Apple on Monday announced thatpreorders for the Apple Watch Series 7will begin at 8 a.m. ET on Friday , October 8 , and begin shipping on Friday , October 15 .
The Apple Watch Series 7 was announce at Apple ’s California Streaming upshot alongside theiPhone 13,iPad mini , andninth - gen iPad . While those ware all began shipping on September 24 , Apple opted to retard the Series 7 lookout man for unknown reasons . rumour suggestthat supply and manufacturing constraint were behind the wait and will likely bear upon availableness for early adopters .
The Apple Watch Series 7 isa minor update to the Series 6 , wreak a bombastic display ( 41 mm and 45 mm vs 40 mm and 44 mm ) and quicker charging . The exhibit border have been trimmed to 1.7 mm giving the picket a on-key edge - to - bound feel and Apple has tweaked component of watchOS to take advantage of the larger display area . There are also two unexampled watch faces , Contour and Modular Duo , designed specifically for the new sentinel .
Additionally , Apple says the Apple Watch Series 7 is “ the most durable Apple Watch ever ” thanks to a stronger , more crack - resistant front crystal as well as IPX rubble immunity . There are several new people of colour options as well , include midnight , starlight , green , a raw shade of depressed , and red . There are also untainted steel and atomic number 22 manakin in amber , graphite , Ag , and space black .
Otherwise , not much has changed with the new Apple Watch . It has the same sensors ( blood - oxygen , ECG , electrical heart sensor ) , 18 - minute battery life , and processor asthe Series 6 , as well as the same features in watchOS 8 . Rumors of a major redesign with two-dimensional edges did n’t come to devolve , nor did any of the next - gen health features that Apple is reportedly working to deliver , including skin temperature and non - invasive glucose trailing .
supplying of the Apple Watch Series 7 is expected to be seriously constrain , so interested buyers should log on as soon as it ’s available . The first round of iPhone 13 and iPad mini orders sold out chop-chop and are all delayed by up to a calendar month .
you could preorder the Apple Watch Series 7 at Apple.com and other retail merchant begin Friday , October 8 . Like the iPhone 13 , Apple is offering trade - in deal and a carrier feal that gives customers $ 100 back they purchase an Apple Watch directly through Apple and activate it with T - Mobile / Sprint or Verizon .
