The 2024 Apple Fall Event took place earlier at 1:00 a.m. Taiwan time on September 10th. Apple fans all focused on the iPhone 16. This year’s new highlights of the iPhone, such as the screens of the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max have enlarged, with the latter becoming 6.9 inches, the largest in history. Additionally, the iPhone 16 Pro and above have added a camera control button, making photography more convenient and the functions more powerful. Internally, the iPhone 16 family upgraded to the A18 chip, and the official stated that it is 30% faster than the A16 Bionic chip. One can deeply feel the evolution of the phone’s performance when watching videos and playing games. However, perhaps the most surprising thing is that compared to the price of the iPhone 15, the iPhone 16 has not increased in price at all. This is very attractive to the market. For other internal and external specification changes of the new iPhones, you can explore the details at your leisure. This time, our focus is still on the Apple Watch, which is more relevant to watches.
The 10th anniversary of the launch of the Apple Watch. The Apple Watch Series 10 has undergone in-depth evolutions in both software and hardware.
The 10th Anniversary of the Apple Watch
The latest generation of the Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Series 10, was released in 2024. The first-generation Apple Watch was launched in 2014, and it has now reached its 10th anniversary. However, following Apple’s previous strategy, the Apple Watch Series 10 in 2024 did not undergo drastic changes all at once. At first glance, it looks similar to the Apple Watch Series 9, but after actual wearing and use, it can still be found that Apple is committed to making the details better and more perfect.
The antenna is integrated into the case of the Apple Watch Series 10 at the back, combining the two layers into one, making the lines of the watch more smooth and simple.
Two Major Innovation Points in the Appearance of Series 10
The two major points of the Apple Watch Series 10 are briefly pointed out: the screen area has enlarged and the thickness has reduced. Specifically, the screen of the 10th generation is more than 30% larger than that of the 9th generation, and the case thickness has decreased from 10.7mm to 9.7mm, reducing by as much as 10% at once! The change in the size of the watch is also related to the screen change. The Apple Watch Series 10 comes in 42mm and 46mm respectively – both 1mm larger than the previous generation.
The wide-angle OLED screen can emit more light and enhance pixels. From certain angles, the brightness can be increased by up to 40% compared to the Series 9.
Two Materials and Multiple Color Options
In 2024, the Apple Watch canceled the stainless steel material and adopted two case materials: aluminum alloy or titanium. The former comes in obsidian black, rose gold, and silver, while the latter comes in original color, gold, and slate color. Thanks to the reduction in the thickness of the watch, the Series 10 in aluminum alloy has reduced its weight by 10% compared to the Series 9. And if comparing the Series 10 in titanium with the Series 9 in aluminum alloy (not to mention stainless steel), the former is 20% lighter. The reduced burden when wearing it surely makes it more comfortable.
The brand-new Reflections watch face is dynamic and interacts with the wearer’s activities.
Brand-New Screen and Corresponding Watch Faces
The Apple Watch Series 10 is the first Apple product to adopt a wide-angle OLED. Apart from a broader viewing angle and higher screen pixels, since the wide-angle screen can emit more light, the screen brightness can be increased by up to 40% when viewing the watch from certain angles, making reading very easy. With the upgraded display, watchOS 11 also provides corresponding watch faces for the wearer to choose from. For example, the Flux watch face presents large hour and minute numbers, and the colors keep changing. The Reflections watch face shows a flashing turntable image in the background of the digitized analog pointer, and it also interacts with the wearer’s hand movements. The pleasure of wearing it is just so simple and pure.
Equipped with the S10 SiP chip and a built-in 4-core neural network engine, functions such as fall detection of the watch have become more sensitive and humanized.
The S10 SiP Chip Installed Internally
The S10 SiP chip installed internally in the watch is also tailor-made by Apple for the slimmer case. This new chip and the built-in 4-core neural network can make the smart operation functions more convenient and accessible, such as the two-finger double-tap gesture control, car crash detection and fall detection, as well as the “Smart Stack” and the translation App, bringing a more advanced and convenient usage experience.
The Apple Watch Series 10 claims that a fast charge for half an hour can restore the watch’s battery to 80%, and the battery life can reach 18 hours.
Faster Charging
Thanks to the more efficient charging coil at the back of the watch, the Apple Watch Series 10 can obtain 8 hours of battery life with a 15-minute fast charge and restore the battery to 80% with a 30-minute charge. The charging process is faster and more time-saving.
WatchOS 11 features a new “Tides” App, allowing users to view tidal forecast information within seven days.
The Continuously Improving watchOS 11
With the launch of the Apple Watch Series 10, Apple also released the latest operating system, watchOS 11. Its key points include the addition of the new “Tides” App – which can view the tidal forecast within seven days and grasp information on coasts and surfing spots around the world; the “Vital Signs” App enables the wearer to effectively monitor their health status. If the watch detects that more than two measurement indicators exceed the preset standards, it will send out reminders and even analyze the causes of these changes. The “Activity Record” circle has also become more flexible and humanized. For example, the wearer can pause the activity record (daily, weekly, or monthly), but it will not affect the consecutive records before and after. Other functions such as Smart Stack, the new “Photos” watch face, the “Translation” App, and the “Emergency SOS” have all undergone refined changes compared to the previous generation.
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 has a new black titanium modification this year, and the appearance has become more cool.
No New Generation of Apple Watch Ultra but a Modified Version
As for the top-spec Apple Watch Ultra, a new generation was not released as expected in 2024. However, Apple still presented a black titanium modification of the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Its titanium case is covered with a DLC coating to form a fashionable and cool black appearance. The crystal glass on the back is also specially selected as black zircon, which is similar in color to the case.
In addition to the original three types of straps, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 also has a Milanese bracelet as a new option in 2024.
The First Introduction of Metal Bracelet for Apple Watch Ultra
The black titanium modification of the Apple Watch Ultra 2 has the same first-ever titanium Milanese bracelet to choose from, providing a new option besides the off-road loop, alpine loop, and ocean band. And in addition to black titanium, there is also the original color titanium. This type of bracelet presents a fine interlaced rhombus weave and is paired with a side-release buckle, allowing one to feel at ease even when wearing it in the water without worrying about the watch coming loose easily. The modified Apple Watch Ultra 2 has also been updated to watchOS 11. The originally powerful functions, after software optimization, will make the professional sports uses of the watch even more satisfactory.
The reference price of the Apple Watch Series 10 starts from NT$ 13,500, and the reference price of the black titanium modification of the Apple Watch Ultra 2 starts from NT$ 27,900. The prices remain the same as those of the previous generation and the first model. In this era where everything is increasing in price while salaries are slowly or frozen in increase, this is undoubtedly a piece of good news like a small blessing.
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