He iPhone 15 It’s not the only one new device we hope to see this year. The successor of Apple rails series 8 It’s also likely to hit shelves in 2023. Apple is the king of smartwatches and has reigned supreme for years despite a slow start. With 2023 on the way, we’re looking forward to the next generation of the company’s iconic watch, the Apple Watch Series 9.
Over the years, Apple has made a steady stream of updates to the Apple Watch, adding an always-on display in 2019, blood oxygen monitoring in 2020, a larger screen in 2021, and temperature detection in 2022.
This year, however, an incremental update is more likely to materialize, considering Apple shook up its smartwatch lineup last year with the introduction of the luxurious Apple watch ultra y the second generation Apple Watch SE. Currently, there are few rumors to run Watch Series 9 (as opposed to Watch Series 9). Serie iPhone 15), but we’ll be sure to update this article as we get any credible rumors.
new sensors
The biggest new health feature expected to come to the Apple Watch is continuous, non-invasive blood glucose monitoring, according to a Bloomberg report published in February. Currently, blood glucose testing requires pricking the skin to obtain blood. To test glucose levels without blood, Apple is said to be investigating an approach that involves using a silicon photonic chip for a measurement process called optical absorption spectroscopy. This technique shines light from a laser under the skin to determine the amount of glucose in the body, the report says. While a lot of progress has reportedly been made in bringing this feature to life, the technology needs to be miniaturized to fit on a portable device. If Apple pulls this off, it has the potential to make the Apple Watch essential in millions of diabetic households.
The Apple Watch Series 8 adds a temperature sensor. But how it works over time is yet to be determined.
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¿Pantalla microLED?
The Apple Watch received an OLED screen years before the iPhone, and now rumors suggest that the Apple Watch could adopt another display update before Apple smartphones. According to a Bloomberg report, in-house produced MicroLED displays will appear on the next Apple Watch Ultra model, which could arrive in 2024 at the earliest. Previous rumors had pointed to 2023 as the year of a MicroLED Apple Watch. This represents another effort by Apple to reduce its reliance on third-party technology partners, in this case Samsung and LG, as it pushes to build more components on its own.
Not to be confused with Mini-LED, MicroLED is touted as the next big thing for OLED display technology. It gets its name from the millions of tiny pixels that directly create the image. The main hurdle facing mass adoption is getting those pixels (and screens) small enough. MicroLED is brighter than OLED with equally perfect black levels and no danger of burn-in.
Release date and price
Apple has released a new generation of Apple Watch every year since its debut. This year, unless the company breaks tradition, the Apple Watch Series 9 is likely to arrive in fall 2023 alongside the iPhone 15 series.
There are also no leaks about the starting price of the Apple Watch Series 9. However, the price has stayed the same for several years, at least in the US, and we expect prices to stay the same in 2023. Apple rails series 8 starts at $399.
what we expect
We expect the Apple Watch Series 9 to have everything the Watch Series 8 does. Those features include an always-on display and various size and finish options. We also expect Watch Series 9 to get an updated processor (probably the S9) and support for the next software version, WatchOS 10. Hopefully, we’ll also see improved battery life, which Watch 8 didn’t.
