Vanessa Hand Orellana for CNET:
Apple has registered four new Apple Watch models running watchOS 6 with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) according to MacRumors. This is a necessary precursor to bringing a product to market in this region… But not all products registered with the EEC have to be brand new. Apple also registered the newly released 2019 iPod Touch in this round, and the watches in question may just be new versions of an existing model.
The other important Apple Watch clue this week came straight from the source: watchOS code. Brazilian site iHelpBR discovered references to a titanium and ceramic Apple Watch Edition in the latest code for watchOS 6. These could be the four models referenced in the EEC filing: the two sizes of the ceramic model and the two sizes of the titanium model.
The only reference to a Series 5 this week came from long time Apple analyst Ming Chi Quo. According to his latest report cited in MacRumors, Japan Displays will supply the OLED screens needed for a Series 5 Apple Watch due in the second half of 2019. He also predicted Apple would launch a ceramic model of the watch.
This leaves two possibilities for the 2019 Apple Watch: a Series 4 Edition with shiny new armor (titanium and ceramic), or a Series 5 with incremental upgrades to hardware, a faster processor, better battery and just maybe a new sleep-tracking feature.
MacDailyNews Take: Series 5.
As long as it’s a new faster processor & longer lasting battery I’m in for a Series 5 Gold Aluminum Sport Loop GPS+Cell model.
The battery on my original Apple Watch is showing it’s age so looking forward to upgrading to the Apple Watch 5.
I’m curious when you’re supposed to charge your Apple Watch if you’re also wearing it while you sleep? Seems a bit impractical to me…
I charge mine while I’m in the shower. Sometimes I charge it for a bit when I first get to bed, or sometimes for a brief period earlier in the evening if I’ve already closed my Move ring.
As Krioni said. Put the watch onto charge when you get up and put it back on when ready to leave. typically will be fully charged by then.
I don’t need to charge my Apple Watch, my electric personality takes care of that.
My gen 1 screen just popped out due to a swollen battery. I ordered a replacement battery from ifixit for $16.99. I’ll pass this one down after I fix it and finally upgrade.