{"id":86721,"date":"2023-09-12T13:59:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=86721"},"modified":"2023-09-12T13:59:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:59:34","slug":"apple-unveils-apple-watch-series-9-new-chip-better-siri-new-bands-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/86721-apple-unveils-apple-watch-series-9-new-chip-better-siri-new-bands-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Unveils Apple Watch Series 9: New Chip, Better Siri, New Bands and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Apple kicked off its September 12 “Wonderlust” event by announcing the next generation of its Apple Watch lineup: Series 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the heart of Series 9 is the S9 SiP chip, engineered specifically for Apple Watch. The S9 represents the first update to the CPU on the chip in the last three years as the S8, S7, and S6 chips featured the same CPU. The new S9 chip is Apple’s most powerful watch chip yet with more than 5.6 billion transistors: 60% more than the S8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The S9 chip has a GPU that is 30% faster, making animations an navigation of Apple Watch Series 9 more fluid. The S9 also features a new four-core neural engine that is 2x faster. Apple is claiming 18-hour battery life on Series 9 watches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple Watch Series 9 will ship with watchOS 10. You can read about all the new features in watchOS 10 right here<\/a>. But Apple announced a new feature today, exclusive to Series 9, that the company says will change the way you use the watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Double Tap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Putting the power of the new S9 chip to use, Apple Watch Series 9 allows you to make on-screen selections without the need to tap the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Double Tap is invoked by tapping your index finger and thumb together twice\u2014kind of like a double click without the mouse or trackpad. Here’s a video of the feature in action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n