Report: Apple Watch Sequence 10 to Provide Bigger Screens and Sooner Chip, however New Well being Options in Hassle

The Apple Watch Sequence 10 will characteristic a bigger show and a brand new chip, however new well being monitoring options for the gadget are actually in query, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reviews.

Within the newest version of his “Energy On” e-newsletter, Gurman stated that the design of the Apple Watch Sequence 10 is “unlikely to look a lot totally different” to its predecessor, however it will likely be thinner. In the meantime, the Apple Watch Extremely won’t get a brand new design this yr.

The brand new Apple Watch “Sequence” fashions will proceed to be obtainable in two casing sizes codenamed “N217” and “N218,” and have bigger shows. One of many fashions may have a display roughly as massive as that of the Apple Watch Extremely.

Each the Apple Watch Sequence 10 and Apple Watch Extremely 3 will apparently characteristic a brand new processor that succeeds final yr’s S9 chip. Whereas this might “lay the groundwork for some AI enhancements down the street,” it won’t run Apple Intelligence and there are presently stated to be no plans to convey “the complete initiative” to the Apple Watch.

Apple has been creating hypertension and sleep apnea detection options for the Apple Watch that had been initially slated for launch in 2024, however Gurman now says that the “effort hasn’t gone easily” and “Apple has run into some critical snags.” The hypertension detection characteristic has been insufficiently dependable throughout testing and there are considerations about integrating it into the refreshed design, which may pressure Apple to postpone this characteristic till subsequent yr

Likewise, the sleep apnea detection characteristic is now in bother as a result of it depends on blood oxygen saturation, which Apple Watches in america can not presently measure as a result of an ongoing authorized dispute with Masimo. Gurman postulates that the despute with Mazimo might be resolved by September, or Apple may discover a manner round it by arguing that the blood oxygen sensor might be used for functions that aren’t straight associated to blood oxygen ranges. The corporate may additionally announce the sleep apnea detection characteristic and maintain off releasing it till a later date.

Apple can be purportedly persevering with testing and discussing the prospect of 3D-printed casings for some Apple Watch fashions, which may speed up manufacturing and use much less materials.

Gurman says it’s nonetheless not clear whether or not Apple will model the brand new Apple Watches as particular anniversary fashions or wait till subsequent yr, provided that the unique Apple Watch was introduced in 2014 and launched in 2015.