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Next-gen Apple Watch Ultra could lose weight, it seems. This information comes from a tipster who made the right call on the yellow iPhone 14 in the past, so he could be right this time around too.
Next-gen Apple Watch Ultra will seemingly lose some weight
The tipster is called Setsuna Digital, and he sent out another Weibo post saying: “The new Apple Watch Ultra has lost weight”. Straight to the point, and if true, these are great news.
Why is this good? Well, the Apple Watch Ultra is truly heavy. It weighs almost twice as much as the lightest Series, it weighs 61.3 grams. That may not seem much, but for a watch, it kind of is.
We presume that Apple won’t be able to shave off a lot of its weight, but any sort of improvement will do. Getting used to the Apple Watch Ultra weight was not a problem for most, but its weight (and size) surely did not appeal to some.
Apple will use 3D printers for some parts
How is Apple planning to do this, as it may be easier said than done? Well, recently, Ming-Chi Kuo, one of the most prominent Apple tipsters, said that Apple will be using 3D printers to make some of the parts of the second-gen Apple Ultra Watch.
3D printers are usually used to print plastic, not always, but most of the time. If Apple plans to increase the plastic percentage on the second-gen Apple Watch Ultra, at least a little bit, that could tip the scales.
The tipster did say that Apple’s main goal with 3D printers is to “improve the production time and reduce the production cost”, not to shave off weight. So… it remains to be seen.
We’re also not sure when will the second-gen Apple Watch Ultra drop. The first-gen model arrived in September last year, alongside the iPhone 14 series. The second-gen model could arrive alongside the iPhone 15 series, if Apple plans on making it a yearly thing. We cannot know for sure, as only one ‘Ultra’ watch got released thus far.
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