The Apple Watch Series 9 looks exactly like the previous models, but it has a new Double Tap gesture that is surprisingly useful and plain cool, and the new S9 SiP makes it run a bit faster than before...
launches next Friday, on September 22nd, so we have not unboxed it just yet, but Apple has now reduced the size of the box significantly while still packing the same things inside.
What has changed is the screen. Not its size, but the brightness: it can now get twice as bright, reaching 2,000 nits, up from 1,000 nits on the previous Series 8 model. This is great for outdoors use so you can see it without even squinting your eyes. All this new power is, howevr, very welcome and used for the more advanced new features. For example, many of the Siri commands are now processor-driven and executed on the device instead of going to the cloud, which makes Siri interactions a lot faster and also available when you are offline.
What it does is it uses the gyro and accelerometer to detect when you double tap your index finger and thumb together. It takes just a bit of getting used to, but once you get the hang of it, it should work well all the time. Another new hardware feature on the Series 9 is the Ultra-wide Band 2 chip, which now helps you have better precision finding, so you can find your phone, your lost friends or an AirTag easier.As we already mentioned, battery life on the Series 9 remains rated at 18 hours, or you can get double that if you use it in Low Power Mode.
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