So they used all their micro OLED screens for the Vision Pro to the detriment of the Watch. No surprise.
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MicroLED Apple Watch Ultra Now Rumored to Launch in 2026, Not 2025
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The VP uses “micro” OLED. Sony is the supplier for those panels.
The Watch will use microLED. Apple is building the tech to manufacture microLED.
Very different tech and one does not interfere with the other.
It really seems that way. I found rumors on this site as far back as July 2016 saying that MicroLED could be in Apple Watches starting in 2017 (Series 3).
When I was looking at buying my first Apple Watch, a Series 4, there were plenty of people saying to hold off, because the MicroLED Series 5 (and definitely by Series 6) was just around the corner. And unicorns and leprechauns will travel in your wake, and everyone everywhere will just get along.
You’re 100% correct. I could have sworn that when it shipped I read they weren’t going to updating it with just a spec bump on a yearly basis, which I thought was pretty un-Apple like, but for whatever reason that was my assumption so I figured they were treating it like the AirPods, HomePods or the Mac Pro line without a yearly release but that can hurt sales too. I’m holding off on a pair of AirPods Pro 2 at the moment knowing we’ll probably get AirPods Pro 3 next year.
Smamd here. The only thing I think that would tempt me before that point is if they finally introduce optical glucometry, but I think that’s still a ways away
I am really hoping for a new Ultra this fall and if so, I will upgrade from my Series 7. But if it is not updated for another year, then I will wait. I know the current Ultra is a great Watch, but I can’t bring myself to upgrade until at least a refreshed version comes out.
Would be nice if they could make one a little smaller and lighter with the same features, this might help with that.
Apple acquired LuxVue Technology on May 2, 2014, one year before the Apple Watch debuted on April 24, 2015. And on the very day LuxVue Technology was acquired by Apple there were people on MacRumors speculating about its use in an upcoming "iWatch".
This post is from May 2, 2014 (9 years ago!):
I’m hoping that they finally give us a new SOC on a smaller process. Hoping for 3nm but I’d take 5nm. The current SOC is a slight variation on the same 7nm S4 SOC that came out in the Series 4. I’d love a SOC with more efficient cores and a longer battery life.
Just to be clear, I don’t expect it this year. Best not to get our hopes up.
Can’t wait for Apple to announce $3k starting price for iPhone 15 Ultra (or Pro Max, however they call the top iPhone).
Let’s see how the sales go.
Yup. We just have to wait and see. I like the AW Ultra 5x as much as previous AW versions but I certainly do not see any likely improvements that would get me to upgrade from the v1 Ultra.
Edit: Doubling battery life might do it for me as long as brightness does not decrease.
Long time away. Hoping to see something special for the 10th anniversary of the watch next year.
There's always room for improvement and I think this technology will be similar to the moment we all saw the iPhone 4's retina display for the first time. Once you see it there's no going back.
In particular, above all the improvements to color and efficiency, I think the "painted on glass" effect (if true) is what will be most noticeable. It's a watch after all so if they can produce an effect that somehow makes the screen look like it's *not* a screen per se then I think we're in for a real treat. I can't wait for microLED tech, especially when it comes to iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.
Believe it or not, our planet spins, and people live in different parts of the planet.
Even though NanoLED is the best display technology currently available, unfortunately scaling it down has been at issue with anything smaller that 85" a problem to manufacture / making price competitive. Once they solved this issue, it's going to make current TV's and Monitor's pale in comparison: better black / white contrast than OLEDs, no burn in, no organic decay, and even slimmer and less complicated technology to manufacture, which should result in lower prices.
They're not. They're probably OLD(er) people who operate on a different set of time rules.
Up at 5AM whether the alarm goes off or not. Even on days off, or after a long vacation. I'm up at 5AM or 5:30 at the latest. My wife usually makes it until 0600, but by then the smell of coffee wakes her up.
I'll throw in a funny line and say Old Country Buffet for dinner by 3, and home by 6, in bed by 7.
In reality, we usually eat a little later (around 6 or 7 PM), but we ARE in bed by 10PM every night, after falling asleep on the couch watching TV.
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So you're saying I shouldn't wait to upgrade my Series 4 for the Apple Watch Ultra 4 because the specs suck so I should wait for the Apple Watch Ultra 5? Or I should just get the Apple Watch Ultra 2 this year? Or will it be called the Apple Watch Ultra Series 1?
Upgrade whichever you like. That screen change ain’t gonna shatter everything else.