Apple Watch Series 9: Know the features

Apple has launched its Apple Watch Series 9, introducing new features to the world’s best-selling watch.

For the first time, customers can choose a carbon-neutral option of an Apple Watch.

The new Apple Watch lineup can be ordered from September 12 onward, with availability beginning Friday, September 22.

Features

The watch has a new double tap gesture feature, a brighter display, and on-device Siri, as well as its first carbon-neutral product.

Powerful New S9 SiP

Apple Watch Series 9 is powered by custom Apple silicon in the all-new S9 SiP.

Apple Watch Series 9 also has a new 4-core Neural Engine, which can process machine learning tasks up to twice as fast compared with Apple Watch Series 8.

The power efficiency of the S9 SiP allows Apple Watch Series 9 to maintain an all-day battery life for 18 days.

Double Tap Gesture

With a new double tap gesture, users can easily control Apple Watch Series 9 using just one hand and without touching the display.

The double tap feature controls the primary button in an app so it can be used to stop a timer, play and pause music, or snooze an alarm.

Brighter display

Power-efficient S9 SiP and advanced display architecture increase the maximum brightness of Apple Watch Series 9 display up to 2,000 nits.