towards an even larger screen… but autonomy still falls short

The specialized site 91Mobiles seems to have gotten its hands on potential CAD files for the next Apple Watch

Seriously enlarge the screen, but without revising the design in depth and, above all, without increasing the size of the on-board battery. If we stick to the CAD (computer-aided design) renderings unearthed by 91Mobiles, this is what we should expect from the new Apple Watch X, expected in September. These alleged files indeed give us a fairly precise overview of the design that Apple’s next connected tocante could adopt.

It features a watch with a 2-inch screen, the largest ever added to an Apple Watch (for comparison, the screen of the Apple Watch Ultra is limited to 1.92 inches, compared to 1.9 inches for the Apple Watch Series 9 45 mm, and 1.69 inches for the 41 mm version), and whose case is enlarged without changing its appearance.

Slightly larger dials, but above all to accommodate an XXL screen

The size of the Apple Watch This enlargement would above all be intended to accommodate this 2-inch screen, since the battery would remain the same, more or less, as on current models.

As pointed out PhoneArena, some rumors a few weeks ago still mentioned a possible change to the bracelet fixing system. Apple, according to these rumors, has chosen a magnetic device to replace the current notches, to save space and thus increase the size of the battery.

A track seriously compromised by the CAD visuals revealed on 91Mobiles. The latter in fact reveal the presence of notches identical to those of the Apple Watch Series 9. Consequently, the battery of the Apple Watch A serious advantage for continuing to use bracelets already acquired.

For the rest, Apple would be banking on a few new health functions (sleep apnea detection and warning in the event of abnormal blood pressure, in particular) but no major upheaval would therefore be expected in terms of design – at least if the ‘we except the potential change in size of the case and the screen.n

Enough to support the words of Ming-Chi Kuo, who spoke at the end of last year of an Apple Watch 2024 which “ would probably not have significant experience in innovation ».