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TheApple Watchhas been around long enough that some things are easy to predict: the next one will launch in the Autumn, it’ll cost the same as the outgoing model, there will be some new straps and Tim Cook will say “incredible” a lot.
And, with the redesign of theApple Watch Series 7, it’s unlikely that we’ll see any big changes to the look of theApple Watch Series 8– although a new, rugged version for sporting types is expected this year. But that doesn’t mean theApple WatchSeries 7 can’t be improved upon. Here’s what I’d like to see this year.
1. Flatter, not fatter
The Apple Watch Series 7 is still a bit hefty, and I’m constantly rattling mine off walls and other objects when I’m doing things like trying to get the dog’s harness attached. The tougher glass of the Series 7 helps prevent the many cracks and scrapes my previous Apple watches ended up with, but it’s still a big target. A slimmer body would be tricky – could the Digital Crown be smaller without being too fiddly? – but it’d be less of a disaster magnet too. However, it might prevent Apple from delivering the second thing on my list, which is…
2. Better battery life
3. Bring the gold one back!
I really loved the gold aluminium Apple Watch, but Apple canned it in favour of Starlight – a colour that can’t make up its mind whether it’s pale gold or yellowy silver and decides not to be either. It’s rather beige, and it looks a bit crap on a gold Milanese Loop band.
4. More sensors
We’ve been hearing about blood glucose, temperature,blood pressure and even alcohol sensorsin the Apple Watch Series 8 for some time now, although other reports suggest they’re not going to make it in time. I’ve gone all-in on health tracking lately and blood pressure in particular is something I’m keen to stay on top of; and I have friends with diabetes who would love a less painful way to track their blood glucose levels. So we’re all hoping the reports of delays in sensor integration turn out to be incorrect.
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5. Touch ID
This is somethingwe hoped to seein the Series 7. If Apple can get a Touch ID sensor in the tiny sleep button of myiPadAir, surely it can do the same on the Apple Watch: having a passcode is all well and good but why have multiple screen taps when a single Touch ID tap could do the same thing with much stronger security?
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