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Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 rumoured to offer less battery than predecessor

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6 series will reportedly be available in four models this year, adding another version to last year’s Galaxy Watch 5 lineup. SamMobile reports that the Chinese regulatory board has published the listings for the upcoming Galaxy Watch 6 series.

  • The listing includes model and battery sizes:
  • Galaxy Watch 6 40mm: 300mAh
  • Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 42mm: 300mAh
  • Galaxy Watch 6 44mm: 425mAh
  • Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 46mm: 425mAh

The ‘Classic’ model will reportedly bring back the rotating bezel and is slightly larger than the standard smartwatch.

Oddly this is a downgrade from the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, which featured a 590mAh battery. Though out of the ordinary, we have seen Samsung lower the megapixels of some of its smartphone cameras in the past.

Samsung will likely reveal its Galaxy Watch 6 series this coming August.

Via: 9to5Google, SamMobile

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Leaks suggest Samsung is bringing back the rotating bezel with Galaxy Watch 6

Samsung skipped on the ‘Classic’ watch variant with the latest Galaxy Watch 5, and instead went with a Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro.

The absence of the ‘Classic’ variant was also marked with the absence of a rotating bezel on the Pro model of the Watch 5.

Now, it appears as though Samsung is looking to bring the rotating bezel back with the upcoming Watch 6 series.

As reported by SamMobile, Korean tipster SuperRoader, who has shared accurate leaks on several occasions in the past, said that Samsung plans to bring back the rotating bezel with the Galaxy Watch 6 series in a new YouTube video.

The leak suggests that the new watch Watch 6 series will have a regular and a classic variant, with the latter sporting a rotating bezel. The regular Watch 6, on the other hand, will have a regular digital bezel.

SuperRoader also said that Samsung will be releasing four new watch models this year, namely the Galaxy Watch 6 40mm, Galaxy Watch 6 44mm, the Galaxy Watch Classic 42mm and the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 46mm.

Further, GalaxyClub was able to spot the batteries of the upcoming Watch 6 series and corroborated that the regular watch will come in 40mm and 4mm sizes while the classic watch would be available in 42mm and 46mm sizes.

The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro ran on a 590mAh battery, while the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is rumoured to run on a 300mAh cell. The smaller battery size also adds credence to the rumour that Samsung is skipping the Pro variant and is going with a Classic model for the Watch 6 series.

Source: SamMobile

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Pixel Watch helps Google reach second place in wearable market

Many have been waiting years for Google to finally release a smartwatch, and it looks like a lot of people feel the Pixel Watch was worth the wait.

Canalys, an industry analyst company, reports Google shipped 880,000 Pixel Watch units in Q4 2022, the first three months of the smart watch’s availability. According to Canalys, this brings Google to second place in the smartwatch market by giving it 8 percent share. While this is behind Apple’s massive lead of 28 percent, it’s still surpasses Samsung’s 5.9 percent share.

Image credit: Canalys

However, it’s important to point out Google doesn’t only offer the Pixel Watch. The tech giant’s wearable lineup also includes Fitbit devices, which comprise most of the four million units the company sold in Q4 2022.

Apple, on the other hand, shipped slightly under 14 million smartwatches, and Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi hit roughly three million units.

Canalys indicates that overall, wearable shipments have been dropping 18 percent year-over-year. Samsung saw a 35 percent drop, Apple a 17 percent drop and Google even experienced 25 percent drop. The Pixel Watch did boost Google’s sales by 16 percent, though.

With all of this in mind, the Pixel Watch app strangely only has 500,000 installs, according to the Play Store, which is less than the number of Pixel Watch units sold.

Source: Canalys Via: 9to5Google

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You don’t need to dive in the ocean to get value from the Apple Watch Ultra

When Apple released the Apple Watch Ultra alongside the iPhone 14, the entire focus was on it being a fitness tracker for the adventurous and extreme. That’s not surprising with its incredible battery life and impressive durability.

The Apple Watch Ultra’s biggest problem is that it’s solely viewed as an extreme fitness tracker, and its marketing shows that. While it’s a solid niche for the device, a few surprising features can benefit anyone. The Apple Watch Ultra can represent your focus on fitness and improvement even if you aren’t an extreme adventurer. 

