Code reveals 2025 Apple Watch details: 3 models, 5G, and a new wireless chip
We have talked a lot about the iPhone 17 before its launch next month, but Apple has also prepared other new products for this fall. More specifically, the new Apple watches. According to rumors, this year’s models will not include major upgrades, at least with regard to design. But Apple can have a card in its round.
The internal code published by Apple and seen by Macworld confirms that Apple plans to launch five new Apple Watch models next month, and they could be a neat surprise: a new wireless chip built by Apple. First of all, here are all the new Apple Watch models you can expect this fall, based on the information discovered in the code:
- Apple Watch Series 11 (Wi-Fi and cellular versions)
- Apple Watch Ultra 3 (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
- Apple Watch SE 3 (Wi-Fi and cellular versions)
From what we know, all the new Apple Watch models will very much look like current models. Inside, they will not be very different either, because Apple will use a chip based on the same processor as the Apple Watch Series 9 and the series 10, so there are probably no performance gains this year. Apple often passes several generations without a chip, because the current chip is already powerful enough for a smartwatch.
But despite the same processor, Apple has worked on improving other internal parts of its new Apple Watch. More precisely, Macworld Evidence has suggested that this year Apple Watch models include a new “Proxima” module, which corresponds to the name of the new Apple wireless chip reported by Bloomberg at the end of last year.
This means that the Apple Watch could be the first product to present the Apple personalized wireless chip. With this chip, Apple can better optimize how its devices manage wireless connections, potentially reducing energy consumption.
But there is more: based on the disclosed code, at least a new Apple Watch model will include a 5G modem, potentially the Apple Watch Ultra 3, like rumors previously Bloomberg. Apple current with cells are limited to LTE.
The same code revealed the existence of a Mac Pro with the M4 Ultra chip and a new MacBook Pro with 5G cell connectivity.
Of course, keep in mind that Apple’s plans can change at any time. After all, the products reported here were found in the internal code, so that the company could have abandoned some of the functionalities before the official launch.
