September 21, 2020 10:03 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/9/21/21449553/apple-watch-series-6-teardown-ifixit
See inside the new Apple Watch Series 6 with iFixits latest teardown
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iFixit took apart the Apple Watch Series 6 today, getting an inside look at the new sensors added to enable blood oxygen tracking. There’s also one major piece of hardware that’s disappeared from the Watch: the tech used to enable Force Touch.
Force Touch allowed the Apple Watch’s screen to recognize how much force you’re applying, and it’s been a part of the Apple Watch since the first model was released in 2015. But the latest version of watchOS removes Force Touch from prior models, and now it’s clear why: it’s not part of the Series 6 Watch at all.
Apple had an equivalent feature, known as 3D Touch, for phones starting with the iPhone 6S in 2015. The tech giant began removing 3D Touch on its smartphones and replacing it with Haptic...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/9/21/21449553/apple-watch-series-6-teardown-ifixit
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