Apple confirms October 8 on sale for Apple Watch Series 7

Apple confirms October 8 for Apple Watch Series 7

Following its announcement last month, Apple has confirmed that the Apple Watch Series 7 will be available to order beginning Friday, October 8, at 5 a.m. PDT and available in stores starting Friday, October 15.

A new design with QWERTY keyboard

The new smartwatch is Apple’s biggest yet and boasts a reengineered Always-On Retina display with more screen area and thinner borders. Analysts expect it to be well received.

Apple has tweaked the design to offer softer, more rounded corners, while the refractive 1.7mm edge of the display is designed to make watch faces and apps appear to seamlessly connect with the case.

Apple Watch Series 7 also features a user interface optimized for the larger display, a new QWERTY keyboard, and two unique watch faces (Contour and Modular Duo). You get18-hour battery life and 33 percent faster charging, Apple claims.

Available in 41mm and 45mm sizes, Apple Watch Series 7 is the most durable Apple Watch ever, with a stronger, more crack-resistant front crystal. It is the first Apple Watch to have an IP6X certification for resistance to dust, and maintains a WR50 water resistance rating.

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Apple Watch Series 7 is available in midnight, starlight, green, and a new blue and (PRODUCT)RED, along with a range of new band colors and styles. Stainless steel models are available in silver, graphite, and gold stainless steel, along with Apple Watch Edition in titanium and space black titanium.

Apple Watch Nike and Apple Watch Hermès also introduce exclusive new bands and watch faces, and Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Series 3 continue in existing colors.

Health-related features include an electrical heart sensor and ECG app, a Blood Oxygen sensor and app, the Mindfulness app, innovative accessibility features, greater access with Apple Wallet, and more capabilities with the Home app, along with enhancements to Messages and the Photos app.

The watch will be available for preordering in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Korea, the UAE, the UK, the US, and more than 50 other countries and regions from 5 a.m. PDT on Friday, October 8, with availability in stores beginning Friday, October 15.

Apple Watch Series 7 starts at $399 (US), Apple Watch SE starts at $279 (US), and Apple Watch Series 3 starts at $199 (US).

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