So long, power contact screen
iFixit dismantled the Apple Watch Series 6 today, getting an inside glance at the new sensors added to empower blood oxygen following. There’s additionally one significant bit of equipment that is vanished from the Watch: the tech used to empower Force Touch.
Power Touch permitted the Apple Watch’s screen to perceive how much power you’re applying, and it’s been an aspect of the Apple Watch since the primary model was delivered in 2015. However, the most recent form of watchOS eliminates Force Touch from earlier models, and now it’s unmistakable why: it’s not part of the Series 6 Watch by any stretch of the imagination.
Apple had a comparable component, known as 3D Touch, for telephones beginning with the iPhone 6S out of 2015. The tech goliath started eliminating 3D Touch on its cell phones and supplanting it with Haptic Touch in 2018.
The smartwatch likewise has a greater battery and a greater Taptic Engine than its antecedent. As indicated by iFixit, the 44mm Apple Watch Series 6’s battery is 3.5 percent bigger, and the 40mm size’s battery has expanded by 8.5 percent. It’s a prominent distinction for the two sizes considering Apple said the Series 6 Watch has a similar 18-hour battery life as the Series 5. The most recent models have a more splendid screen than their antecedents, which might be one explanation the battery has been overhauled.
On the off chance that you need to see our first contemplations on the Apple Watch Series 6, look at my partner Dieter Bohn’s first glance at the wearable.