Apple’s Smartwatches Will Look the Same for at Least Another Year, or Two
Apple is focusing on faster chips and health tracking improvements as it prepares the Series 12 and Ultra 4, Bloomberg reported.
- In the Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman reported that Apple is in "late-stage testing" for the refreshed Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, which will feature performance upgrades but lack a "major design overhaul" for this year.
- This year's lineup represents a refinement pass rather than a reinvention, as Apple prioritizes incremental health tweaks over the redesign risks taken elsewhere in its product lineup.
- The Series 12, tagged N237 and N238, and Ultra 4, codenamed N240, will focus on speed and fitness tracking, according to Bloomberg; performance has remained consistent since the 2023 chip, making this upgrade "long-awaited."
- Gurman noted that a "bigger rethink to the Apple Watch" is likely one to two years away, and the company is not expected to refresh its budget wearable this year.
- Apple could unveil smart glasses codenamed N50 at WWDC in June 2027, according to Bloomberg, reflecting a strategy of chasing experimental wearables while keeping the Watch design consistent.
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