Last night the keynote took placeCalifornia Streaming, during which we were able to discover the Apple Watch Series 7. But during the conference, nothing was specified regarding the performance of the device. If the absence of data concerning the RAM is now a habit with the manufacturer (except with the new iPad Pros), this is however the first time that the processor is absent from the presentation.
And for good reason: according to research by a developer who analyzed the latest version of the Xcode software, the CPU is simply the same as on the Series 6. More precisely, the Apple program which allows you to update its apps for watchOS 8 mentions a chip titled t8301. However, this code name is precisely the one that was used by Cupertino for the S6, integrated into the wearable released at the end of 2020.
There is a reason Apple didn’t talk about the Apple Watch Series 7 CPU this year…
…and it’s because it’s the exact same as last year’s Series 6 👀 In fact it doesn’t even get a new model number, it’s effectively just a chassis tweakpic.twitter.com/mLsTNkdTNO
— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith)September 15, 2021
An assumed delay?
What's more, internally, it turns out that the different variations ofl’Apple Watch Series 7are numberedWatch6,6hasWatch6,9, when the Series 6 is listed for its share ofWatch6,1hasWatch6,4. Apple has therefore not updated its nomenclature as is usually the case for all its new products. According to some, this may be the sign of a technical problem encountered at the last minute, on which Apple engineers then focused in order to finish in time for Tuesday evening.
What's more, the Series 7 does not yet have an official availability date. As we can see on the Apple Store website, it is indeed specified that the device will arrive “this fall“. For comparison, the Series 6 opened its pre-orders three days after being announced. As for the iPhone 13 also presented on Tuesday evening, they also have a rather quick schedule with deliveries from September 24.
Few notable changes
Reactions following the announcement of the Series 7 were relatively mixed on social networks. Many consumers believe that this edition is only a minor update, whereasthe thermometerand a revisited design were particularly expected. And you, do you think this new product is worth spending several hundred euros just for a few hardware differences?
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