With the Apple Watch X slated to come out later this year, many are expecting somewhat of a redesign. While we have heard some rumors about changes to how the bands attach to the watch, the actual watch doesn’t seem to be getting a huge redesign, at least not yet. However, Apple is reportedly using resin-coated copper, which will allow for a thinner logic board.
That is a thin layer of copper foil that is coated with a resin, like epoxy. This is going to offer many benefits for a future Apple Watch logic board, like improved durability and water resistance, it would also allow for a thinner logic board. That would also allow more space inside the Apple Watch for other components and sensors, or even to make the watch itself thinner.
It doesn’t take a genius to realize that any freed-up space in something as small as an Apple Watch is a big deal. Especially, with Apple moving further and further into the health space. That area could be used for additional sensors, to track more health data for the Apple Health app. Apple has been rumored to be working on blood pressure sensing as well as the ability to track your glucose levels for Diabetics.
The redesigned Apple Watch X might launch this year, or possible next
While there’s been a lot of details surfacing about the iPhone 16 already, the rumor mill has been pretty quiet about an Apple Watch 10. In fact, it is starting to sound like there might not even be an Apple Watch Ultra 3 this year. Though, we do expect a new Apple Watch SE.
That leaves the possibility of this new redesigned Apple Watch for either this year or next year. It’s possible that Apple has been able to clamp down on the leaks for the redesigned Apple Watch, but I wouldn’t put my money on it. Though, I would expect for Apple Watch rumors to start to heat up later in the summer, especially after watchOS 11 is announced at WWDC.
