Apple Watch Series 6 Teardown Reveals Larger Battery, Taptic Engine, and Thinner Casing

Last week, Apple tree released the Apple Lookout Series six alongside the new iPad. The latest Apple tree Sentinel Series 6 arrives with a slew of new features like the blood oxygen sensor, sleep tracker, and brighter display. The folks at iFixit have gotten their easily on Apple Lookout Series 6, and the teardown reveals some interesting aspects such equally a larger battery, VO2 sensor, and sleeker design.

At that place had been speculation that Apple tree is going to remove Force Impact the new Apple Sentinel. The first watchOS seven beta had dropped support for the feature. Teardown reveals that the speculation was spot on as Apple has removed the Force Impact on Apple tree Spotter Series 6. The teardown attributes Apple tree Picket Serial 6'southward thinness to lack of Strength Affect gasket.

The procedure is likewise slightly simplified due to the absence of a Forcefulness Bear upon gasket—a feature at present defunct as of watchOS vii. We're happy to see a frail, damage-prone part retired, but lamentable to see the final nail in the coffin for Apple'due south dandy pressure-sensitive brandish applied science. We're torn, but we'll call this a win.

Apple tree Watch Serial 6 offers a similar battery backup as its predecessor. All the same, Apple has added a larger battery despite backup remaining the same. Talking numbers, the Apple Watch Series six 44mm battery is rated at 1.17Wh, which translates to a 3.5% increase instead of Series 5. Meanwhile, the 40mm Apple Scout Serial vi comes equipped with an viii.5% larger battery. Perhaps the larger bombardment helps in catering to increased power consumption attributable to the VO2 sensor. It is too possible that the new S6 bit might require more power than the S5.

Our Take

The Forcefulness Affect feature on Apple Watch allows users to press on brandish to reveal boosted bill of fare options. This feature is similar to 3D Touch, a feature that was removed on recent iOS. That apart, the teardown reveals a larger battery and thinner case. iFixit says it'south not possible to the teardown oxygen sensor, and doing so will upshot in permanent impairment to the sensor. Lastly, the Apple tree Sentry Series vi scores a repairability score of "six" out of 10. Planning to purchase Apple Watch Series 6? Hither are some irresistible deals.

via [iFixit]