Here's the dimmed timer screen - by shedding the seconds on the timer, it saves screen refreshing. We assume that this protection is designed to make the Watch 7 attractive to the more outdoorsy, white-water-rafting types, but then again they’re probably already looking at something like the Garmin Fenix range or, of course, the latest Apple Watch Ultra (budget permitting) which offer even better protection and more activity-tracking options.Ĭomparing the Watch 7 to the Watch 6, in a side-by-side comparison you can see the extra information that's available - the larger screen (which carries through to the Watch 8) genuinely does make a difference to the amount of data you can see on screen, and it makes it easier to interact as a result. The glass on top of the bright and vivid OLED display has also been hardened to reduce the chance of scratching or breaking – although we’ve never seen a sniff of damage on any of the watches we’ve reviewed over the years (beyond a deep nick we managed to push into the Watch 6), and the same was true here, with no scratches seen at all in our testing with the Watch. What you won’t be able to discern when holding it for the first time is the improved robustness – with IP6X on board, this watch is now essentially dustproof as well as waterproof (to WR50, for open water swimming and dives), meaning dirt and other damaging particles can’t get under the frame.
Series 7 stainless steel series#
The size is larger than the Series 3, but the bezel is so small you get even more screen. There were also three new Nike Sport Loop colors, as well as new Apple Watch Hermès bands.
The Watch 7 launched in five new aluminum finishes: Midnight (black), Starlight (gray), Green, Blue, and (PRODUCT)RED. There are also Apple Watch Nike Edition and Hermès variants of the Series 7 to consider, with the prices of those going up quite dramatically. If you wanted the cellular version, the 41mm version cost $499 / £469 / AU$749 and the 45mm model costs $529 / £499 / AU$799 (plus the cost of an additional data plan). It arrived in the usual small and large sizes, although slightly expanded to 41mm and 45mm.Īt launch, the Apple Watch 7 started at $399 / £369 / AU$599 for the 41mm variant, and rose to $429 / £399 / AU$649 for the 45mm model. The Apple Watch 7 debuted on September 14 2021, with an on-sale date of October 15. The Digital Crown features haptic feedback (Image credit: TechRadar) Overall, we found the Apple Watch 7 to be a decent fitness companion, especially when paired with Fitness+ which means you've basically got a workout in your pocket at any time, day or night. When it comes to the fitness prowess of the Watch 7, you're getting an enhanced cycling mode – the watch can detect when you're cycling, and that worked fine for us, although it didn't notice when we'd stopped and forgotten to end the workout. That's not to say you'll want for power, as everything runs super-smoothly on the Watch 7, with the intuitive WatchOS 8 platform out the box (pick a Watch 7 up today and it'll come running WatchOS 9) allowing you to start a workout, view images or read messages with ease. The power inside wasn't upgraded year on year, so although the chip here is called the S7, it brings no power advantage – it's just been reconfigured to allow for the slightly larger design. With that larger screen, Apple also decided it was time to add a keyboard to the Apple Watch, and we have to say, we found it pretty easy to peck out messages on the 7 (although dictation was just as good, and less fiddly). Apple Watch Series 7 GPS 41mm (Green) at Amazon for $399.99.Apple Watch stainless steel vs.The keyboard is good, and surprisingly usable when pecking out a message.
That being said, the only stainless steel Apple Watches that costs $699 are the ones that come with either the Solo Loop, Braided Solo Loop, or Sport Loop, so if you're planning on getting a leather band or Milanese Loop (or Hermés brand), you're upping the cost anyway. The starting price of the stainless steel Apple Watch is $100 lower than the starting price of the titanium model, so if $100 more is a deal-breaker for you, don't get the titanium Apple Watch. So, you shouldn't worry too much about buying an Hermés Apple Watch. There are plenty of beautiful third-party styles that you might think are the best Apple Watch bands anyway. Of course, if you don't care whether you have the official Hermés watch face, you can just buy a Hermés band to go with the Titanium Apple Watch. You can't get the Hermés Apple Watch (with the special watch face) in anything but stainless steel. Apple Watch stainless Steel Hermes (Image credit: iMore)įor those high-fashion fanatics, there's only one option.
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