Happy 2017 to our readership here at smartwatch.me. The wearables journey continues this year with all the companies you love as well as new ones you've never seen. We're back to bring you the best information on the market and help you find that next great gadget for your wrist.
The Apple Watch 2 has been out since September but, since time waits for no one, three months is all it takes to start examining rumors about the next-generation smartwatch.
The Apple Watch 3 will launch at the same time as it did in 2016, Q3 2017 (no surprise there). What is a surprise, however, is that Apple intends to focus on battery life for its next-gen. smartwatch, according to Economic Daily News. The fruit company is partnering with Quanta Computer, the company that made the first-gen. and second-gen. smartwatches, to craft a smartwatch with longer-lasting stamina than has been the state of the Apple Watch 1 with its 18 hours of battery life (max) and 5 hours of screen-on time (SOT).
Battery life is one major concern for wearables, as a number of consumers want to see better battery life in smartphones (and thus, wearables by extension). One rumor says that Apple will place a micro-LED panel in the Apple Watch 3, with its major benefit being improved battery life (Apple also filed a patent showing how the micro-LED panel would work).
Battery life is of great importance because, without it, a smartwatch is just a piece of wrist jewelry that doesn't do anything. Battery life is also one important factor that could increase smartwatch adoption in the future.
How's the battery life on your first-gen. Apple Watch or the Apple Watch 2?
