Apple Watch Series 9 to be 'basically unchanged' from the previous model

05 August 2023
It's rumored to be powered by a new chip based on Apple's A15 SoC.

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  • 07 Aug 2023

justasmile, 05 Aug 2023Wow, so I can play Asphalt 9 on it? Cool!Sure! For about 10 minutes :D

    An A15 based SoC! For what possible reason?

    Am I the only one who would like to see a drastic reduction in the Apple Watch feature set, and a corresponding vast increase in battery life?

    Imagine something like an Apple Watch ‘lite’ (yes I know Apple will never use the word lite in any product but bear with me here) that drops everything bar basic notification management and the necessary suite of health and fitness related features, yet lasts multiple days on a single charge, like 5 at the very least?

    I am aware Apple put a battery saving mode into recent versions of Watch OS, but that is a joke as it turns off pretty much every feature you’d want to wear the dam for thing in the first place, and essentially renders the Watch little more than the cheapest Casio from the early 90’s.

    I talking about dropping all the pretence about replicating ever more smart phone features on your wrist and instead focus on being a companion device only. One that lets a user monitor their health and fitness, plus triage notifications, and does that for multiple days at a time.

    If Apple did this I would switch to such an Apple Watch immediately, but as long as they push for more and more complexity whilst keeping that ridiculous ‘up to 18 hour’ battery life, then I am out.

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      • 06 Aug 2023

      Smartwatch tech seems to have flat lined.

        All these watches really need at this point is just longer lasting battery. The CPU has been really strong since the 6th gen, screen display is already as wide as one would need and it's beautiful.
        Now if there's a way they can make a battery that lasts a whole week while paired to the phone 😆

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          • rKP
          • 06 Aug 2023

          Armorkingu, 06 Aug 2023Can't wait for Apple to go green entirely so when you ... moreHow dare you destroy environment by using banana leaves😁😁😁 The phone should be given as it is without any cover to save environment

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            • Anonymous
            • Tvr
            • 06 Aug 2023

            Roberthxx, 06 Aug 2023Performance gain? Watch can now count all the seconds in 23... moreJust look at intel all the years until amd came with ryzen

              Performance gain? Watch can now count all the seconds in 23 Hours instead in 24?
              If cpu is build on same technology (nm) it can not be much faster AND consuming less.

              I allways say: big firms like apple, samsung, etc. are slowing technology improvement as they grow, because they can do so.

              Just look at car industry: big players woud not be producing electric cars for another 30 years if new player would not appear - Tesla.
              Same with Apple: why to make much better watch or phone if people enthusiastically buy new just with new colour or new smileys. Are we not stupid?

                Can't wait for Apple to go green entirely so when you buy their phones, they only gave you a single phone wrapped in banana leaves. No box, no chargers, no cables.

                And Samsung will follow suit soon after.

                  So basically series 8 which was basically series 7 which was basically series 6 with extra thin bezels

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                    • Anonymous
                    • PIa
                    • 06 Aug 2023

                    The design of this watch has remained unchanged for 7 or 8 years. How boring!

                      fran6325, 05 Aug 2023Why would anyone want such chipset on a smartwatchIt's based on the little cores, which are more efficient and faster than those currently used since the s6 (based on A13).

                        Watch = „basically unchanged“
                        Price = „unjustifiably raised“

                          Why would anyone want such chipset on a smartwatch

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                            • 05 Aug 2023

                            Hey Apple, please produce. Horizontal Rectangle Big Apple Watches with 2000 Mah Battery with 30 Days Standby Time. I promise, I will buy it. Thank you

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 05 Aug 2023

                              Only change is price will increase. 🤣🤣🤣

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                                • 05 Aug 2023

                                Apple pulling off an iPhone 14 move here on the watch 9

                                  Wow, so I can play Asphalt 9 on it? Cool!

                                    Unchanged...wait for next year then if you have a series 7 or 8.

                                      Device that doesn't really need a massive change right now remains unchanged. More news at 10.

                                        Better, that's how they lower the price of the aluminum 8 and the pro, which is exactly the same

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