14 DAY TRIAL // Apple’s new-generation Watch could see daylight as soon as later this year, and according to rumors that have been making the rounds lately, one of the main improvements would be an increased screen estate.
In other words, Apple wants the Apple Watch Series 4 to offer customers more space on the screen, and what better way to do this than using the method that the company already employed on the iPhone X?
This means the new Apple Watch could come with a bigger display in nearly the same body, all thanks to thinner bezels, an approach that helped Cupertino also increase the screen size on the iPhone X.
These mockups published today by Benjamin Geskin envision this bigger screen estate on the new Apple Watch, which would technically have the same dimensions as the current generation.
Sleep tracking and advanced heart rate monitoring
According to analysts, this would be the main upgrade on the Apple Watch Series 4, along with a slightly bigger battery and a new more advanced heart rate monitoring sensor. Apple could also introduce sleep tracking on the upcoming generation in order to further expand the capabilities of its watch with features that exist on activity trackers, like Fitbit’s.
No other specifics are available regarding the new Apple Watch, but the unveiling is expected to take place later this year, most likely in the fall.
Apple will be holding a major press event in September when the company unveils the new iPhone trio, and there’s a chance that the new Apple Watch would also see daylight alongside the 2018 smartphones. Given the rather subtle upgrade to the Watch, Apple may not choose to hold a separate event just for the Series 4, but instead present it alongside other revamped devices in its lineup.
Facelifted iPads, upgraded MacBooks, and a new low-cost notebook are all expected this year as well.
