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02-21-2017, 06:45 PM
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/03/Apple-Watch-trio-250x167.jpgThe tentatively named "Apple Watch ****** 3" will feature a new glass-film touchscreen in place of the current touch-on-lens solution, with shipments to begin in the second half of this year, according to Taiwan-based DigiTimes (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20170220PD204.html).
While it remains unclear if the switch to a film-based solution will have any obvious consumer-facing benefits, this is more interestingly the first rumor to surface about the supply chain ramping up for the next Apple Watch.
The timeline matches a Chinese report last month that claimed the third-generation Apple Watch will be unveiled in the third quarter of 2017 (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/03/apple-watch-3-fall-2017-improved-battery-life/) with battery life and performance improvements. The report said ****** 3 models, to be manufactured by Quanta, will lack any significant hardware changes.
Few other details are k**wn about the next Apple Watch models, which could feasibly launch alongside the "iPhone 8 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-8/)" in September.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ming-chi-kuo/) and other sources have claimed the Apple Watch could gain an LTE chip (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/07/apple-watch-2-upgraded-first-gen-models-kuo/) for cellular capabilities as early as 2017, while a supply chain report last year said Apple may switch from OLED to micro-LED displays (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/06/24/apple-watch-micro-led-mid-2017-later/) for the Apple Watch in the second half of 2017 at the earliest.
Micro-LED displays have benefits such as thinness, lightness, improved color gamut, increased brightness, and higher resolutions. The panels do **t require backlighting like traditional LCD displays, but they can be difficult and expensive to mass produce. Micro LEDs range in size from 1-micron to 100-micron.
Apple has filed patents for a number of ideas that could eventually be included in an Apple Watch, such as a heart rate identification system (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/13/next-apple-watch-identify-heart-rate/), modular bands (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/24/modular-band-links-apple-watch/), haptic feedback band (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/22/thinner-apple-watch-haptic-feedback-wristband/), and a band with a built-in charger (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/02/apple-watch-invention-wearable-battery-charger/). More significant health and fitness features could be added pending further FDA approvals.
Ahead of Apple Watch ****** 3 models, Apple is expected to introduce new bands at its rumored iPad Pro-focused event (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/20/ipad-pro-march-event-128gb-iphone-se/) next month.
Related Roundups: Apple Watch ****** 2 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-watch/), watchOS 3 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/watchos-3/)
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While it remains unclear if the switch to a film-based solution will have any obvious consumer-facing benefits, this is more interestingly the first rumor to surface about the supply chain ramping up for the next Apple Watch.
The timeline matches a Chinese report last month that claimed the third-generation Apple Watch will be unveiled in the third quarter of 2017 (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/03/apple-watch-3-fall-2017-improved-battery-life/) with battery life and performance improvements. The report said ****** 3 models, to be manufactured by Quanta, will lack any significant hardware changes.
Few other details are k**wn about the next Apple Watch models, which could feasibly launch alongside the "iPhone 8 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-8/)" in September.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ming-chi-kuo/) and other sources have claimed the Apple Watch could gain an LTE chip (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/07/apple-watch-2-upgraded-first-gen-models-kuo/) for cellular capabilities as early as 2017, while a supply chain report last year said Apple may switch from OLED to micro-LED displays (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/06/24/apple-watch-micro-led-mid-2017-later/) for the Apple Watch in the second half of 2017 at the earliest.
Micro-LED displays have benefits such as thinness, lightness, improved color gamut, increased brightness, and higher resolutions. The panels do **t require backlighting like traditional LCD displays, but they can be difficult and expensive to mass produce. Micro LEDs range in size from 1-micron to 100-micron.
Apple has filed patents for a number of ideas that could eventually be included in an Apple Watch, such as a heart rate identification system (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/13/next-apple-watch-identify-heart-rate/), modular bands (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/24/modular-band-links-apple-watch/), haptic feedback band (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/22/thinner-apple-watch-haptic-feedback-wristband/), and a band with a built-in charger (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/02/apple-watch-invention-wearable-battery-charger/). More significant health and fitness features could be added pending further FDA approvals.
Ahead of Apple Watch ****** 3 models, Apple is expected to introduce new bands at its rumored iPad Pro-focused event (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/20/ipad-pro-march-event-128gb-iphone-se/) next month.
Related Roundups: Apple Watch ****** 2 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-watch/), watchOS 3 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/watchos-3/)
Tag: digitimes.com (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/digitimes-com/)
Buyer's Guide: Apple Watch (Neutral) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Apple_Watch)
Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-watch-******-3-glass-film-touchscreen.2033740/) in our forums
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