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Next Apple Watch could have cellular connectivity

By Kenny Yeo - on 30 Mar 2017, 10:29am

Next Apple Watch could have cellular connectivity

According to Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Christopher Rolland, the next Apple Watch will finally have cellular connectivity.

Apple has long been rumored to be working on enabling cellular connectivity on their smartwatches, however, excessive battery drain and a clumsy form factor continue to be problems.

Rumors last year also say that Apple has been doing extensive research on low-power cellular chips.

However, Rolland says "significant progress" has been made in this area. He also said that Apple may employ VOIP and data across a CAT-M1 connection to reduce power consumption.

The Apple Watch has long been criticized for being too reliant on the iPhone, so the introduction of cellular connectivity will go a long way in reducing this dependency. 

Source: Macrumors

 

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