Apple is planning an entire revamp of the Apple Look ahead to the machine’s tenth anniversary, in response to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman.

Within the newest version of his “Energy On” publication, Gurman dubs the overhauled machine “Apple Watch X,” much like the 2017’s iPhone X that celebrated ten years of the ‌iPhone‌. Because the authentic Apple Watch was unveiled in 2014 and launched in 2015, Gurman is uncertain whether or not the Apple Watch X will likely be launched in 2024 or 2025.

Apple is outwardly engaged on a thinner casing for the Apple Watch X, in addition to alternative ways for bands to connect to the machine. The mechanism for connecting bands to the Apple Watch’s casing has remained the identical because the machine’s introduction, permitting bands to be suitable all through totally different generations of the Apple Watch.

People concerned in creating new Apple Watch fashions informed Gurman that the prevailing band system takes up a considerable amount of area that might be higher utilized for greater batteries or different inside elements. As such, Apple is now contemplating a magnetic band attachment system, however it’s at present unclear whether or not will probably be prepared or current on the Apple Watch X.

The Apple Watch X might additionally coincide with Apple’s introduction of microLED show expertise, which surpasses the colour and readability of present OLED screens. It might even be the primary Apple Watch to function blood stress monitoring.

Gurman added that the Apple Watch Sequence 9 is because of be solely a “minor refresh,” much like the incremental updates that the machine has obtained in recent times. The brand new gadgets are anticipated to obtain sooner processors and new coloration choices, however will in any other case be largely the identical as the prevailing fashions. Gurman says it’s “arguably probably the most minor improve within the product’s historical past.”

Because of this, Apple has lately been contemplating switching the Apple Watch away from an annual improve cycle to supply extra substantial updates much less regularly, Gurman says. He famous that the iPad began with an annual improve cycle, however this has now slowed to a refresh round each 18 months or so.