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Apple Watch Series 12 to Get Fitness Tracking Upgrades

apple watch series 12 activity rings fitnessApple's new Apple Watch models will feature upgrades to fitness tracking, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who otherwise characterized this year's changes to the lineup as "minor."

Gurman said much the same in July, pointing to faster performance and better health and fitness tracking in the absence of any design overhaul.

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Top Rated Comments

attila Avatar
10 weeks ago
Gurman dropping a banger of a rumour once again.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
10 weeks ago

It’s been minor updates since, what, the series 7?

No surprise I guess, but more reason not to upgrade.
I would even argue that the last major update was the Series 4 when it got the new rounded display, everything after that was just product maintenance.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
10 weeks ago
It’s been minor updates since, what, the series 7?

No surprise I guess, but more reason not to upgrade.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
10 weeks ago
I'm not sure what "better" means anymore in the Apple marketing language.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Happy_John Avatar
10 weeks ago

Just compare Series 11 with Series 10. It's basically the exact same device (just a little bit longer battery life) 😂
And the extra battery life reported is really only that Apple changed how they calculate battery life. There's no significant difference in real-world use between the two ( I have a 10, my wife has an 11 - they are the same device, except my wife liked the "space gray" finish, so it had to be an 11 for her).
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
10 weeks ago

"Minor" changes to a device that's barely changed for years and years now.
Just compare Series 11 with Series 10. It's basically the exact same device (just a little bit longer battery life) 😂
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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