With Apple Watch Series 9, Apple will give its smartwatch users one of the biggest upgrades in years: a bonafide new processor.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, in his Power On Discord channel, has said that the processor will be upgraded this year. While it’s true that each new Apple Watch has had a differently named chip, reports have suggested that there hasn’t been much of a speed upgrade between generations. So, for instance, while the Series 7 had an S7 chip, the same 64-bit dual-core processor found in the Series 6 was carried over to the Series 7, it seems.
Let’s be clear, Apple puts the processor it needs in each of its products, and would likely explain that the S7 was more than powerful enough for everything the Series 7 needed to do… However, Gurman says that a new processor is coming for Series 9, specifically a new processor and not a rebrand of an earlier one. And when questioned if the chip would be based on the A15 processor, he replied, “Yes, I believe it is!”
MacDailyNews Take: It’s sounding like Apple Watch Series 9 will be a significant upgrade in terms of performance and likely means that watchOS 10 will be delivering some new functionality that calls for a more powerful wearable processor!
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I love my Ultra, but I hope Apple brings back the white ceramic finish
I’ve had an Apple Watch from the beginning. Love them. This year I went for the ultra. Won’t go back to the standard Apple Watch even though I’m not its primary demographic. The battery life alone is worth the extra $. But there are many other benefits the ultra has w/o having to do extreme sports to appreciate the Ultra’s value.
DlvdM,
what are some of the other reasons you prefer the Ultra?
TIA
The reasons I prefer mine besides battery life are brighter screen for daylight visibility plus larger screen for easier reading.
It also feels more durable than my previous 7. No scratches or dings yet while wearing all day at work.
New Sam, good question.
I’d echo TowerTone’s comments. I would add receiving text messages with pics or links, or simply longer texts is better. Also, the GPS set up is superior. I can tell from how it records my bike rides and golfing distances. The speaker is better for when using it as a phone. The extra battery life is likely the best overall difference for ordinary usage. I never have to worry about how much or how I use it, there’s always sufficient battery life for over a day or two. With my regular Apple Watch, there were plenty of days that the battery needed charging before the end of the day. No such issue with the Ultra.
And as TextTone said, durability. I think the regular Apple Watch is great. But the Ultra is just nicer all around. For obvious reasons Apple markets it as something for extreme sports. I think that and the price have deterred some from choosing the Ultra. All I can say is I’m not doing anything remotely close to extreme sports. Yet, I couldn’t be more pleased with switching to the Ultra. Hope this helps.
So what does happen to the Ultra w/ the old s7 chip… everything slows to a crawl w/ new watch OS…. Looks like Garmin here I come…
Let’s wait till September to see what Apple does with the Ultra
I would be happy if they visually change the watch. I looks so boring and aging now
The Ultra has dual band GPS with orders of magnitude improved precision and, if it’s the chip I think it is, lower battery drain. The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max have this dual band GPS too, but you’d have to search hard to find it mentioned anywhere. I don’t understand why Apple is ignoring the potential and value this brings for customers who would welcome and use this surveyor-level precision. Yes, this seems like a small market of users and specialized use cases, but developers will grow both. I have apps that would, especially if Apple would extent the chip to the iPad and the entire iPhone products.