September 9, 2024
PRESS RELEASE
Introducing Apple Watch Sequence 10
The world’s bestselling watch is thinner than ever, that includes the largest, most superior show but; sleep apnea notifications; quicker charging; and water depth and temperature sensing
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple at this time unveiled Apple Watch Sequence 10, that includes a refined design and bringing new capabilities to the world’s hottest watch that make it much more highly effective, clever, and complex. Apple Watch Sequence 10 is the thinnest Apple Watch but — making it extra comfy than ever — and provides the largest, most superior show of any Apple Watch. It additionally options new sleep apnea notifications; quicker charging; water depth and temperature sensing; plus new well being and health insights and intelligence in watchOS 11.
Apple Watch Sequence 10 is out there in each aluminum and titanium, in an array of beautiful colours and finishes. Jet black is a brand new polished aluminum end that’s distinctively reflective and glossy, whereas new titanium instances — accessible in pure, gold, and slate — have a spectacular jewelry-like shine.
The brand new Apple Watch lineup may be pre-ordered at this time, with availability starting Friday, September 20.
“World wide, Apple Watch has had an immeasurable constructive affect on individuals by serving to them keep wholesome, energetic, protected, and related to the issues that matter to them — and it’s helped save numerous lives alongside the way in which,” mentioned Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief working officer. “Apple Watch Sequence 10 builds on a decade of breakthrough improvements to supply probably the most superior model but, with much more intelligence, our greatest wearable show, and a design that’s slimmer and sleeker than ever.”
The Sleekest, Thinnest Apple Watch But
Apple Watch Sequence 10 is almost 10 % thinner than Apple Watch Sequence 7, Sequence 8, and Sequence 9, whereas providing all of the superior capabilities customers love, including new options, and sustaining all-day 18-hour battery life. An progressive steel again integrates the antenna into the housing of the gadget itself, combining the 2 layers into one. The again is completely matched in materials, end, and coloration to the remainder of the case, making it seem just like the gadget is constructed from a single piece of steel.
The brand new S10 SiP was engineered to realize a thinner profile, and designed for efficiency, energy effectivity, and intelligence. The S10 SiP and built-in 4-core Neural Engine enable for clever options customers depend on daily, together with the double faucet gesture, on-device Siri, dictation, and automated exercise detection; necessary security options comparable to Crash Detection and Fall Detection; and the up to date Sensible Stack, the redesigned Photographs face, and the Translate app in watchOS 11.
Along with being thinner, Apple Watch Sequence 10 can be lighter: Aluminum instances weigh as much as 10 % lower than Sequence 9, and titanium instances weigh virtually 20 % lower than stainless-steel Sequence 9. The case additionally options extra rounded corners and a wider facet ratio, which contribute to a a lot bigger show whereas solely barely rising the case to new 42mm and 46mm sizes.
Apple’s Largest, Most Superior Wearable Show
The show on Apple Watch is central to each interplay, from viewing a notification, to taking a fast look at exercise metrics. Apple Watch Sequence 10 options the largest and most superior show of any Apple Watch.
The bigger show provides as much as 30 % extra energetic display screen space than Apple Watch Sequence 4, Sequence 5, and Sequence 6, and as much as 9 % greater than Apple Watch Sequence 7, Sequence 8, and Sequence 9. This improves readability and usefulness: In apps like Messages, Mail, or Information, customers can see an extra line of textual content or enhance the font dimension with out sacrificing content material. The bigger show additionally makes it simpler to kind a message, pause a exercise, or enter a passcode.
Apple Watch Sequence 10 is the primary Apple product to supply an progressive wide-angle OLED show, which optimizes every pixel to emit extra mild at wider angles. Consequently, the show is as much as 40 % brighter than Sequence 9 when considered from an angle, making it simpler to learn at a look.
The wide-angle OLED show can be extra energy environment friendly, enabling a quicker refresh price when Apple Watch is in always-on mode, going from as soon as a minute to as soon as a second. Consequently, customers can now see a ticking seconds hand with out elevating their wrist on choose watch faces.
