Early reviews of the Apple Watch Series 10 are unanimous

Apple just presented its Apple Watch Series 10 on September 9. If specialists expected a clear break in the history of smartwatches to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this model, they were unable to hide their disappointment during the presentation of the device.

Yes, the Series 10 contains many developments compared to last year’s Series 9. Yes, it is Apple’s most powerful smartwatch to date (in the Series range). But it’s not the stuff of dreams. Apple has accustomed us to tenth anniversaries with real transformations, like the iPhone X and the arrival of Face ID.

But here, the Apple Watch Series 10 gains a millimeter of thickness, a larger OLED screen and a battery life that is still questionable. The long-awaited revolution is far away. Nevertheless, this Series 10, which will be available for sale from September 20, has solid arguments, and the first tests carried out on it are unanimous.

Apple Watch Series 10: simply excellent

Among the few people who had access to Apple’s smartwatch in advance, journalist Zac Hall of 9to5Mac explains that this Series 10 stands out in three really important ways. The first is of course the size of the case. The gain of one millimeter may seem incidental, but on a product already this thin, it’s a real change that can be felt during use.

The second point highlighted by Zack Hill is the presence of a larger and brighter OLED screen. During the presentation of the watch, Apple explained that it had worked on the visibility of the screen, even with unorthodox viewing angles.

Finally, the last point that he finds very important is charging. Apple has not made any changes to the battery life of its smartwatch for years. The latter is still stuck around 18 hours of use. But when it comes to charging, things are changing.

Apple has made it possible with this Series 10 to speed up the charging of smartwatches even more. The Apple brand promises to go from 0 to 80% in less than 30 minutes. It assures that the watch can work for 8 hours, simply with 15 minutes of charging. You can even go down to 8 minutes of charging for a full night’s monitoring with sleep mode.

Unanimous opinions

Among the few people who had the privilege of putting an Apple Watch Series 10 on their wrist in preview, all made the same observation. Indeed, the Apple Watch Series 10 is an excellent watch, fast, powerful with a superb screen and an ever thinner case. If its autonomy still leaves something to be desired, we forget more and more this point as the recharging capacities improve.