The Apple Watch Series 7 has a larger screen, faster charging, and more durability. Is that enough?

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The Apple Watch Series 7 starts at $ 399 and will arrive later in the fall. It was announced at The Apple event on Tuesday. But the changes don’t seem so dramatic. It has a larger screen with thinner bezels, a faster charging battery that promises 8 hours of use after 8 minutes of charging, and a more crack-resistant front glass. But the battery life (18 hours) is the same as last year’s watch. There are also new colors for the aluminum case: blue, green, midnight (black) and star light (light gray) join the Product Red, Silver and Gold options.

The only real novelty of last year Apple Watch Series 6 was the estimated addition of blood oxygen. This year, updates also seem scarce. And it doesn’t look that different from a casual distance.

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The larger screen should allow for more readable and detailed views, notifications, and applications, just like the 4 series increase in size A few years ago. Apple says it is 20% larger than the 6 Series and 50% larger than the 3 Series. The buttons are larger on the screens and Apple says it can fit 50% more text on the screen, while that the screen is 70% brighter inside. mode always activated. (A new full screen keyboard will appear to enter text, in addition to the scribble / dictation options).

There are also new clock faces: a renewed Modular clock face and a text-adjusting clock face. But Apple looks set to stay the course in the rest of the watch design, on the contrary previous reports of a massively renewed flat design.

However, new functions or health sensors are missing. Samsung is recent Galaxy Watch 4 and last year Fitbit Sense began introducing new health sensors, such as body analysis and electrodermal activity, but Apple has not introduced anything new in terms of health for the 7 Series compared to last year. There is also no improvement in battery life or in a watch store.

Apple’s watch range has been a constant hit, especially as portable competitors have consolidated. From Apple Fitness Plus subscription service, released late last year, requires the watch to take advantage of its video workouts. Apple announced a new one group training function in today’s act, too.

Last year Apple Watch SE it tried to become a more affordable Apple Watch, but its starting price of $ 279 was still well above the physical tracking budgets of companies like Fitbit. This year, the Watch SE and Series 3 remain on sale, with the SE still at $ 279 (269 pounds, 429 Australian dollars) and the Series 3 at $ 199 (199 pounds, 299 Australian dollars). International Series 7 prices were not announced.