If there is a popular smartwatch on the market, it is undoubtedly the one. Apple Watch. Watches have always existed, for centuries, but it was not until the arrival of the Apple model that smart models began to arouse real interest. This year we will have the Apple Watch Series 8, and we expect some interesting news, such as the arrival of some additional sensor, but nothing like what the Cupertino brand would be planning for the next models. And it is not to be ruled out that any of its watches will have a camera at some point.
A possibility, albeit remote
Once again it has been a patent that has revealed Apple’s plans, whether they are future, or already discarded, in this case regarding the brand’s smart watch. In this patent you can see diagrams that show us the design of this future watch with a design that is certainly quite similar to the Apple Watch. The curious thing about this design is that it is a watch that has a crown with a photo or video camera built into itsomething that would obviously completely change the rules of the game and the form factor of the watch as we have known it until now.
In addition, it would have something similar to a flash LED, to help take photos in low-light conditions. At first we might think that it is really difficult to be able to take a photo with a camera of these characteristics, but nothing is further from the truth, always according to the intentions of Apple. Because it is possible that the watch detaches itself from its strap, so that the photos can be taken more comfortably, and in some way to be able to better frame the scenes without having to move the arm in impossible positions. Of course, it is a design that surprises us a lot, because it does not have the camera in a usual area.
It is not the first time that we see a smart watch with a camera, the Chinese manufacturers have had enough of doing it, but it is not something that has ended up taking shape in the top brand watches, let us remember that the first Galaxy Watch had one of these cameras , which they ended up discarding over the years. We do not know if Apple will launch an Apple Watch with a camera, but of course it is something that has been considered at some point. Because as far as we know, This patent has been registered in 2019three years ago, so, if we have not known anything about a possible model with these characteristics, it is normal that those from Cupertino have ruled out its development and manufacture during this time.
It would certainly be an amazing device, but it has been shown over the years that the cameras in this type of device, even if they are contemplated to make video calls, are not something that has contributed something really incremental and positive to these watches. .
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