Apple Watch Ultra will have an even bigger screen. If the first Apple Watch Ultra already seems big enough to you, then you haven’t seen the second generation yet: and God forbid, since it shouldn’t arrive before 2024, but according to Taiwanese DigiTimes, one of its distinctive features would concern increasing screen size.
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According to the numbers we are talking about a screen with a diagonal of 2.1 inches, or almost 10% larger than the 1.93 inches of the current version: unless the frames are reduced, this increase will probably make the first Apple Watch with a case measuring over 50 millimeters (that of the Ultra is 49 mm).
These anticipations are in line with those shared last month by Jeff Pu, a technology analyst at Hong Kong-based investment firm Haitong International Securities, according to which the watch screen will also have another first, that of adopting microLED technology.
The advantages of microLEDs
This will mean higher brightness, better contrast ratio and lower power consumption compared to current OLED screen models. According to Taiwan’s TrendForce, the microLED technology could also allow Apple to offer products with “breakthrough product innovations” ranging from foldable iPhones to futuristic fully transparent AR glasses.
How is OLED doing?
Currently the production costs of microLED screens are high, so Apple’s transition to this technology will probably take 5 to 10 years to complete. Meanwhile, the company is completing the transition to OLED. The first Apple device to use an OLED screen was the first Apple Watch in 2015, while the iPhone arrived only two years later. According to numerous predictions by reliable analysts, we will be able to admire MacBook Air and iPad Pro with OLED screens in 2024.
