Apple in its latest launch event announced its next generation of products including its Watch Series 10. It was not dubbed “Watch X” as some rumours suggested. Anyway, let’s take a deeper look at the Apple Watch Series 10 and also discuss its expected price in Nepal.
Apple Watch Series 10 Overview
Design and Display
The Apple Watch Series 10 looks basically the same as its predecessors having the same design blueprint. However, what Apple has done is, that they cut down its size, making it the thinnest Apple Watch so far. It comes in two different builds, the first being the standard aluminium — available in Jet Black, Rose Gold, and Silver.
The other choice is what is turning out to be metal prime in recent times i.e. Titanium. It also comes in three shades: Slate, Gold, and Natural. The watch can withstand outdoor weather pretty easily as it is IP6X and 5ATM rated for dust and water resistance.
The Apple Watch Series 10 ships in two sizes: 42mm and 46mm. This number is derived by measuring the longer side of the watch. That being said, the wearable is available in two display sizes too. The smaller one stretches 374 x 446 pixels while the larger one measures 416 x 496 pixels.
Also, the panel over here is Retina LTPO3 a.k.a Wide-angle OLED, which is the first time for an Apple Watch. Furthermore, the screen can go up to 2,000 nits and drop as low as 1 nit brightness. Moreover, the watch wears a protective glass on top, which is Ion-X for aluminium casing, and Sapphire for titanium.
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Performance and Features
One of the primary reasons for the slimmer build of the Apple Watch 10 series is the new S10 SiP. It consists of a 64-bit dual-core processor, quad-core neural engine, and 64GB storage. The combination of all these helps the watch perform intelligent features like double-tap gestures, on-device Siri, dictation, automatic workout detection, as well as safety features like Crash/Fall Detection. In the meantime, it boots on watchOS 11 which offers new tricks of its own like Smart Stack, redesigned Photo face, and Translate app.
The key highlight of Apple Watch Series 10 is the ability to detect Sleep Apnea, wherein breathing stops repeatedly during sleep and can potentially be series. Likewise, the next feature that Apple introduced is depth and temperature sensing ability during water activity. This offers users useful insight during activities like snorkelling.
Additionally, the watch has a cellular variant as well, which can provide you with enough functionality that it won’t matter if you forget your phone at home.
It even has Voice Isolation for calling. Even with all this, the watch can last you up to 18 hours on normal usage. Meanwhile, it can go up to 36 hours on low power mode. After the charge has depleted it can reach up to 80% charge in just 30 minutes making it the fastest charging Apple Watch.
Apple Watch Series 10 Specifications
- Design: Squircle design, 5ATM water-resistant, IP6X dust resistant
- Dimensions: 46.00mm x 39.00mm x 9.70mm or 42.00mm x 36.00mm x 9.70mm
- Weight:
- 46mm: 36.40 grams (Aluminium), 35.30 grams (Aluminium + cellular), 41.70 grams (Titanium)
- 42mm: 30.00 grams (Aluminium), 29.30 grams (Aluminium + cellular), 34.40 grams (Titanium)
- Materials: Aluminium or Titanium Chassis, Ion-X or Sapphire Crystal Front Cover, Various options of strap
- Display: Always-On Retina LTPO3 display, Wide-angle OLED, Up to 2,000 nits peak brightness, 1 nit minimum brightness, 326 PPI pixel density
- Resolution:
- 46mm: 416 x 496 pixels
- 42mm: 374 x 446 pixels
- Processor: S10 SiP with 64-bit dual-core processor + quad-core Neural Engine
- OS: watchOS 11
- Storage: 64GB
- Sensors: Electrical Heart Sensor, Third-generation optical heart sensor, Temperature, Compass, Always-on Altimeter, High-g accelerometer, High dynamic range gyroscope, Ambient Light, Depth gauge, Water temperature
- Connectivity: WiFi 4, Bluetooth 5.3, LTE and UMTS cellular (Optional), Ultra Wideband, Apple Pay
- Navigation: GPS (L1), Galileo, BeiDou
- Battery: Up to 18 hours on normal usage, Up to 36 hours on Low Power mode
- Charging: 80% in 30 minutes, 15 minutes = 8 hours usage
- Colour Options:
- Aluminium: Jet Black, Rose Gold, Silver
- Titanium: Slate, Gold, Natural
Apple Watch Series 10 Price in Nepal and Availability
The Apple Watch Series 10 was announced alongside the iPhone 16 series and AirPods 4. It is available for pre-order at a starting price of USD 399. When the Apple Watch Series 10 arrives in Nepal, we expect its price to start at NPR 79,999.
| Apple Watch Series 10 | Price in the US (Official) | Price in Nepal (Expected) |
| Aluminium, 42mm, GPS-only | USD 399 | NPR 64,499 |
| Aluminium, 46mm | USD 429 | NPR 69,499 |
| Aluminium, Cellular | USD 499 | NPR 79,999 |
| Titanium, 42mm | USD 699 | NPR 112,799 |
| Titanium, 46mm | USD 749 | NPR 120,899 |
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