Apple just announced the Apple Watch Series 10, and I
had some time to check it out after today's event.
The first thing you'll notice about this watch is that
it has a big screen.
It comes in two sizes.
As you can see, this is the smaller size, and
this is the larger size.
Apple says there's 30% more screen area compared to previous
watches, and you can really tell just by looking at
it.
In fact, Apple even says that the screen is larger
than the Apple Watch Ultra.
This is a sense of what photos look like on
the bigger screen.
What text looks like Apple?
It says you'll be able to see more lines of
text, which so far does seem to be true, but
I'll have to really spend more time with it before
I really know for sure.
But it's also thinner and lighter.
And that's what makes this watch, I think, really appealing
is that you get that big screen on your wrist,
but it doesn't feel bulky.
And I do think it's going to be an interesting
option for those who maybe are eyeballing the Ultra because
they want that bigger screen, but they don't feel like
they need everything else that comes with the Ultra.
So they don't want to spend that high price on
it.
Just based on what I've seen in Apple's demo room,
you can really see the difference difference, especially compared alongside
the Apple Watch Series Nine.
Part of how Apple got the Series 10 to be
so thin is this new back component now has the
antenna integrated into it.
So that reduces one of the layers in addition to
just having that bigger screen on your wrist.
I do think the reduction in weight is going to
be really helpful for those who want to wear their
watch as a sleep tracker.
You know, if you wear it overnight, you want something
that's light and comfortable.
And I think these changes are going to go a
long way and making it more appealing in that sense.
And that's important because Apple also has more competition in
the space than it has ever before now that smart
rings are starting to become more popular for those who
really just want to be able to track their sleep
and wear something that's not obtrusive, that could be more
appealing than the smartwatch.
So I do think it's interesting to see Apple kind
of making these optimizations at a time when it's competing
with even lighter sleep trackers.
Apple is also adding sleep apnea detection to the watch.
This follows the direction they've been taking when it comes
to adding new health features to the watch.
It's not necessarily surprising because we are starting to see
other wearables integrate this type of functionality.
Like Samsung, for example, also announced sleep apnea detection for
its own Galaxy watches.
The way this works is that the watch will look
for a new metric called breathing disturbances, and it'll kind
of analyze that over time and let you know if
it detects possible signs of sleep apnea.
But the Apple Watch Series 10 has a water temperature
sensor and a depth gauge.
So if you are into water sports, you'll be able
to use that.
And again, this is another way that I think Apple
is kind of bridging the gap between its flagship smartwatch
and the Apple Watch Ultra because some of these features
like the larger screen and you know, the the water
temperature sensor and things like that were things that were
previously exclusive to the Ultra.
I was kind of hoping that since Apple brought the
action button to the entry level iPhone with the iPhone
16 that it would do with the same thing for
the Apple Watch, but we didn't see that at this
time.
But overall, this really does feel like a step forward.
I do feel like the difference is going to be
more noticeable if you're upgrading from an older Apple Watch,
but of course we will know more once we've had
the chance to test it.
Thanks for watching and I'll see you next time.