The tenth generation of the Apple Watch is reportedly getting a completely new design. This is what we know so far about the design of the Apple Watch X.
Apple Watch is ten years old
The Apple Watch Series 9 will be released this year and it is not expected that the Apple Watch will receive a major update again. Apple provides the new watch with the S9 chip, the first processor since the S6 chip with really better specifications. That is also the biggest change of the Apple Watch, so the design remains almost the same. That is said to change with the Apple Watch X.
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After the Apple Watch Series 9, Apple is celebrating an anniversary, because then the tenth generation Apple Watch will be released. According to the usually reliable Apple analyst Mark Gurman, Apple is working on a completely new design for the Apple Watch X. The watch will then receive the biggest update in years. In addition, the watch straps change with the Apple Watch X. We expect this from the new Watch.
Apple Watch X: very thin and different straps
According to Gurman, the Apple Watch X will be much thinner than Apple’s current watches. The Watch also gets a new micro-LED screen and sensors to measure your blood pressure. In addition, Apple is working on a new system for attaching watch straps to the Apple Watch X. This is probably done with magnets with the new watch, instead of the sliding system with the current Apple Watches.
The new magnetic connection of the watch straps frees up more space in the case. This will probably give the Apple Watch X a much larger battery, making it last a lot longer. This way you will use the battery of your Watch much longer and you will no longer have to charge the watch every night. The Apple Watch X then becomes a big step forward compared to the Apple Watch Series 8.
It is still unclear when the Apple Watch X will arrive
The tenth generation of the Apple Watch will therefore have a completely new design, comparable to the major changes Apple made with the tenth generation iPhone (the iPhone X). It is still unclear when the Apple Watch X will appear, according to Gurman that will happen in 2024 or 2025.
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There is disagreement within Apple whether it is necessary to release a new Apple Watch every year. The Apple Watch gets fewer new functions every year, so Apple is now considering updating the watch once every two years. As a result, it is quite possible that the Apple Watch X will only appear in 2025. It will also be exactly ten years ago that the first Apple Watch was released.
Already buying a new Watch?
So it remains to be seen when the Apple Watch X will appear exactly, but it is clear that the Apple Watch Series 9 is coming this year. That’s not all, because the Apple Watch Ultra will also receive a new generation this year. Apple will probably present the new watches next month, when the iPhone 15 is also unveiled. Read everything we know so far about the new Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 here.
The Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 will probably not appear until the end of this year, so you will have to wait a while before you can buy them. Are you already looking for a new smartwatch? And can’t you wait that long for a new Apple Watch? View the best prices in our price comparison, so you can be sure that you never pay too much!