After
sharing photos and a video of the thin
Display and larger
Battery for the
Apple Watch 2,
Byte today
posted a video focused on comparing the measurements of the new and old
Apple Watch generations. As expected, the measurements for the
Apple Watch 2 represent an overall slightly thinner
Display than the
Original model, while its
Battery is **ticeably thicker.
Thanks to the detailed measurements,
Byte was able to confirm that the
Apple Watch 2's
Display is 2.86 mm at its thickest location and 2.12 at its thinnest, compared to 3.57 mm and 2.99 mm, respectively, for the
Original Apple Watch.
The thickest point of the Apple Watch Display (left) vs thickest point of the Apple Watch 2 Display (right)
The
Apple Watch 2's slightly different measurements continued in the height and width of its
Display (appearing to be a 42mm model), which
Measured 39.47 mm tall and 33.43 mm wide. The first generation
Apple Watch came in at 38.74 mm tall and 32.65 mm wide, so while the
Apple Watch 2 is slightly taller and longer, the overall difference appears to be similarly negligible as iPhone generations that jump between the main models and an "S" generation.
Byte also
Measured the thickness, length, and width of each generation of
Apple Watch battery, with the first measuring 3.95 mm thick, 27.46 long, and 18.42 mm wide. Comparatively, the upcoming second generation
Apple Watch Battery Measured 5.11 mm thick, 27.50 mm long, and 18.71 mm wide, falling in line with
previous rumors that the
Apple Watch 2 would have a
larger battery to fuel speedier performance and improve its recharge life.
The
Battery for the 42mm
Apple Watch 2 was investigated in a
video last week, and was rated for 1.28 watt-hours. If proved true, this means that the 42mm
Apple Watch 2 will have a 334 mAh
Battery that is 35.7% larger than the 246 mAh
Battery in the
Original 42mm model. Last week's video also showed
Apple Watch 2
Components like the Force Touch gasket, but the piece wasn't
Measured due to the similar size between each generation.
Byte also shared a circular gasket component of the
Apple Watch 2, speculating its potential involvement in providing further water resistance to the unit, particularly its appropriate size for the heart rate sensor.
Apple is expected to an**unce the
Apple Watch 2 during tomorrow's media event, along with the debut of the
iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Despite the slight differences in the measurement of its
Display and battery, the new generation of
Apple Watch will still
keep the external design of the current model.
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