The Watch will have to be thinner to avoid looking bulbous.
This would be the first major change to the watchs case design.
Those tapered edges go a long way toward tricking the eye.
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Or should we say flat-fronteddesign?
One of the major features of the Apple Watch is its biometric capabilities.
It knows its on your wrist, it can detect heart rate, and so on.
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And thats down to the sensor on its curved back.
Is it possible to get enough solid wrist-to-glass contact with a flat back?
Only Apple knows, but the protruding nubbin on the back seems likely to stick around.
What Difference?
A slimmer, flatter watch with a larger screen doesnt just fit better under the clothes.
It might also allow for some new uses.
For instance, a larger screen can fit more on it.
Thats obvious, and so will be the benefits.
Take something simple, like notifications.
If you have more than one, then youll be doing a lot of scrolling.
Ditto with incoming iMessages and WhatsAppsmore space is always better, even if its just a millimeter.
And that extra space, assuming its not taken up by batteries, allows for extra sensors.
Various rumors point to a blood-glucose level reader and also a body temperature sensor.
If youve never used your Apple Watchs Camera Remote app, you should check it out immediately.
The watch has no camera, of courseat least not yet.
The camera app is a remote control for your iPhones camera, and its great.
And finally, lets not discount the value of the Apple Watch as a fidget toy.
Sharp corners might be an equally irresistible target for idle fingers.
They certainly are on the old iPhone 5, and the latest iPhone 12.
