These Apple Watch Series 7 photos will make you ditch that Series 6

Apple Watch Series 7 Displays (Image credit: Rene Ritchie)

What you need to know

Apple Watch Series 7 goes on sale tomorrow but some people already have one.
Some photos show the difference between the old displays and the new ones is bigger than we might have thought.

With Apple Watch Series 7 set to go on sale tomorrow, we know that some people already have them on their wrists. While early reviews have been solid, most say that the upgrade from an Apple Watch Series 6 isn't one people should bother with. Some new photos might change some minds.

Apple's new watches increase their case size from 40mm and 44mm to 41mm and 45mm. That also means that the displays have grown, too. Apple has re-jigged the bezels to give us more screen real estate and while some reviews say the difference is minimal, some photos appearing online seem to show the opposite. Some photos make the difference look like night and day.

Check them out!

It’s hard to explain how different it feels looking down at the #applewatchseries7 compared to 6 - larger yes but also flatter pic.twitter.com/xqxKvgNpFfIt’s hard to explain how different it feels looking down at the #applewatchseries7 compared to 6 - larger yes but also flatter pic.twitter.com/xqxKvgNpFf— Carolina Milanesi (She/Her) (@caro_milanesi) October 13, 2021 October 13, 2021

Apple Watch Nike Series 7 - 41 mm
(Thanks to an anonymous friend of mine😁) pic.twitter.com/79jxOsrn1LApple Watch Nike Series 7 - 41 mm
(Thanks to an anonymous friend of mine😁) pic.twitter.com/79jxOsrn1L— domenico panacea (@domenicopanacea) October 14, 2021 October 14, 2021

Pretty impressive, right?

All of those shots appear to be comparing a 40mm watch with a 41mm model, but you can expect similar increases moving from 44mm to 45mm, too.

These new watches are set to be the best Apple Watches Apple has ever made, even without the increased display size. Improved battery charging speeds and tougher screens are decent upgrades on their own. But it's the larger display that stands out the most — and now I can't wait to test one of these things out for myself tomorrow!

Happy Apple Watch Series 7 day-1, people!

Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.

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