The Apple Watch Series 7 has a bigger display, faster charing and improved durability

As expected, Apple today unveiled the new Apple Watch lineup alongside the iPhone 13 series. The new models, dubbed the Apple Watch Series 7, succeed the Watch 6 series and offer a range of upgrades over their predecessor, including bigger displays, faster charging, and much more.

As mentioned in various leaks, the Apple Watch Series 7 sports a brand new design that’s a departure from the previous models. The curved squircle design that was around for several years is now gone, and it’s replaced by flatter displays and edges. The Apple Watch Series 7 has 20% larger screen area and 40% thinner bezel than the Watch Series 6.

The durability has also been improved. The watch has a crack-resistant front, IP6X dust resistance, and WR50 water resistance.

On the health and fitness front, the Apple Watch Series 7 comes with the usual set of features including ECG tracking, blood oxygen monitoring, sleep tracking, automatic workout detection. Apple is also expanding the availability of the Fitness+ app to more markets.

There were rumors about the Apple Watch Series 7 finally getting a blood pressure sensor but there was no mention of it in today’s announcement.

The Apple Watch Series 7 promises up to 18 hours of battery life on a single charge and offers 33% faster charging than the Watch Series 6.

Other highlights of the Apple Watch Series 7 include GPS, ultra-wideband (UWB) support, Bluetooth, dual-band Wi-Fi, and wireless charging support. The smartwatch runs watchOS 8 out of the box.

The Apple Watch Series 7 starts at $399 will be available later this fall. The watch comes in a wide range of finishes, including Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, PRODUCT(RED), gold stainless steel, graphite stainless steel, and more.

If you missed Apple’s California Streaming launch event, you should check out the rest of our coverage for all that Apple announced today.

This is a developing story. 

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