The Apple Watch Series 3 is expected to be discontinued next month, and the device will no longer run the latest version of the Apple WatchOS software, meaning potential customers may not buy the device.
The Apple Watch Series 3 was released in September 2017, which made it almost five years old. that it old device To support the latest version of WatchOS 8But the S3 chip lags significantly Apple Watch SEFrom the S5 chip and Apple Watch Series 7S7 chip in terms of performance. Apple Watch Series 3 is the only Apple Watch to have the bulky retro Apple Watch design with large bezels and angled corners around the screen.
Follows iOS 14.6 and watchOS 7.5 Last year’s updates required Apple Watch Series 3 users to re-pair the device from a connected device Iphone When you update watchOS, your Apple Watch does not have enough internal storage to complete the update independently.
In June, Apple reviewed WatchOS 9The next generation operating system for the Apple Watch. new operating system Support decreases For the Apple Watch Series 3, this means that the device will run on WatchOS 8. However, the Apple Watch Series 3 is still on sale. Camel It is expected to stop The device when new Apple Watch models are announced Apple event next monthAnd since it does not support the latest version of watchOS, potential customers should not purchase the device anymore.
Conversely, those looking for a cheaper Apple Watch model will have to wait for the second generation Apple Watch SE. Apple Watch SE debuted in 2020 as a low-cost option for consumers. We’re almost two years away at all, resources, etc. BloombergQ Mark Gorman and the analyst Ming Chi Kuo Expect to replace the Apple Watch SE with a second generation model. Apple Watch Series 8 next month.
Not much is known regarding the new Apple Watch SE, but Gurman says so It may contain an “S8” chip.. The S8 chip is said to have the same specifications as the S6 and S7 chipset, which may explain why Apple Watch SE upgraded to its latest processor. In fact, all of the new chips are the same over the current Apple Watch SE processor, so there’s not much difference whether it has an S6, S7, or S8 — all of which offer modest performance improvements over the S5. .
Two years following the previous model, the new “Apple Watch SE” is likely to bring some other features and improvements and will support the latest version of WatchOS for a longer time, so buyers of the low-cost Apple Watch will have to wait. A new model will arrive next month.
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