2024 Apple Watch Will Not Bring Any Major Changes To The Table At Its 10th Anniversary, No iPhone X Moment Next Year
11.10.2023 - 04:25
/ wccftech.com
/ Ming-Chi Kuo
/ Next Year
Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch are two of its products with an annual upgrade cycle. The company recently announced the iPhone 15 lineup alongside the Apple Watch Series 9 with a plethora of notable changes on the inside. Now, it is being reported that next year's Apple Watch models will bring little to no changes while marking the tenth anniversary of the wearable, potentially no iPhone X moment.
In a post on Medium, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo states that the 2024 Apple Watch models will be pretty standard, with no major hardware additions coming with the release. He specifically stated that the microLED display and blood glucose monitoring will not be available next year. Kuo's remarks on the microLED aspect of the Apple Watch are in line with earlier rumors, as the display technology is expected in 2025 at the earliest.
Take note that next year, the Apple Watch Series 10 will mark the tenth anniversary of the Apple Watch. We are expecting big from the company, similar to how Apple responded with the iPhone X back in 2017. The Apple Watch Series 10 could feature a redesigned chassis with major design changes, or Apple could introduce an all-new high-end model alongside the Series 10. Back in 2017, Apple released the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, followed by the iPhone X, which was the eye candy for users at that time.
If Apple continues its trend, we could see an all-new Apple Watch X next year with major changes in terms of design. Ming-Chi Kuo's insights on the Apple Watch are a bit hazy as he did not mention the models by their names.
Coincidently, Mark Gurman from Bloomberg notes that the Apple Watch X will feature an overall thinner profile with a new band attachment mechanism. If Kuo is indeed referring to the Apple Watch X with minimal changes in terms of design and variations, the company could announce the device in 2015. This is because the original Apple Watch was announced to the public back in 2014 but released in April 2015. This tells us that the company could mark the tenth anniversary of the wearable in 2025.
This could be one reason why the company is planning an incremental year for the Apple Watch, preparing us for something major that will be coming in 2015. Take note that these are mere speculations as the final word rests with Apple. The analyst also states that Apple Watch shipments are expected to rest between 36 to 38 million units. We will share more details on the Apple Watch Series 10 or Apple Watch X soon, so be sure to stick around.