The Apple Watch Series 3.

Apple Watch, stylized as WATCH, is a line of smartwatches designed and marketed by Apple Inc.

History

The first-generation Apple Watch was released in April 2015.[1][2] It quickly became the best-selling wearable device after 4.2 million were sold in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.[3][4] In subsequent years, a new generation of Apple Watch with an improved set of internal components[5][6][7] — labeled by Apple a 'Series', with certain exceptions — has been introduced each September.[8]

Each series has been initially sold in multiple variants defined by the watch casing's material, color, and size (except for the budget models, Series 1 and SE, which were available only in aluminum).[9][10][11] Beginning with Series 3, LTE cellular connectivity was an option for aluminum versions, which was standard with the other materials.[12] The band included with the watch can be selected from multiple options from Apple, and watch variants in aluminum co-branded with Nike and in stainless steel co-branded with Hermès are also offered, which include exclusive bands and digital watch faces carrying those companies' brandings.[12]

Release history

Gen. Model Released Discontinued Shipped with
1 Apple Watch April 24, 2015 September 7, 2016 watchOS 1
2 Apple Watch Series 1 September 16, 2016 September 21, 2018 watchOS 3
2 Apple Watch Series 2 September 16, 2016 September 12, 2017 watchOS 3
3 Apple Watch Series 3 September 22, 2017 In production watchOS 4
4 Apple Watch Series 4 September 21, 2018 September 10, 2019 watchOS 5
5 Apple Watch Series 5 September 20, 2019 September 15, 2020 watchOS 6
6 Apple Watch SE September 18, 2020 In production watchOS 7
6 Apple Watch Series 6 September 18, 2020 In production watchOS 7

References

  1. The Verge live blog. The Verge. Vox Media (September 9, 2014). Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved on September 10, 2014.
  2. Tim Cook Says Apple Watch Ships In April. TechCrunch. Retrieved on January 28, 2015.
  3. Apple Watch is 'world's best selling wearable' with 4.2 million shifted in Q2.
  4. Apple Watch Price Details in India.
  5. Slavov, Mariyan (September 16, 2020). Apple Watch Series 6 vs Series 5: What are the differences. PhoneArena.com.
  6. Butler, Sydney (February 6, 2020). How to determine which Apple Watch model you have. 9to5Mac.
  7. Loyola, Roman (November 14, 2018). Which Apple Watch? How to pick the Apple Watch that’s right for you. Macworld.
  8. Eadicicco, Lisa. "The Apple Watch is finally getting 1 major feature it's been missing that Fitbit has offered for year", Business Insider, September 4, 2020. 
  9. Caldwell, Serenity (November 21, 2016). Apple Watch Series 1 review: Second-best is still pretty darn good. iMore.
  10. Charlton, Hartley (September 17, 2020). Apple Watch Series 6 vs. Apple Watch SE Buyer's Guide. MacRumors.
  11. Pettit, Harry. "Cheapest Apple Watch in years unveiled with fitness apps, sleep tracker and more", September 15, 2020. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 Clover, Juli (June 8, 2020). Picking the Best Apple Watch to Buy in 2020. MacRumors.

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