With Apple lifting the lid on the new Apple
Watch Series 5 at last week’s September
Event, featuring an always-on display,
built-in compass, and new titanium casing
options, we delve deeper into the world’s
most advanced smartwatch and explore its
impressive functionality...
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As predicted, Apple used its September Event
to show off a bunch of updated consumer
hardware, including new iPads, the iPhone
11 and 11 Pro, and of course, a brand new
Apple Watch range. The fifth iteration of the
smartwatch may, on the outside, appear very
similar to the Series 4, released in 2018, but it’s
what’s on the inside that counts, with Apple
working to elevate the smartwatch experience
through software and hardware for the year
ahead. Still sporting the thinner, smaller
bodywork of the Series 4, the Apple Watch
Series 5 remains water-resistant, supports
Apple Pay and is available in cellular and GPS
varieties, but that’s where the similarities end.
In typical Apple style, the latest Watch is more
than a spec bump.
Speaking of the launch, Jeff Williams, Apple’s
chief operating officer, said that the company
has “seen Apple Watch have a meaningful
impact on customers’ lives,” and that they were
“excited to deliver even more capabilities with
Apple Watch Series 5 and watchOS 6,” adding
that the “seamless integration of hardware and
software delivers an enhanced experience that
makes it easier to stay active and connected to
the people and information you care about.”