The latest rumors about the second generation of Apple Watch make us think that the of Cupertino will present a new model in the same keynote in which will be announced the iPhone 7. In this way, they would have spent two years since the submission of the first model. But the latest rumor suggests that Apple smart clock also will be renewed once a year, the same as the iPhone, and if there are no surprises like in 2015, the iPad. Either that or every three years.
The new rumor comes from the Taiwanese media DigiTimes, who, in turn, CITES Taiwanese supply chain as source, where say that Tim Cook and company are developing micro-LED panels that will be used in an Watch Apple which will be presented in the second half of 2017. These new panels would replace to the OLED has been used in the first generation and would also be used in the second generation if you finally see the light next September.
The next Apple Watch would consume less battery power
With sizes from 1 micron to 100 microns, the production of micro-LED panels is more expensive than panels OLED who, in turn, are more expensive than the panels LCD that Apple is using the iPhone and the MacBook. But it is likely that the production cost is less than that initially we might imagine, since Apple bought the company LuxVue, a company focused on the manufacture of screens micro-LED in 2014.
On the one hand, it makes sense that late or early start to use LuxVue technology, but DigiTimes is not always correct in their predictions. Personally, I don’t think that Apple is going to launch a Apple Watch every year. I would rather go to think that, if they are right, Apple Watch 2017 with micro-LED panels will be the second generation. We will have a new Apple Watch every year, every three years or DigiTimes not successful this time?
