Apple Magazine - USA - Issue 531 (2021-12-31)

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said: “Apple Watch Series 7 delivers signiicant
improvements — from our largest and most
advanced display, to enhanced durability and
faster charging — making the world’s best
smartwatch better than ever before. Powered
by watchOS 8, Apple Watch brings useful new
capabilities to help customers stay connected,
track activity and workouts, and understand
their overall health and wellness.”


A REFINED DESIGN


Granted, the Series 7 design might not be as
striking as we’d seen in some leaked renders,
but it’s still a reinement on the now-iconic
smartwatch. Apple has transformed the display
of the Apple Watch Series 7 and it now ofers
almost 20% more screen real estate, with thinner
borders that are just 1.7mm thin. Compare it to
the Series 3, and even the Series 6, and you’ll see
just how far the smartwatch has come in recent
years. The model comes with an Always-On
Retina display that’s up to 70% brighter indoors
than that of Apple Watch Series 6, so you can see
your watch face without having to lift the wrist
or wake the display, and Apple has tweaked
the user interface to maximize the shape and
size of the new display. Indeed, for the very
irst time on Apple Watch, there’s a QWERTY
keyboard that can be tapped or swiped, so
you can send full-on text messages and email
from your wrist for the irst time. What’s more,
watchOS 8 adds larger menu titles and buttons
in apps like Stopwatch, Activity, and Alarms to
make the screen simpler to use, which should go
some way in combatting the oft-controversial
‘sausage inger’ complaints.


One thing that makes this year’s Apple

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