New watch faces in watchOS 11 are designed to reap the benefits of the larger show and quicker refresh price on Apple Watch Sequence 10. The Flux watch face includes a daring graphic design that fills the display screen with coloration second by second. The Reflections watch face includes a distinctive shimmering dial that reacts subtly to person actions, and is designed to enhance the extremely reflective high quality of the brand new titanium instances.
Sooner Charging
The brand new steel again integrates a bigger and extra environment friendly charging coil, making Sequence 10 the fastest-charging Apple Watch ever, so it’s simpler than ever to make use of Apple Watch all through the day in addition to in a single day. Fifteen minutes of charging offers as much as eight hours of regular every day use, or eight minutes of charging powers as much as eight hours of sleep monitoring. Sooner charging additionally means customers can cost to 80 % battery in about half-hour.
Insightful Sleep Apnea Notifications
The compact new design and quicker charging of Apple Watch Sequence 10 make it much more comfy and handy to put on throughout sleep. Constructing on the clever well being options already accessible to trace key in a single day metrics comparable to coronary heart price, respiratory price, and wrist temperature, Apple Watch now provides a function to assist establish indicators of sleep apnea.1
Sleep apnea is a doubtlessly severe situation the place respiration stops repeatedly throughout sleep. The situation, which is estimated to affect greater than 1 billion individuals worldwide, goes undiagnosed usually. If left untreated, sleep apnea can have necessary penalties on well being, together with an elevated danger of hypertension, Kind 2 diabetes, and cardiac points.
To detect sleep apnea, Apple Watch makes use of the accelerometer to observe small actions on the wrist which are related to interruptions in regular respiratory patterns, tracked by a brand new Apple Watch metric known as Respiratory Disturbances. Whereas a few of these disturbances are regular, they’re necessary to trace as they can be utilized to assist perceive restfulness of sleep and, when occurring ceaselessly over a number of nights, could also be related to sleep apnea. Customers can view their nightly Respiratory Disturbances within the Well being app, the place they’re categorized as elevated or not elevated, and may be considered over a one-month, six-month, or one-year interval.
The brand new sleep apnea algorithm analyzes respiration disturbance knowledge, so Apple Watch can notify a person if the info signifies constant indicators of sleep apnea. The notification will embrace the time interval when potential sleep apnea occurred and academic supplies on the significance of looking for therapy, together with a PDF offering three months of respiration disturbance knowledge, notification particulars, and extra data to reference throughout a dialog with a healthcare supplier.
The sleep apnea notification algorithm was developed utilizing superior machine studying and an in depth knowledge set of clinical-grade sleep apnea checks. The function was then validated in a medical examine — unprecedented in dimension for sleep apnea expertise. Within the medical validation examine, each participant recognized by the algorithm had a minimum of delicate sleep apnea. The function is predicted to obtain advertising and marketing authorization from the FDA and different international well being authorities quickly. Sleep apnea notifications can be accessible in additional than 150 international locations and areas this month, together with the U.S., the EU, and Japan.
Depth and Temperature Sensing for Water Actions, and the New Tides App
Apple Watch is nice for actions in and across the water, with a swim-proof design that has a 50-meter water resistance score, automated stroke detection, and lap counting — and now watchOS 11 introduces Customized Exercises for pool swims. A brand new depth gauge and water temperature sensor make Apple Watch Sequence 10 a good higher companion when customers are headed into the water.
The brand new depth gauge can measure down to six meters beneath the water’s floor, good for snorkeling and shallow diving, or taking part in within the pool, lake, or ocean. Moreover, the brand new water temperature sensor measures the temperature of the water as soon as Apple Watch has been submerged. The built-in Depth app is very legible for simple underwater visibility, displaying the time, present depth, water temperature, period underneath water, and most depth — with the choice to routinely activate as quickly as Apple Watch is submerged. Water temperature can be displayed in exercise metrics throughout Pool Swim and Open Water Swim exercises.
