After a fun forNintendo nostalgia , and before announce theiPhone Headphone Apocalypse of 2016andother iPhone 7 and 7 Plus features , Tim Cook & Co. revealed the newfangled details of the latest variation of the Apple Watch to get along out of Cupertino . Here ’s everything you need to roll in the hay about the Apple Watch Series 2 .
As expected, it’s more powerful
The raw watch comes with a brighter display than the old , sporting a backlight of 1,000 nit according to Apple ’s springy stream . ( nit are a rank - sounding building block of measurement describing the luminance of an object , and one nit equals one candela per square metre . ) That ’s double as bright as the last Apple Watch . What ’s more , it comes with a powerful dual - core processor and watchOS 3 , the watch ’s latest operating organization . That ’ll help you run more apps for longer .
You can swim with this sucker
That ’s right , the unexampled Apple Watch is water - resistant for up to 50 meters , which defecate it perfect for natator . If you ’re curious , here ’s how 50 meters might stack up againstother water - resistant watches(and thenew iPhone 7 and 7 Plus also offer improved water resistor ) . This is part of Apple ’s new endeavor to prioritize the watch ’s fitness applications . Speaking of which …
It’s got a built-in GPS
That mean – crucially – that you could go for a run with it without take your iPhone along for the drive . This is a total game - changer if you care to trail your runs . This was a huge sticking point in the lookout ’s first generation . Why use something you could n’t untether ? Apple ’s fixed that , and it also syncs up with other Apple Health information too , as well as more info gathered from your workout .
You canplayPokémon Goon Apple Watchnow!
That ’s proper , Pokémon trainers , the game that take over the summer is fall to your wrist joint , pretend it easier than ever to catch up with ‘em all . You wo n’t be capable to depend at a full mathematical function , but you will be capable to tell how many calories you burned . ( See?Fitness ! )
Its special edition is stronger than steel, but it’ll cost you
In addition to the new Watch Series 2 , and the older Series 1 , Apple will also tally the " Apple Watch Edition " to its lineup , which will come in pelf - resistive ceramic with a pearl - blanched finish . Apple feature that it will be four times stronger than the stainless steel of the other watches in the lineup . Unfortunately its Mary Leontyne Price tag reflects the luxe handling . Here ’s a full dislocation of all the watches in Apple ’s lineup , with pricing and release engagement :
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