The iPhone 15 and 15 Pro will not be the only products that Apple could announce in September. The company could also launch up to three new versions of Apple Watchas revealed by Mark Gurman, of Bloomberg, in its latest weekly newsletter. There will be, yes, an important absence.
Gurman, specifically, has revealed that Apple does not plan to update the Apple Watch SE, the firm’s cheapest watch, this year. It ensures that this model, which includes features slightly inferior to the standard versions of the Apple Watch, such as the absence of the Always on screen or a design with thicker bezels, has and will continue to have a two-year update period. Considering that the latest version, the second-generation Apple Watch SE, launched in September 2022, we won’t see an SE 3 until 2024.
It’s early to talk about improvements, but the model that the company launches next year is likely to include a more powerful processor, a slightly updated design and new functions for health and sports.
Meanwhile, we reiterate, the firm plans to launch up to three new versions of Apple Watch this year. On the one hand, two size variants of the Apple Watch Series 9with boxes of 41 and 45mm. Also a 2nd Generation Apple Watch Ultra.
Gurman claims that all of these models will receive “quite a considerable performance increase” thanks to the new S9 chip. The journalist also highlights that it will be the first time that Apple has increased more power in its watches since 2020, when the company announced the S6 chip. Since then, watch processors have improved in efficiency, but not so much in performance.
The Apple Watch Ultra could arrive in a new color
Mark Gurman, in parallel, has revealed that the second generation Apple Watch Ultra could arrive in a new dark titanium color. It is a finish that the company already tested in the first generation, although it did not finally come out because the designers were not convinced by that tone.
Regarding the improvements, and beyond the increase in performance that we will also see in the Apple Watch Series 9, it is unknown what other new features could come to this Ultra model. Apple is likely to include new sensors that allow it to cover more functions in terms of health and sports, as well as possible improvements to the screen and autonomy. No price changes are expected.