The Apple Watch Series 9 and second-generation Apple Watch Ultra will offer several previously unreported features, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claims.
In a detailed report outlining his full expectations for Apple’s “Wonderlust” event, Gurman said that the ‌Apple Watch Series 9‌ and second-generation ‌Apple Watch Ultra‌ will offer various sensor and component upgrades, with a general “focus on speed, efficiency, and accuracy.” These changes will include a new version of Apple’s optical heart rate sensor.
The new Apple Watches will also feature an all-new “U2” ultra wideband chip, the first generational iteration of the component since the U1 chip’s introduction in the iPhone 11 Pro in 2019. The new chip will improve location capabilities, allowing people and devices to be tracked more precisely in the Find My App. It is apparently set to come to all of the next versions of Apple’s major products, including the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro.
The second-generation ‌Apple Watch Ultra‌ will feature more recycled materials, as well as come in a black color option for the first time.
As previously reported, the stainless steel ‌Apple Watch Series 9‌ will feature a 3D-printed casing. Apple plans to start manufacturing the ‌Apple Watch Ultra‌ with the technology starting next year.
The main upgrade will be a new processor, which has to date effectively not been changed throughout three successive generations of the Apple Watch. Apple apparently plans to “heavily tout major gains in processing speed.”
The new Apple Watch models will otherwise be largely unchanged compared to their predecessors. The company plans to shift away from some of its leather watch bands, and there are signs that Apple may finally update or discontinue the Link Bracelet introduced alongside the original Apple Watch.
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