After months of leaks and rumors, the Apple Watch Series 7 is finally here. The new smartwatches come with several big upgrades over the previous models, including bigger displays, updated hardware, and more. If you’re thinking of getting one for yourself, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we’ll take an in-depth look at the brand-new Apple Watch Series 7 and tell you everything you need to know to make an informed purchase.
Navigate this page:
- Pricing & Availability
- Colors
- Design, Size, & Display
- Battery & Charging
- Health Features & Sensors
- Software
- Official Bands & Accessories
Apple Watch Series 7: Pricing & Availability
The Apple Watch Series 7 will go on sale later this fall. It will be available at a starting price of $399. Apple hasn’t shared the complete pricing details at the moment. We’ll add it to this post as soon as it goes live.
Apple Watch Series 7: Colors
Apple is offering the Watch Series 7 in three materials — aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium. The aluminum model will be available in five colorways — Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, and Product Red. The stainless steel variant will be available in three colorways — Silver, Graphite, and Gold. Apple will offer the titanium variant in two colorways — Black and Silver. You can pair all these options with a wide variety of first-party straps (more on that later).
Apple Watch Series 7: Design, Size & Display
Apple hasn’t made any significant changes to the Apple Watch’s design since 2015. Although it updated the display on the Apple Watch Series 4, the company has stuck with the same design on subsequent models. While leaked renders of the Apple Watch Series 7 suggested that Apple will opt for a brand new design this year, Apple is taking the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach with the new models.
Although the Apple Watch Series 7 models feature bigger displays than Series 6, they feature the same rounded design, albeit with “softer, more rounded corners”. The displays on the new models feature 40% slimmer bezels that measure only 1.7mm. This has allowed Apple to offer 20% more screen area than the Series 6 without altering the dimensions significantly. The Always-on Retina displays on the Watch Series 7 are 70 percent brighter than the previous model.
L to R: Apple Watch Series 3, Series 6, and Series 7
The Apple Watch Series 7 is also more durable than previous models, featuring a crack-resistant display, IP6X dust resistance, and WR50 water resistance.
The Apple Watch Series 7 will be available in two sizes — 41mm and 45mm. Apple hasn’t shared all the specifics for its latest smartwatches so far. We’ll update this post with more info as soon as it’s released.
Apple Watch Series 7: Battery & Charging
Apple has also made some significant improvements to battery life and charging on the Apple Watch Series 7. The company claims that the new smartwatches offer 18-hour all-day battery life, along with 33% faster charging than the previous model. The new smartwatches use an updated charging architecture and a Magnetic Fast Charger USB-C cable for improved charging performance, letting you charge the watches from 0-80% in about 45 minutes.
Apple Watch Series 7: Health Features & Sensors
The Apple Watch Series 7 offers the same suite of sensors as the Series 6. These include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a heart rate sensor, a barometer, an always-on altimeter, a compass, an SpO2 sensor, and a VO2 max sensor. These sensors a host of health and fitness tracking features, including blood oxygen monitoring, heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, fall detection, workout tracking, and more.
Apple Watch Series 7: Software & Compatibility
The new Apple Watch Series 7 runs the latest version of watchOS out of the box — watchOS 8. Along with the health and fitness features mentioned above, watchOS 8 has bigger UI elements and several new customization options, including two new watch faces — Contour and Modular Duo — designed specifically for Watch Series 7. Apple has also included a new QWERTY keyboard for the watch.
The new Contour face takes the dial right to the edge of the display and animates throughout the day emphasizing the current hour. The Module Duo face, on the other hand, utilizes the extra screen real estate to display additional data in two large, center complications.
L: Contour face, R: Module Duo face
watchOS 8 also brings the new Mindfulness app, sleep respiratory rate tracking, and Tai Chi and Pilates workout types. It also includes new Wallet and Home app functionality, along with enhancements to the Messages and the Photos app. On top of that, watchOS 8 also includes cycling detection, improved algorithms for workout tracking, support for voice feedback through the built-in speaker, and better fall detection.
As with all previous Apple Watches, the new Apple Watch Series 7 is only compatible with iPhones. Apple still won’t let you use it with an Android device.
Apple Watch Series 7: Bands & Accessories
As mentioned earlier, Apple is offering several first-party bands with the new Apple Watch Series 7 models. These include:
- Refreshed Nike Sport Loop: Comes in three colors and features the Nike Swoosh and logo text in the weave. Pairs with the new Nike Bounce watch face.
- Hermès Circuit H: A bold graphic representation of a signature anchor chain design, printed in Swift leather with a complementary watch face.
- Hermès Gourmette Double Tour: Pays homage to 1930s Hermès collars, with links weaving fluidly together in supple Fauve Barénia leather
Along with the new Apple Watch Series 7, Apple also unveiled four new iPhones and a pair of TWS earbuds at today’s California Streaming launch event. You can learn all about the new iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max by following these links.
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