We'd love to see something like Garmin's Body Battery arrive on the Apple Watch too, but we don't think it will happen for the Series 8, even though rumours suggest big improvements to the activity side of things. Garmin also do a great job of enabling users to share their runs or activity so we wouldn't be surprised to see Apple take a leaf out of this book. We'd expect more health and fitness features, perhaps taking on the likes of Garmin with more running functions, for example. Focus on fitness - more advanced features.What we want and expect to see on the next Apple Watch The Apple Watch has had the same form factor since it was first introduced, but the flat edges would allow it to retain this, whilst also offering a refresh. It could be therefore, that the Series 8 offers some bigger design changes - like the flat edges rumoured for the Series 7 that never appeared, and perhaps a third size option as rumours have suggested.įlat edges would put the Apple Watch in line with other Apple devices, like the iPhone 13 series, new iMac and the more expensive iPads.
The Series 7 increased the screen size again, and the casing options changed from 40mm and 44mm to 41mm and 45mm, though the general design didn't change. The general style and shape remain the same as the original Watch, but they offer a lot more screen in similar footprints. The Apple Watch Series 4 made some big design changes in terms of display and the Series 5, Series 6 and Watch SE adopt the same design. We'd expect the same ballpark for the Series 8. In terms of price, the Apple Watch Series 7 starts at $399/£379.
It will be a while before we know too, with invites unlikely to appear before early September 2022. While 2020 didn't quite follow the 'normal' path, the Apple Watch Series 6 and Watch SE were revealed ahead of the iPhone 12 series on 15 September 2020 so September is typically the month for the diary.īased on previous years, we'd pencil in 13 September 2022, but we'd put that in very light pencil for now. Squirrel_widget_2670421 Apple Watch Series 8 release dateĪpple typically holds its iPhone launch event in September of every year and the next iteration of the Watch is normally announced at the same time.įor 2021, the iPhone 13 range and the Apple Watch Series 7 were announced at an event on 14 September.