Apple Watch 2 release date, features, apps and specs

Apple Watch 2 release date

Apple Watch 2 is expected to launch in early September 2016 alongside the iPhone 7. While the original Apple Watch took seven months to hit shelves after making its first appearance, the refresh it had in autumn 2015 saw no such hold up. Therefore, much like the iPhone, we can expect to see the Apple Watch go on sale in autumn shortly after launch.

Apple Watch 2 price and different versions

Apple Watch 2 will, according to rumours, feature the Sport, Watch and Edition ranges seen in the first Apple Watch, but could also add another two device models, apparently to capture more of the mid-market. Another collaboration with a high-end fashion company, as previously seen with the Apple Watch Herms, is also said to be on the cards. The Edition could also get an additional case, according to rumours, with the 18 karat gold models that have been available since day one being supplemented with a platinum option.

Potential pricing for Apple Watch 2, therefore, we have estimated as follows:

All prices include VAT.

By our estimation, the price of the Apple Watch 2 Sport is unlikely to rise much, if at all, from the cost of the original Apple Watch Sport at launch partly due to a lack of a rise in interest rates, which would naturally lift the price, and also because of Apple's apparent desire to target as broad a market as possible. For this reason, we have kept the price of the Apple Watch 2 the same as the Apple Watch as well, but have estimated a rise in the top-end price of the Apple Watch 2 Edition in anticipation of the platinum case.

What we have dubbed the Apple Watch 2 Design (it was snappier than 'Y') will inhabit the slot currently occupied by the Apple Watch Herms, which sits nicely between the Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition.

The Apple Watch 2 'X' (sadly, a better name escaped us) will fill the not insignificant price gap between the Apple Watch 2 Sport and Apple Watch 2.