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The Apple Watch Series 5 is pictured above. Crystal Cox / Business Insider
- Apple is probably on the verge of releasing a new Apple Watch, which means it’s best to buy a new one at the moment.
- Even if you are not interested in the next model, expecting to be called the Apple Watch Series 6, Apple usually shortens older versions after launching their latest watch.
- The next model is expected to come with more drag features, better water resistance, and the ability to measure blood oxygen levels.
- Visit the Business Insider website for more stories and check out our guide to the best smartwatches here.
September is just around the corner. That means that if you’re about to buy a new Apple Watch, you’ll probably want to consider it again.
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Apple typically releases new Apple Watch models every fall in late September, making August one of the worst times to buy a new Apple Watch. Last year, for example, it unveiled the Apple Watch Series 5 on September 10 and began selling it on September 20. It followed a very similar pattern in 2017 and 2018 by launching the Apple Watch Series 3 and Apple Watch Series 4 respectively in those years.
If Apple maintains this rhythm, we can expect to see the Apple Watch Series 6 next month. Apple never discusses upcoming products before it’s ready to discover them, but reports have claimed to provide more insight into what to expect from Apple’s next smartwatch.
For example, Bloomberg reported in early 2019 that Apple was developing sleeping capabilities for future Apple Watches. The company has also just added a new Sleep app to the next version of Apple Watch software, which is available for the Apple Watch Series 3 and higher. It’s unclear if Bloomberg’s report was referring to this new app in watchOS 7 as additional sleep tracking features that would be available on a new Apple Watch model.
The next-generation Apple Watch could also come with other health-oriented supplements, such as the ability to measure blood oxygen levels, according to 9to5Mac. It will also likely run on a new Apple processor and could come with better water resistance, according to TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
You may not care about these updates and just want a basic Apple Watch for fitness tracking and receiving notifications from your iPhone on your wrist. In that case, it is probably best to wait until the new model is introduced. That’s because Apple typically shortens their current Apple Watch models when introducing new ones.
Think back to how Apple has shifted the lineup of Apple Watch in recent years. When the Series 5 was announced, for example, it stopped the Series 4 and lowered the price of the Series 3 to $ 200. In 2018, it lowered the price of the Series 3 to $ 280 below the original starting price of $ 330.
Even if your top priority does not have the latest and greatest Apple Watch model, you might be able to pass on a potential trade by buying an Apple Watch before launching the next one.
This year is obviously different than years past. The coronavirus pandemic has created an unusual level of uncertainty about product launches, as companies such as Apple have been dealing with disruptions in liver keys and have been forced to shift to agreements on remote work. Apple has already said it expects supply of the next iPhone to be available a few weeks late compared to last year, but it has not yet commented on the next Apple Watch.
If the watch does not launch in the exact same time frame as last year, it will likely launch sometime this fall, as expected for the next generation iPhone. And for a gadget like the Apple Watch that’s fun to have, but for most people is probably not a daily necessity, it’s worth the wait.
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