To assist customers plan and revel in open water actions and keep conscious of adjusting circumstances, watchOS 11 introduces a brand new Tides app. Customers can entry seven rolling days of forecasted tidal data for coastlines and surf spots across the globe, together with data on excessive and low tides, rising and falling tides, tide top and course, and dawn and sundown, all plotted towards a timeline. Customers may also view seashores close to their location on a handy map, and new problems present present tide data for his or her favourite spots or closest seashores at a look.
The Oceanic+ app is now accessible for Apple Watch Sequence 10, with new options for snorkeling.2 Developed in partnership with Huish Open air, the app permits customers to simply discover fashionable snorkeling places close by; view data on circumstances offered by the snorkeling neighborhood; and through a snorkeling session, see depth, water temperature, and extra in a single view.
Audio Playback Via Audio system and Voice Isolation for Calls
Audio can now be performed again by means of the built-in speaker on Apple Watch Sequence 10. Similar to with cellphone calls, customers can hearken to audio from a variety of apps — together with Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books, and third-party apps — proper from their Apple Watch.
Apple Watch Sequence 10 additionally makes use of a brand new voice isolation neural community working on the 4-core Neural Engine to suppress background noise throughout cellphone or FaceTime audio calls, so a person’s voice sounds crisp and clear on the opposite finish of the road — even in noisy environments like a crowded restaurant, a metropolis avenue, or a windy day outdoors.
Refined New Aluminum Finishes and Polished Titanium
For the primary time, Apple Watch is out there in a sophisticated aluminum end, jet black, with a distinctively shiny, reflective shine. To realize this, the aluminum case is polished utilizing nano-particles after which undergoes a 30-step anodization course of. Apple Watch Sequence 10 additionally is available in an up to date rose gold aluminum, together with the favored brushed silver aluminum.
Moreover, Apple Watch Sequence 10 is out there in an aerospace-grade polished titanium that replaces the stainless-steel of earlier generations. The brand new grade 5 titanium instances supply a spectacularly reflective, jewelry-like end, whereas being virtually 20 % lighter than Apple Watch Sequence 9 in stainless-steel. The titanium instances are available in three beautiful colours: pure, gold, and slate.
Final yr, Apple Watch turned Apple’s first carbon impartial product by dramatically lowering carbon emissions throughout the three greatest sources — supplies, electrical energy, and transportation — and utilizing high-quality carbon credit from nature-based tasks to offset the small quantity of emissions remaining. With the introduction of Apple Watch Sequence 10, made with 100% recycled aluminum or 95 % recycled titanium within the case, clients now can select a carbon impartial choice of any Apple Watch in any materials. This is a crucial step towards Apple 2030, Apple’s bold plan to be carbon impartial throughout its total carbon footprint by 2030.
That includes watchOS 11
Along with the brand new Tides app, Apple Watch Sequence 10 options the highly effective well being and health insights and clever customization that include watchOS 11, together with:
- The brand new Vitals app, which provides customers a method to rapidly view key in a single day well being metrics and acquire higher context in the case of their well being. When two or extra metrics are out of their typical vary, customers can obtain a notification, together with a message detailing how the modifications in these particular metrics could also be linked to different features of their life, comparable to elevation modifications, alcohol consumption, and even sickness.
- Coaching load, an insightful new method to measure how the depth and period of exercises affect a person’s physique over time, which may also help customers make knowledgeable choices about their coaching every day.
- Much more customizable Exercise rings, providing customers the power to specify Exercise ring objectives by the day of the week, so the rings present the correct quantity of motivation on the proper moments. Customers may also pause their rings for a day, week, month, or extra with out affecting their award streaks, permitting customers to plan a relaxation day, take care of an damage, or simply take a break day.
watchOS 11 additionally includes a extra clever Sensible Stack to assist customers rapidly entry necessary data, a redesigned Photographs face that makes use of machine studying to assist customers curate their finest photograph choices, the Translate app and Verify In on Apple Watch, the power to scroll by means of any app with the double faucet gesture, summarized notifications powered by Apple Intelligence forwarded from iPhone,3 and extra.