Battery Life

The Apple Watch Ultra features up to 36 hours of battery life, which will soon be extended to 60 hours with a future watchOS update that will add low power mode. Compared to previous Apple Watches that sometimes cap out at 18 hours, the Apple Watch Ultra is an impressive improvement. While 18 hours is fine day-to-day, it still has limitations, particularly for users who want to use cellular connectivity.

I enjoy using my Apple Watch’s cellular connectivity when I go for a run or a walk. Like most people, my phone is attached to me 24/7. Except, when I work out, I enjoy not having my bulky phone with me. With previously Apple Watches, I felt severe battery anxiety, often making sure my Series 7 was charged to 100 percent before going on a two to three-hour walk. Cellular connectivity really ate at Apple Watch’s battery life.

The Apple Watch Ultra removes those concerns entirely. It’s fantastic to leave your phone at home or in your car and rely on cellular connectivity for hours without being concerned with battery life. Additionally, suppose you’re a person who forgets to charge their device or wants to explore sleep tracking with your Apple Watch. In that case, the Ultra’s battery life makes it a no-brainer wearable.

Durability

The Apple Watch comes in three materials: aluminum, stainless steel and titanium, and previously also offered gold and ceramic case materials. Each material has its pros and cons. For example, Aluminum is light and cheap but soft and easily damaged. on the other hand, stainless Steel is shiny and durable, making it a fantastic fashion piece, but it’s also heavy and expensive. Titanium, while also expensive, features incredible durability combined with impressive lightness. 

The Apple Watch Ultra is built out of corrosive-resistant titanium with water resistance up to 100 metres, double the previous Apple Watch since the Series 2. Although previous Apple Watches are swim-proof, the Apple Watch Ultra is the first watch I feel entirely comfortable swimming with. 

The titanium build of the Apple Watch Ultra makes it durable yet light, especially compared to an aluminum Series 8. When buying an Apple Watch Ultra, you can be sure it will not break easily. Whether you find aluminum watches chip and scratched or want a watch just as durable as the stainless steel models, the Apple Watch Ultra makes for a great choice.  

49MM Display

The Apple Watch Ultra introduces a new 49MM 2000-nit display. Besides the Apple Watch Ultra, the largest and brightest display is the 45MM 1000-nit display on the Series 8. One nit is equivalent to a single lit candle. It’s surprisingly convenient to have a super bright flashlight attached to your wrist. Also, the large flat display makes for a surprisingly pleasant experience with large easy tap targets. 

Action Button

The Action button is a first on the Apple Watch premiering with the Apple Watch Ultra. The Action button is an orange button on the right side of the Ultra. What’s neat about the Action button is it’s customizable. Personally, I enjoy being able to press the Action button to start an outdoor walk. Pressing the Action button during a walk or run can mark segments, and tapping the Action button along with the side button pauses the workout. 

Apple Watch Ultra

When using non-segment-focused workouts like with Apple Fitness+, pressing only the Action button will pause the workout. Other possible apps that can be tied to the Action button are running Shortcuts, launching the workout or dive app, starting the stopwatch, and turning on the flashlight.

The Worst Part

Whether it’s the improved battery life or being able to start a workout immediately, the Apple Watch Ultra is a really nice wearable for anyone that finds regular Apple Watches miss the bar on one level or another. 

Perhaps the most disappointing part of the Apple Watch Ultra is its aesthetics. I think it’s bulky and ugly compared to the Apple Watch Series 8. It’s also unfortunate that the Apple Watch Ultra only comes in a silver finish. 

Apple Watch Ultra

I  previously owned Space Black Stainless Steel Apple Watches and the Graphite Stainless Steel Series 7. Stainless Steel watches, while durable, are also stylish. They look traditional and go great with a suit while still having the amazing features of watchOS. The Apple Watch Ultra misses the mark on aesthetics. It’s functional but far from fashionable.

I hope in a future Apple Watch, we get the improved battery life in a classic design or an Apple Watch Ultra in a darker finish.

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Pixel Watch Hands-on: Google’s Pixel ecosystem starts today

Google is stepping firmly into the wide world of wearables with the launch of the new Pixel Watch, and it represents a big shift in the way the search giant values its hardware lineup, and maybe even the slowly-forming Pixel ecosystem.

