The Apple Watch Series 7 is refined, but it surely’s additionally acquainted. What about a couple of extra modifications?
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The Apple Watch 8 is one in all many merchandise we count on from Apple in 2022. (The iPhone SE 3 and iPhone 14 are others, simply to call a pair.) Ever because the unique Apple Watch arrived in 2015, every year introduced a brand new model of the high-tech timepiece. This yr is probably going no completely different, though we have not heard a lot in regards to the Apple Watch’s attainable launch date but.
The Series 7, which Apple unveiled alongside the iPhone 13 lineup in September, did not obtain many vital modifications other than function updates like an enlarged display screen, sooner charging and improved sturdiness. That means the corporate is likely to be paving the best way for a extra pronounced revamp within the next-gen Apple Watch, particularly within the well being division — and particularly in gentle of the extended actuality of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some rumors, nevertheless, say some new well being options should still be a couple of years away.
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Health: Apple Watch Series 8 might debut thermometer and blood stress monitoring
Years earlier than the pandemic, Apple already held long-term well being ambitions for its well-liked wrist accent, with CEO Tim Cook describing well being as Apple’s “best contribution to mankind.” But in accordance with a report by the Wall Street Journal, there are a variety of well being options within the pipeline, and a few of them may make their technique to the Watch Series 8 (or no matter Apple chooses to name it) as early as this yr. Those options embrace a thermometer to assist with fertility planning (although sooner or later it would assist with detecting fevers) in addition to a blood-pressure monitoring. The latter would work by measuring the velocity of the wave a heartbeat sends by way of an individual’s arteries utilizing sensors, in accordance with the WSJ.
Unlike conventional blood stress monitoring cuffs, that are normally strapped across the higher arm, it is not going to present baseline systolic and diastolic blood stress measurements. Instead, it is going to let you know how your blood stress is trending, the report says. Samsung has beforehand integrated an identical blood stress function on this yr’s Galaxy Watch 4, which is on the market in some nations and areas like South Korea and Europe, the place it has obtained regulatory approval. Apart from the thermometer and blood stress monitoring, there have additionally been credible rumors suggesting Apple is secretly toiling away on options equivalent to non-invasive blood glucose monitoring, sleep apnea detection and automobile crash detection.
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According to Bloomberg’s seasoned tech reporter Mark Gurman, nevertheless, we should not maintain our breath for these new well being options to reach on the upcoming Apple Watch. When addressing the Series 8’s rumored capability to sense physique temperature, monitor blood glucose and blood stress in his PowerOn e-newsletter he wrote, “Don’t count on any of those quickly. Body temperature was on this yr’s roadmap, however chatter about it has slowed down not too long ago. Blood stress is a minimum of two to a few years away, whereas I would not be shocked if glucose monitoring would not land till later within the second half of the last decade.”
Apple Watch Series 7 is available in two sizes: 41mm and 45mm, up from the Series 6’s 40mm and 44mm variants.
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Design: Apple Watch Series 8 may go greater
By and huge, the general aesthetic of the Apple Watch has remained nearly unchanged because the unique one made waves again in 2015. While the probabilities of a redesign to a flat-edged timepiece for subsequent yr look like slim, rumors recommend that Apple might go greater but once more after enlarging the show of the Watch Series 7. According to posts on Twitter by show analyst Ross Young, a 3rd dimension of the Apple Watch might come to fruition this yr, sitting alongside the present 41mm and 45mm variants, which had been launched with the Watch Series 7.
A brand new mannequin: The rugged Apple Watch
According to Gurman, Apple is mulling launching “with a rugged casing” and a rubberized exterior designed to be used in additional excessive circumstances than day-to-day put on. According to the report, Apple is focusing on athletes, hikers and individuals who’d usually use it in excessive environments. According to the report, it is going to have the identical performance as a regular Apple Watch however higher safety and impact-resistance. Apple is anticipated to launch the rugged Apple Watch in 2022.
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