14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is already working on new-generation smartwatches, but the company isn’t expected to take the wraps off major upgrades until 2024.
According to a new report from analyst firm Omdia, Apple is expected to unveil the new Apple Watch Series X, which could eventually be called Series 10, in 2024, and the most important upgrade will be a bigger screen.
The company expects the device to get closer to the Apple Watch Ultra, with a 2.04-inch display pretty likely. The new models to go live this year are unlikely to go this far in terms of screen upgrades.
At the same time, Apple is also working on a new Apple Watch SE, but this time, the display size will stay in line with the one on the regular Series.
“In 2024, the Series 8 and 9 (1.71/1.92 inches) will evolve to Series X (X meaning tenth) with a bigger screen (1.89/2.04 inches). The displays will have the same supplier, LG Display, and take LTPO backplanes. Apple might announce the product in late 2023 to commercialize it in 2024. In 2024, the Apple Watch SE 2 series will evolve into the SE 3. Its screen sizes will be the same as Series 8 and 9 (1.71/1.92 inches), and the LTPO OLED panel supplier will be JDI. Apple might announce the product in late 2023 to commercialize it in 2024,” Omdia says.
But the bigger upgrade will be the Apple Watch Ultra 2, which will go live next year with micro LED display. The device will be upgraded to a 2.13-inch screen, so it’ll sport a bigger screen estate.
“Apple might announce the product in late 2023 to commercialize in 2024. The panel size is 2.13 inches with 325 PPI; therefore, the resolution will presumably be 540x440 or 556x452, which means there will be over 800,000 Micro LED chips aligning with the subpixels, including redundant LED chips. State-of-the-art technology will be used to produce this superior Micro LED display,” Omdia concludes.