That said, none of that matters if the watch isn’t any good, and in my brief hands-on time with it, I walked away feeling very excited to see where Google’s smartwatch ambition goes over the next few years.

The company has been teasing us with hints since I/O, so we’ve known that the new Pixel Watch is thin, round, and features a very minimal take on what a smartwatch should be. From the software to the hardware, it’s a simple device designed to be comfortable and easy to use.

At 41mm in diameter, it’s smaller than the larger-sized Apple Watch and it weighs in at 36g, making it substantially lighter than even the smallest stainless steel Apple Watch and the Fitbit Sense 2. Instead, it’s actually much closer in weight and size to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5.

This all adds up to a supremely comfortable wrist computer, but it does make me worry about battery life.

This story focuses on what the watch feels like to wear and what it might represent for Google. For a more detailed view of the specs, read Jon Lamont’s initial overview of the Pixel Watch.

How it felt to wear

The device’s stainless steel frame feels incredibly sturdy in the hand and almost like a small Pebble, allowing it to nestle into your wrist as comfortably as a standard round watch.

Before moving on from the design, I’d be remiss not to mention the bands. There are seven different types ranging from standard silicon sport bands to metal links like you’d expect on higher-end watches.

They’re quite enticing and offer a reasonable number of options to start the Pixel Watch out in the correct direction when it comes to customizability. Standouts to me were the comfortable leather bands that felt premium and came in a few Google colours to match the new Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. The metal link band also felt really nicely sized for my wrist and gave the watch a classy feel without adding too much bulk.

On the software side of things, there’s a lot to love. Google has packed just about everything people love about Fitbit’s fitness tracking into this sporty watch, except for a temperature sensor. It’s a little hard to test in the crowded Google showroom, but MobileSyrup’s Fitbit expert Jon Lamont is going to be looking deeper when he reviews the watch soon.

Beyond that, I can say that scrolling around the interface felt smooth, but there were brief moments of loading when I tried to customize the watch face. Beyond that, it looked great. Whatever team at Google designed the software deserves a pat on the back because it looks great and does a fantastic job of hiding the device’s bezels.

Some may be thrown by the larger bezels, but most of the interface hides them and based on my time with the watch, it truly feels like something you’d forget you had on since it’s minimal and comfortable.

On the watch face side of things, there are tons of faces, ranging from modern takes on classic watch designs, abstract options and faces with customizable areas that can show a few complications like the date, weather, your Fitbit scores and more. There are enough to choose from, and it will be exciting to see what gets added in the future. Tapping on these complications felt nice and decently responsive.

To change the watch face, all you need to do is tap and hold on to the device. You can even use photos from your own library. This sounds like a small thing, but it’s one of my favourite features of the Apple Watch, so it’s nice to see Google include that detail here. There’s even a really cool watch face called ‘Shapes’ that has a really fun minimal take on Google branding that I really liked.

The glass specifically is 3D Gorilla Glass and only time will tell if this version is prone to scratches. That said, interacting with it felt glassy and natural.

Other smartwatch perks

It’s exciting to see Google Maps’ turn-by-turn navigation on another wrist-based device. Newer Samsung watches running Wear OS 3 can also do this, and as a biker, I can say that having directions pop up on your wrist in a big city can be extremely helpful.

Beyond that, other Google apps you’d expect are present, like YouTube Music, Gmail, Google Wallet and, of course, Google Assistant.

The company touted that the heart rate sensor on the new Pixel Watch is also the most accurate sensor ever in a Fitbit-supported device. Google is also hyping up the watch’s sleep-tracking ability, but that’s another thing we’ll need to wait until the review to test.

Beyond the health tracking, I didn’t notice anything else that jumped out at me, but since the watch is running WearOS 3.5 and can get third-party apps, it will be exciting to see what comes in the future.

Finally, the watch also has fall detection that can call emergency services if you fall and remain motionless.

Final thoughts

Google is calling the Pixel Watch the latest device in the ‘Pixel Collection,’ and its ambitions for a larger Google-based ecosystem are becoming clearer all the time.

