Rumor: Apple Watch 2 Said to Launch in 2016 with LG as Sole Display Provider
Korean news outlet MK News said this week that it has learned LG will provide a similar P-OLED screen for the Apple Watch 2, which will launch sometime in 2016. That’s perhaps good news for early adopters, some of which might have been put off by earlier rumors that suggested a newer model was already scheduled to launch sometime in 2015.
The P-OLED display remains Apple’s top choice because of its flexibility and, likely, because of its low power consumption. While the screen may be plastic, Apple covers it with glass or, in the case of the Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition, sapphire, to make it stronger and more resistant to dings and scratches.
“Sometime in 2016.”
I’m still betting on a Spring 2016 release of Apple Watch 2. Releasing it in the Fall alongside the iPhone and iPad seems like too much in my opinion. Of course, they could move the iPad to Spring, but they didn’t do that this year. Spring also makes sense to me because in many parts of the world, that’s when the weather starts to get better and when people start to become more active.