We have heard for some time that Apple has been working on a version of the Apple Watch is with a plastic shell to offer a cheaper option and more suitable for children, but it seems that giving life to this vision is a little more complicated than expected. After the September Apple event last year came and came with No new Apple Watch is announcement, Mark Gurman reported that the team had met “cost and quality” challenges with plastic design, but that it was still going. Now this week Rise Newsletter, Gurman says that the plastic Apple Watch is “serious danger”.
According to Gurman, “the design team does not like the look, and the operations team is struggling to make the envelope materially cheaper than the current aluminum chassis.” It has been more than two years since Apple has released the second generation of Apple Watch SE, and this model is now “Fade”, as Amy Skorheim of Engadget wrote After revisiting the device recently. A refreshment is due, but it now seems that the plastic design is not yet in the cards.
This article originally appeared on Engadget on https://www.engadget.com/wearables/apples-rumored-plastic-apple-watch-se-has-reportly-hit-a-serious-snag-180820143.html?src=rss
