In March 2016, Apple will reportedly hold an event where its second-generation of Apple Watch will be unveiled. After that event, the upcoming Apple Watch 2 is expected to hit the market by April.
The forthcoming Apple Watch 2 was claimed by a report from South Korea of having a similar design and form factor like its predecessor or the first Apple Watch. Same rectangular screen sizes, screen resolution, and body were reported to be employed in this new watch, writes Pocket-lint.
Thus, this indicates that the existing straps could still be compatible. Moreover, this won't also arrive thinner, although, the thickness of its display will be mounted back since a bigger battery is expected to be placed here.
It is said that the Wi-Fi for app updates and messaging has been employed for the first Apple Watch. On the other hand, the new chip was reported to deliver the ability of handling more data transfer and router triangulation for better location accuracy. Even though these will need and eat more power, a bigger battery is expected to be featured in the next Apple Watch.
According to Engadget, the details about the Apple Watch 2 are scarce. Nevertheless, Apple is reportedly preparing a new camera, wireless connectivity, refurbished sleep tracking as well as the upgraded health sensor tech to be featured on this new watch.
A report from Gizmodo states that the next generation of the Apple Watch will be made having the potential to be presented as a more attractive device. Also, it will introduce the security updates and vitals tracking.
A camera and tether-free WiFi capabilities were also suggested by Gurman to be experienced in this upcoming Apple Watch 2. If this information is to be believed, then this will serve as a big step up for the Watch that has been struggling in terms of finding an extensive adoption.
Apple has unveiled the 12-inch 2015 MacBook, ResearchKit iPhone framework and the first version of Apple watch in its last year's March event. As for the upcoming March event by Apple in 2016, the Apple Watch 2 as well as the 4-inch iPhone would be the new devices that are being expected to be seen here.
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