Lineup
- Apple Watch Sequence 10 is out there in 42mm and 46mm sizes within the new jet black, the brand new rose gold, and a silver aluminum case, in addition to new titanium in pure, gold, and slate.
- Any Apple Watch Sequence 10 with a Sport Loop band, Braided Solo Loop, or up to date Milanese Loop is carbon impartial.
- Apple Watch Hermès is out there in 42mm and 46mm sizes in silver titanium designed to match the stainless-steel of earlier generations.
Bands
The Milanese Loop and Hyperlink Bracelet bands have been up to date to completely color-match the brand new titanium instances of Apple Watch Sequence 10.
A brand new assortment of Hermès bands attracts on the home’s wealthy historical past in textiles and craftsmanship. Torsade is a cable-knit band impressed by nautical chains accessible in single and double tour variations in considered one of three daring colours. Twill Soar Attelage is a slender, delicate single tour band with a contrasting edge and silky really feel. Grand H is Hermès’s first steel band for Apple Watch, made with interlocking hyperlinks of satin-finished stainless-steel. It options two H-shaped hyperlinks, detachable hyperlinks clients can use to regulate the dimensions, and a standard double butterfly closure.
Moreover, the Nike Sport Loop and Nike Sport Band can be found in daring new colorways.
Pricing and Availability
- Prospects in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, the UAE, the U.Okay., the U.S., and greater than 49 different international locations and areas can pre-order Apple Watch Sequence 10 at this time, with availability in shops starting Friday, September 20.
- Apple Watch Sequence 10 begins at $399 (U.S.).
- Apple Watch SE is out there beginning at $249 (U.S.).
- New Apple Watch bands can be accessible to order at this time from apple.com/retailer and within the Apple Retailer app, with availability in shops starting Friday, September 20.
- watchOS 11 can be accessible for Apple Watch Sequence 6 or in a while Monday, September 16, and requires iPhone Xs or later working iOS 18. Not all options can be found on all gadgets and in all areas.
- Older Apple Watch bands, together with 41mm and 45mm sizes, can be appropriate with the brand new 42mm and 46mm instances, and all new 42mm and 46mm bands can be appropriate with older Apple Watch fashions.
- Three months of Apple Health+ and Apple Music are included for purchasers who buy Apple Watch Sequence 10, Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Extremely 2, or a brand new Apple Watch Sequence 6 or later.
- AppleCare+ for Apple Watch offers unparalleled service and help. This consists of limitless incidents of unintended injury, battery service protection, and precedence help from the individuals who know Apple Watch finest.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized private expertise with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Immediately, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional. Apple’s six software program platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS — present seamless experiences throughout all Apple gadgets and empower individuals with breakthrough providers together with the App Retailer, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV+. Apple’s greater than 150,000 staff are devoted to creating one of the best merchandise on earth and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.
- The sleep apnea notification function is pending FDA clearance and is predicted to be accessible later this month. The function can be supported on Apple Watch Sequence 9, Apple Watch Sequence 10, and Apple Watch Extremely 2. It’s supposed to detect indicators of average to extreme sleep apnea for individuals 18 years outdated or older and not using a analysis of sleep apnea.
- A subscription is required for Oceanic+. Oceanic+ is out there on the App Retailer.
- Apple Intelligence can be accessible as a free software program replace. The primary set of Apple Intelligence options can be accessible in beta subsequent month as a part of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, with extra options rolling out within the months to return. It will likely be accessible on iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Professional, iPhone 16 Professional Max, iPhone 15 Professional, iPhone 15 Professional Max, and iPad and Mac with M1 and later, with gadget and Siri language set to U.S. English. Extra languages and platforms are coming over the course of the following yr.
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