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What a New Design Could Mean for Apple Watch Series 4
- On 12 July 2018 MacRumors summarized rumors, chiefly from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, that the Apple Watch Series 4 would arrive in the fall with a new design and a display 15 percent larger, possibly the first design change since 2015[1][3]
- An announcement was expected at Apple's September event, alongside the new iPhones[1][3]
- Apple introduced the Apple Watch Series 4 on 12 September 2018, with orders from 14 September and store availability from 21 September, starting at $399 (GPS) and $499 (GPS + Cellular)[2]
Notable features
- Kuo expected 1.57-inch (39.9mm) and 1.78-inch (45.2mm) displays versus the current 38mm and 42mm watches; 9to5Mac notes this means no overall body size increase (Series 3 displays are 1.5 and 1.65 inches)[1][3]
- Developer Ryan Jones calculated 35 and 38 percent larger display area for the 38mm and 42mm models[1]
- Other rumors: improved heart rate monitoring, an EKG feature, a higher-capacity battery, solid-state Taptic Engine buttons and possibly micro-LED screens; price expected unchanged from $329[1][3]
- As announced, it comes in 40mm and 44mm sizes with a display over 30 percent larger in a thinner case, a next-generation S4 chip with a custom 64-bit dual-core processor at twice the speed, a 50 percent louder speaker and a Digital Crown with haptic feedback[2]
- An electrical heart rate sensor and electrodes in the Digital Crown let the ECG app take an electrocardiogram and flag signs of atrial fibrillation, and a new accelerometer and gyroscope measuring up to 32 g-forces detect hard falls and can call emergency services[2]
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- [1]25%macrumors.com/2018/07/12/rumored-design-changes-apple-watch-series-4macrumors.com· Posted Jul 16, 2018· Starts Nov 30, 2018 ✓· 24% of score
Date has passed, but macrumors.com does not confirm it happened then; unverified.
- [2]92%Redesigned Apple Watch Series 4 revolutionizes communication, fitness and health - Appleapple.com· Published Sep 12, 2018· 30% of score
Apple's Series 4 press release gives the 40mm/44mm sizes, the "over 30 percent larger" display, the S4 64-bit dual-core chip, ECG and fall detection, and the $399/$499 prices.
- [3]82%Everything we know so far about the Apple Watch Series 49to5mac.com· Published Jul 27, 2018· 25% of score
9to5Mac details the rumored larger "1.57-inch and 1.78-inch displays" for Apple[2] Watch Series 4 and says it's "likely to be announced in September," published 27 July 2018 - a pre-announcement rumor piece predating the pin's stored 30 November 2018 date by several months.
- [4]75%Apple Watch Series 4 Rumor: New Watch To Sport Bigger Screen, Brilliant Designforbes.com· Published Jun 26, 2018· 22% of score
Forbes' own headline, "Apple[2] Watch Series 4 Rumor: New Watch To Sport Bigger Screen, Brilliant Design," matches the pin's design-change claim, published 26 June 2018, well ahead of the pin's stored 30 November 2018 date, though the article text itself could not be retrieved (403 error).
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