Apple Watch 7's bigger screen: just how does it compare to older Apple Watches?

Date:
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:04:02 +0000

Description:
The Apple Watch 7 has a bigger screen than any previous model, but how much difference does that really make?

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One of the headline upgrades on the Apple Watch 7 is its larger screen, which is roughly 20% bigger than on the Apple Watch 6 . Thats achieved through a slightly larger body (41mm or 45mm compared to 40mm or 44mm) coupled with
much smaller bezels of just 1.7mm.

So although the Apple Watch 7 is larger on your wrist than the equivalent Apple Watch 6, we found in our Apple Watch 7 review that the difference is negligible, while the screen itself is quite a lot bigger here.

This makes the display on the Apple Watch 7 easier to interact with, since
its less cramped. In fact, its big enough for a full (albeit tiny) QWERTY keyboard.

To give you a better idea of how the screens on these two wearables compare, weve put them side by side so you can see for yourself. You can see the 45mm Apple Watch 7 on the left, and the 44mm Apple Watch 6 on the right. Image 1
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As you can see, the screen on the Apple Watch 7 isnt just easier to operate, its also - thanks to the smaller bezels - more attractive, since no one likes bezels. With a black background theyre not always super obvious on the Apple Watch 6, but on the Apple Watch 7 theyre barely even present.

This comparison holds true for the Apple Watch SE as well, as that's the same size as the Apple Watch 6.

The difference is even more pronounced compared to the Apple Watch 3 , which is still on sale. The Apple Watch 7 has a display thats over 50% larger than that watch. In fairness, the Apple Watch 3 is a substantially more compact device, with either a 38mm or 42mm body, but it also has far bigger bezels,
as you can see in the picture below. (Image credit: TechRadar)

With its huge bezels and square shape, the Apple Watch 3 looks enormously dated compared to the new model, and its screen is significantly more
cramped.

So coming from the Apple Watch 3, the Apple Watch 7 is a huge upgrade on this front, and even compared to the Apple Watch 6 its quite a substantial change, which is a good thing too, because there arent all that many other
significant differences between these two wearables. Customize your wearable with the best Apple Watch bands



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