Technology giant Apple is planning to launch two new models of its
Watch later this year, with a bigger version called "Apple Watch 2"
packing a set of hot new features: faster TSMC-built processor, GPS, barometer, thinner display and a
higher capacity battery.
The second Apple Watch model sounds like a smaller upgrade and
will stay the same with some updated components and will not get the Apple
Watch 2's new features, The Verge reported on Monday.
Another model with a similar form factor is expected to come next year alongside LTE support.
Apple is likely to hold an event next month to announce iPhone7 and new Watch models, the report added.
Apple is said to be planning two new models of the Watch for 2016. The bigger upgrade, dubbed "Apple Watch 2" for now, will reportedly have "the same general design" as the current Watch, but include new internal components such as a GPS radio, a barometer, a thinner display, and a new, faster 16nm processor from TSMC. These features will require a larger battery, according to Kuo, preventing Apple from cutting down on the device's size.
The second 2016 Apple Watch model sounds like a smaller upgrade — it won't get the Apple Watch 2's new features, according to the note, and the industrial design will stay the same with some updated components. It may mark a price cut for the range.