The Apple Watch Series 7 has a bigger display, faster charging and improved durability

As expected, Apple today unveiled the new Apple Watch lineup alongside the iPhone 13 series. The new models, dubbed the Apple Watch Series 7, succeed the Watch 6 series and offer a range of upgrades over their predecessor, including bigger displays, faster charging, and much more.

Unlike what we saw in various leaks, the Apple Watch Series 7 doesn’t sport a brand new design. The rounded squircle design that has been around for several years is still here, and it hasn’t been replaced by flat edges. But the new models do have larger displays, 20% larger than the Series 6 and with 40% smaller bezels.

Apple has also worked on making the Watch Series 7 more durable. The watches now have a crack-resistant front, IP6X dust resistance, and WR50 water resistance.

The Apple Watch Series 7 comes with the usual set of features on the health and fitness front, including ECG tracking, blood oxygen monitoring, sleep tracking, and automatic workout detection. Apple is also expanding the availability of the Fitness+ app to more markets. There were rumors about the Apple Watch Series 7 finally getting a blood pressure sensor, but there was no mention of it in today’s announcement.

The Apple Watch Series 7 promises up to 18 hours of battery life on a single charge and offers 33% faster charging than the Watch Series 6. Other highlights of the Apple Watch Series 7 include GPS, Bluetooth, dual-band Wi-Fi, and wireless charging support. The smartwatch runs watchOS 8 out of the box, which comes with a huge set of new software features.

The Apple Watch Series 7 starts at $399, and it will be available later this fall. The watch comes in a wide range of finishes, including five new colors for the aluminum variant, three colors for the stainless steel variant, and two titanium colorways. Apple has also announced Nike and Hermès variants of the watch.

If you missed Apple’s California Streaming launch event, you should check out the rest of our coverage for all that Apple announced today.

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