Watch Ultra. Expected to be expensive as it is not expected to require major changes compared to functionality.
On the other hand, the micro LED display, which is rumored to be installed in the 2025 model Apple Watch Ultra, is said to be expensive to manufacture, so it is unlikely that it will be installed in advance in the mass-market model Apple Watch Series 9. will be split.
Compared to that, the rumor that it will support 5G seems to be more credible.
Source:Macworld,Furuno Electric
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