The company is in a good position to become a dominant consumer technology company even more than it already is, but as it seems to be learning with the refined Pixel 7 series and the new Pixel Watch, you need to create hooks and familiarity to keep people coming back.

Devices like a really helpful smartwatch and great wireless earbuds are a step in the right direction for the company. They may even hook in a lot of users with the watch, but getting people familiar will take time. Google has pump-faked us on so many things already, from the Pixelbook to Stadia, and it might be hard for consumers to jump on board with the latest and greatest Google product out of fear that it will be an afterthought in a few years.

Regardless, the Pixel Watch is a stunning wearable, and I’m really excited to see what Google does in the coming years to pad out the Pixel Collection to really make it a compelling ecosystem to invest in.

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Google’s Pixel 7 and 7 Pro rumoured to release on October 18

Google’s Pixel 7 and 7 Pro are expected to launch within a month, but you might have to wait until October 18th to purchase the two handsets.

This leak regarding the smartphones’ release date comes from Caschys Blog. Front Page Tech, which originally leaked the Pixel 7 series, said that the phone would be on sale on October 13th. While Front Page Tech is a somewhat reliable source, the even more accurate Roland Quandt backed up Caschys Blog’s claims.

Further, the leak indicates that the Pixel Watch will launch a bit later, stating that it won’t hit the market until November 4th. Caschys Blog doesn’t specify what region this is referring to, but Android Police believes it’s for the U.S market. If so, the Canadian market will likely receive the update on the same day.

It’s worth noting that these are just leaks and we won’t know anything for sure until Google’s October 6th keynote.

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Source: Caschys Blog Via: Android Police

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watchOS 9 update reportedly breaks Spotify Apple Watch app

If you’re a Spotify user thinking about updating to watchOS 9, you might want to wait a few weeks.

As first reported by MacRumors, Spotify has sent out an email to subscribers warning them that watchOS 9 causes the music streaming service’s app to stop working. Spotify’s Apple Watch app allows you to control tracks and also download songs to Apple’s wearable.

The email reads as follows:

“Apple WatchOS 9 introduced a bug that causes Spotify streaming on the Apple Watch to stop working. We urge Spotify Apple Watch users not to install the WatchOS 9 update until Apple has implemented a fix for the issue. Users who are already affected can instead download their content to their Apple Watch and listen offline or stream from their phones.”

Users affected by the issue say that the Spotify app stops working within roughly one minute even though the track continues to look like it’s playing visually. The issue occurs over Wi-Fi and cellular. However, if you download the songs directly to your Apple Watch, the problem doesn’t occur, according to reports.

Given how swift Apple typically is when it comes to responding to issues like this, a fix is likely coming soon. On the other hand, Spotify and Apple are still engaged in a cold war surrounding the cut the App Store takes from subscription fees, so there’s a possibility the tech giant could delay resolving this problem.

For what it’s worth, I haven’t yet encountered this issue with Spotify running on the Apple Watch Series 8. There’s a possibility the problem doesn’t affect the latest version of Apple’s smartwatch.

watchOS 9 includes features like ‘Low Power Mode,’ ‘Car Crash Detection,’ ‘Sleep Stages,’ medication tracking, more detailed workout metrics and more, alongside additional Watch Faces like ‘Playtime,’ ‘Lunar,’ ‘Metropolitan’ and ‘Modular.’

Source: Spotify Forums Via: MacRumors

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Apple Watch SE (2022) is a modest upgrade to the budget smartwatch

I really liked the Apple Watch SE (2020).

It offered a fantastic $329 starting price tag, a great-looking display with relatively small bezels and access to Apple’s industry-leading Watch App store. When I reviewed the smartwatch, I described it as the best wearable available for price-conscious Apple users not interested in the health features higher-end Apple Watches offer.

In short, the smartwatch was near perfect, except for the absence of the stellar always-on display featured in the Apple Watch Series 5 and above.

Apple Watch SE (2022)

This is where the new Apple Watch SE (2022) comes in. It’s a minor upgrade to the original Apple Watch SE that, unfortunately, still doesn’t feature an always-on display or the ability to text directly from the device like its higher-end counterparts. It also lacks several of Series 8’s health-focused features like blood oxygen levels, ECG or the new body temperature sensor. It remains a bare-bones smartwatch targetting those less interested in the health side of the wearable.

