54 MACWORLD JANUARY 2022
FEATURE REVIEW: APPLE WATCH SERIES 7It’s not often that a major new
Apple product could be fairly,
and completely, reviewed in
a single tweet. This may
come as close as any review ever has: “It’s
a Series 6 (fave.co/3DyyVuL) with a slightly
bigger display and faster charging” is far
less than 250 characters.
But it feels like a stretch to find other
things to say about the Series 7. This could
be the least-significant yearly update to the
Apple Watch ever, and while that in no way
makes it bad (this is still the best
smartwatch around), it’s hard not to be
disappointed.
A BIGGER DISPLAY
The star of the Series 7 is the display. It’s
about 20 percent larger than in the Series- Most of this increase in size comes from
thinner bezels, but the case is also ever-so-
slightly larger. The always-on display is also
a lot brighter outdoors—by 70 percent,
Apple claims.
A 20 percent increase in screen area is
enough to be obvious at a glance, but it’s not
life-changing. The jump in area from the
Series 3 to 4 was more significant, I think. The
slimmer bezels are quite nice, and it’s clear
this is the way forward for Apple’s smartwatch,
but you shouldn’t expect it to drastically alter
The Apple
Watch Series 7,
right, has a slightly
bigger screen than
the Series 6.