Apple is studying round displays and screen-free wearables

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• Apple is considering premium models above Ultra and Hermes

  Apple's rethink of the watch lineup includes potentially adding premium models above the Ultra and Hermes variants, alongside the screen-free and round-display work.

• Apple is considering cheaper models below the SE

  At the low end of the same rethink, Apple is weighing more affordable concepts that sit beneath the current SE.

• Apple has built prototypes of a screenless fitness band like Whoop's

  Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reports Apple is developing a screenless health and fitness tracker similar to Whoop's wrist-worn band, and has reached the prototype stage. Top executives back the effort, but Apple has not decided whether to release it.

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• A screenless band would likely not launch before 2028

  MacRumors, relaying Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, reports that if Apple goes ahead with the screenless tracker it likely would not launch until at least 2028. Apple has not decided whether to release it, and camera AirPods and smart glasses are expected before it.

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