Like its predecessor, the Apple Watch SE (2022) is available in 40mm and 44mm variant aluminum finishes, including ‘Starlight,’ ‘Midnight,’ and ‘Silver.’ The display and overall design of the SE look identical to the first-gen version, except for the redesigned brushed back that matches the colour of the front of the smartwatch. It’s a subtle touch, but it makes the SE look higher-end and more complete, despite its decidedly entry-level price tag.

Apple Watch SE (2022)

Beyond this change, the only notable upgrade to the Apple Watch SE is the smartwatch’s new S8 chip, which Apple says gives the wearable a 20 percent power boost compared to its predecessor. While my experience with the original Apple Watch SE was generally solid, I sometimes encountered slowdowns when running third-party apps like Strava or Wind Speed. This is no longer an issue with the jump from the S5 to the S8 during my brief time with the Apple Watch SE (2022).

Of course, the Apple Watch SE (2022) features all of watchOS 9’s best features like ‘Low Power Mode,’ ‘Car Crash Detection,’ ‘Sleep Stages,’ medication tracking, more detailed workout metrics and more, alongside additional Watch Faces like ‘Playtime,’ ‘Lunar,’ ‘Metropolitan’ and ‘Modular.’

Apple Watch SE (2022)

Like the Series 8, watchOS 9 (which also supports the 1st-gen Apple Watch SE) is a more significant update to the Apple Watch SE (2022) than the wearable’s actual hardware in some respects, with the new chip being the notable exception.

Similar to the original Apple Watch SE, Apple’s refreshed entry-level smartwatch offers a solid but bare-bones smartwatch experience at a reasonable $329 price tag. I still miss the always-on display and wish Apple brought it to its lower-end wearable, but those who don’t know what they’re missing likely won’t have the same issue with the new SE.

The Apple Watch SE (2022) starts at $329 and is available now.

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Apple Watch Series 8 Review: Still the best smartwatch

With the rugged Apple Watch Ultra stealing most of the attention during Apple’s ‘Far Out’ keynote, many people seem to have forgotten that the tech giant also refreshed its Apple Watch Series 7 with the new Series 8.

Similar to the move from the Series 6 to the Series 7, the jump from the Series 7 to the Series 8 is very incremental.

It features the same overall design as the Series 7, including the 41mm and 45mm sizes and GPS/cellular variants, along with the now very familiar ‘Digital Crown.’ New features this year include faster performance thanks to the updated S8 chip that’s also featured in the refreshed Apple Watch SE, though it appears it features the same CPU as last year’s S7. To be fair, the S7 chip was plenty powerful, and my experience with the S8 has been rock solid so far.

Apple Watch Series 8 Low Power Mode

Other new features include body temperature sensing, allowing for more advanced women’s cycle tracking, Crash Detection, more accurate workout tracking, and several other additions powered by watchOS 9 are also coming to older Apple Watches, like the new ‘Low Power Mode’ and additional Watch Faces.

Overall, the Apple Watch Series 8 is very similar to the Apple Watch Series 7, which means it likely won’t be a worthwhile upgrade for Apple Watch users still using a version of the wearable that already features an always-on screen.

Everything new

This is the shortest list of new features I’ve ever put together for an Apple Watch review because Apple didn’t add much to the Series 8 this year.

“Of course, the Series 8 also includes the health features the Apple Watch is now most well known for…”

This year’s marquee feature is temperature sensing and advanced cycle tracking/ovulation. The temperature sensing functionality can also indicate other illnesses or changes that affect your sleep. However, I haven’t been able to test it properly because it takes five days of gathering your body temperature while you’re tracking your sleep before the feature activates.

It’s also important to note that unlike ECG and other Apple Watch health features, body temperature sensing happens in the background and isn’t something you can activate on your own. On the women’s health side, it’s great to see Apple remain one of the few companies to place an emphasis on features like this in its wearables.

I’m planning to test out the Series 8’s expanded period tracking and ovulation feature with my partner’s help. This review will be updated with her thoughts on both features in the coming weeks.

