Apple Watch 7 reportedly has a new chip, but its not worth getting excited about

Date:
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:49:49 +0000

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We now have a good idea of the Apple Watch 7's chipset, storage, weight and more.

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Apple unveiled a lot during the iPhone 13 announcement, with the iPad mini (2021) , new iPad 10.2 (2021) and Apple Watch 7 all revealed at the same event. But for the last of those Apple was strangely light on details, most notably when it comes to the chipset. Now though, we might know what chipset the Apple Watch 7 has and why Apple was quiet about it.

MacRumors claims to be able to confirm that the Apple Watch 7 has a new S7 chipset, which sounds promising given that we assumed it would just have an
S6 again like the Apple Watch 6 , since Apple hadnt mentioned any changes.

But in fact the S7 is seemingly more of an S6 Plus at best, as the site
claims that it has the same CPU and the same 20% performance boost over the
S5 as the S6 did. So why the new name? Because the S7 is apparently more power-efficient than the S6, allowing it to deliver similar battery life
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Thats not all that MacRumors revealed though. The site also claims that the Apple Watch 7 includes 32GB of storage (the same as the Apple Watch 6 and Apple Watch SE ), and that it will come with a new 1-meter USB-C magnetic
fast charging cable in the box.

Additionally, the Apple Watch 7 apparently has Bluetooth 5.0 (like its predecessor), and supports Beidou (Chinas satellite navigation system), which its predecessor doesnt.

Finally, its apparently heavier than the Apple Watch 6. MacRumors didnt provide exact weights, but said that it ranges from 4.9% heavier than the closest equivalent Apple Watch 6 model if you opt for a 41mm version in aluminum, to 9.3% heavier if you go for a 45mm model in stainless steel. (Image credit: Apple) Analysis: the chipset sounds boring, but thats okay

It makes sense that Apple didnt detail the S7 chipset given that its apparently so similar to the S6, but the efficiency boosts that it will supposedly offer are better than nothing, and are arguably what Apple should be focusing on.

Wearables dont need a ton of power, and the Apple Watch 6 is already powerful enough. Indeed, theres not really even a need for a new chipset every year after all, prior to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 , Samsung had used the same chipset in several smartwatch models, and that didnt cause problems.

What smartwatches and particularly the Apple Watch range do need though, is better battery life. These are devices that are ideally with you day and night, tracking your every activity and then your sleep, so taking them off
to charge can interfere with that.

The bigger screen on the Apple Watch 7 then could have been a real issue here if Apple really had stuck with the S6 chipset, but as it is, it sounds like battery life should at least be similar to the last model. Apple Watch 7 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 4: which is the best smartwatch?



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