Apple Reportedly Exploring A New Generation Of Wearables – Channelnews
- On September 8 or 9, 2026, Apple will launch the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 alongside new iPhone models, with the watches featuring internal performance boosts but retaining familiar rectangular designs.
- Facing intense competition from screenless health trackers like Whoop and Oura, Apple's industrial design team is exploring a 'broader rethink' of its smartwatch lineup. This responds to the market's shift toward recovery-focused wearables.
- Beyond the Series 12 and Ultra 4, Apple may reintroduce a ceramic watch case later this year or in 2027. Both models receive their first meaningful performance bump in years, though they lack a complete design overhaul.
- Apple is considering new price tiers, weighing premium models above the current Apple Watch Ultra and Apple Watch Hermès versions while evaluating more affordable options below the Apple Watch SE. These moves aim to recapture growth across the wearables segment.
- Future designs under evaluation include round displays and screenless fitness trackers, which analysts describe as a 'revolutionary design change.' While Apple is 'determined to reinvent the lineup,' these radical shifts will 'take time' and remain long-term projects.
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Apple Reportedly Exploring A New Generation Of Wearables – channelnews
Apple is reportedly investigating a major shake-up of its wearable devices, with future products potentially extending well beyond the traditional smartwatch design that has defined the Apple Watch for more than a decade. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s design teams are assessing a variety of concepts that could reshape the company’s wearable portfolio. Among the ideas being explored are display-free fitness trackers, alternative w…
A little more than a month after their possible presentation, rumors about Apple Watch Series 12, the next Apple smartwatch to arrive in September 2026, are starting to take hold. According to leaks, the device would keep practically the same design, but it would incorporate important changes inside it, including a new processor that would improve efficiency, autonomy and allow running a more advanced version of Siri. One of the most anticipated…
Well, at last it seems that yes, years later Apple would be studying (at least that) a redesign of the Apple Watch to give it a circular screen and a look similar to that of a classic watch with dressings... The problem is that everything should be reconsidered in watches!
Apple is looking for ways to renew its ‘smartwatches’ series, both at the design level, as well as services and experiences
Apple is considering a total revamp plan for its Apple Watch, but it's long-term
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