Although pre-launch Apple Watch rumors instructed that Apple would replace its whole Apple Watch lineup this yr, Apple ended up focusing totally on the Apple Watch Sequence 10. We did not get a brand new Apple Watch SE or a brand new Apple Watch Extremely 3, with Apple solely including a brand new colour possibility for the Apple Watch Extremely 2.
As late as final Friday, rumors pointed towards refreshes for the usual Apple Watch, the Apple Watch SE, and the Apple Watch Extremely. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, for instance, mentioned in his Friday “Everything to Expect” article that each one three fashions would get an replace.
For the primary time in two years, the corporate is getting ready to replace all of its Apple Watch fashions directly. There shall be a brand new low-end Apple Watch SE, a mid-level Sequence 10 mannequin and an Extremely 3.
Late final night time, Gurman modified his prediction and mentioned that Apple wouldn’t introduce an Apple Watch Extremely 3 mannequin, and he instructed there might be a “delay” for a brand new Apple Watch SE.
It is probably the addition of a brand new black colour for the Extremely 2 was mistaken for an Extremely 3, as Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo additionally flip flopped on the opportunity of a brand new Extremely mannequin earlier within the yr.
Although the Apple Watch Extremely 2 is Apple’s most costly Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Sequence 10 now has a superior LTPO3 OLED show with wider-angle viewing and a quicker S10 chip, plus it gained the beforehand Extremely unique temperature sensor, depth gauge, and Depth app. Apple additionally launched a titanium model of the Sequence 10, utilizing the fabric that when made the Apple Watch Extremely distinctive.
The brand new sleep apnea detection well being function isn’t a Sequence 10 unique, and it is going to be out there on the Apple Watch Extremely 2 and the Apple Watch Sequence 9, with Apple additionally bringing the brand new Tides app to the Apple Watch Extremely 2. The modifications imply the Extremely 2 and Sequence 10 are a lot nearer by way of function set, although there are nonetheless some areas the place the Extremely has an edge, comparable to diving and battery life. The Extremely 2 nonetheless has twice the battery lifetime of the Sequence 10.
With the brand new Apple Watch Extremely colour, it is probably we’re not going to see a brand new model of the system till September 2025. As for the Apple Watch SE, it is doable Apple may launch that earlier, timing it with the iPhone SE 4 launch as an alternative of ready till September of subsequent yr to debut it.
Apple discontinued the Sequence 9 when it launched the Sequence 10, so the Apple Watch lineup now consists of the Sequence 10, the Apple Watch Extremely 2, and the Apple Watch SE.