After Apple Inc. has unveiled its first Apple Watch last April, the company is now speculated to release the next generation on June 2016. The enhancements and improvements on the Apple Watch 2 compared to its predecessor were already predicted.
According to Stuff, the first Apple Watch has been a real success. But then, it is just a first-gen Apple Watch product and definitely there is always room for improvement. Chairman Barry Lam of Apple supplier Quanta believes that the company will have a second-generation Apple Watch that will be ready for sale by the end of the second quarter next year, probably before July arrives.
Ubergizmo added that Lam has also stated that he expects Apple Watch shipments to increase noticeable in the coming year as the second generation model will bring improved hardware and software. This improvements and enhancements are expected attract more people to spend their money on an Apple smartwatch.
Latinos Health stated the possible features that will be present to Apple Watch 2. The second version of the Apple Watch will be engineeredwith WatchOS 2 that will help bypass the smartphone-connectivity limitation. This update will also let the users run some apps directly and some additional features including "time travel" which allows the scrolling of appointments and events and new watch faces.
The Apple Watch 2 is also believed to arrive with better improvements such as GPS support that will be more helpful for fitness apps. It will help monitor the user activity without the help of a smartphone. It is also reported that Apple Watch 2 may be made more durable and may have a slightly different design than its predecessor. The upcoming smartwatch will be thinner and faster and might come with a camera for users to use for video chats in FaceTime.
There is no word yet regarding its price but predictions are said to be based on the materials that will be used. For now, excited fans of the smartwatch still have to wait a little longer as the expected release of the device will be June next year.
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