Other new additions include Crash Detection, a feature that, similar to the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, most Apple Watch users will likely never need to use and that is impossible to test out. It’s powered by an improved gyroscope and accelerometer capable of sampling motion four times faster than previous versions of the Apple Watch. It offers a welcome piece of mind that the Apple Watch will automatically call emergency services and your emergency contacts if you happen to find yourself in a car accident.

In Aluminum, the Series 8 is available in ‘Starlight,’ ‘Midnight,’ ‘Silver,’ and ‘Product Red,’ while the Stainless Steel variant comes in ‘Silver,’ ‘Graphite,’ and ‘Gold.’ This means that the ‘Blue’ and ‘Green’ versions introduced over the last few iterations have been discontinued and that there isn’t a new colour this year.

And that’s it. The Apple Watch Series 8 still features an expansive always-on display that’s 20 percent larger than the Series 6’s with nearly non-existent bezels. This makes the ability to respond to texts relatively easy, just like it was last year with the Series 7.

Of course, the Series 8 also includes the health features the Apple Watch is now most well known for, like ECG, blood oxygen level, high/low heart rate notifications, fall detection and more. It remains the most capable smartwatch out there for iOS users, but unfortunately, Apple hasn’t added very many new features this year.

Apple Watch Series 8 in hand

watchOS 9 features

All of the features cited in this section are available on any Apple Watch that supports watchOS 9, including the Apple Watch Series 4 and above and even the original Apple Watch SE.

Like in years past, WatchOS 9 includes several new Watch Faces like ‘Astronomy Lunar,’ the wacky ‘Playtime’ and the understated ‘Metropolitan.’ I still prefer the classic ‘California’ Watch Face that I’ve used for the last couple of years customized with ‘Complications’ like battery life, weather, timer and more. Still, the new Faces are a welcome addition to the Apple Watch’s lineup.

I’d like to see Watch Faces opened up to third-party developers, but given it hasn’t yet happened at this point in the Apple Watch’s lifecycle, Apple is unlikely ever to make this shift.

Apple Watch Series 8 Astrology Watch Face Other notable watchOS 9 features include ‘AFib History,’ which shows how frequently your heart is in AFib if you’ve been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, more detailed sleep tracking that includes Fitbit-like stages of rest, and expanded running metrics like vertical oscillation, stride length and more. Several Apple apps have also been reworked, including the Compass app, which now allows you to drop waypoints and record your path to backtrack where you started, alongside a redesigned Reminders and Calendar app.

However, the key watchOS 9 highlight for me is ‘Low Power Mode,’ which extends the Series 8’s battery life to a total of 36 hours while still allowing you to track activity and access other features with battery-draining features like the always-on display off.

Low Power Mode seems like an answer on Apple’s part to people who complain that the smartwatch’s battery life comes in at roughly 24 hours, and I found it helpful during my brief time with the Series 8 in an instance where I forgot to charge it overnight. Flipping on Low Power Mode allowed me not to have to drop it on a charger and continue testing it throughout the day, though I did miss the always-on display.

Apple Watch Series 8 on wrist

In several ways, watchOS 9 is a more substantial update to the Apple Watch than the Series 8’s new physical hardware, making earlier versions of the wearable significantly more capable.

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Apple Watch Pro to feature exclusive Bands and Watch Faces

Following recent CAD-based renders that offer the best look at the Apple Watch Pro we’ve seen yet, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that Apple’s upcoming high-end wearable will feature exclusive watch Bands and Faces.

In a recent tweet, Gurman says that the new Bands will “play into the extreme sports theme” and hints that the wearable will likely have a line of straps made exclusively for it. It’s unclear if Apple plans to partner with another company for these bands, as it does with its Nike and Hermès straps.

Last week, Gurman mentioned that while old Apple Watch Bands will still work with the Apple Watch Pro, they won’t fit perfectly.

The Apple Watch Pro is expected to feature a 47mm case, a flat 1.99-inch display and a new “programmable” side button. The smartwatch’s digital crown also seems larger than the Series 7’s.

Apple will also likely launch a new Apple Watch SE and the Apple Watch Series 8 at its upcoming September 7th keynote. For everything we expect to see at the event, follow this link.

Source: @markgurman Via: 9to5Mac