Part 2 of the second generation "Apple Watch" leaked, the thinning of the display and the increase in size of the battery revealed a major improvement in basic performance

Finally at Apple's special event to be held on September 7, 2016 (Japan time on September 8, 2 am), the iPhone 7 of the second generation and the second generation Apple Watch "Apple Watch 2 (tentative name)It is expected to be announced. At the timing before the announcement, British gadget repair parts manufacturersByteHas released a movie that compares the LCD unit and battery of Apple Watch 2 with those of the first generation Apple Watch.

Byte - Final Leaks, Measurements and Case Pictures for Apple Watch 2 - www.byte.co.uk - YouTube


It is like this when aligning the battery with the liquid crystal display (LCD) unit of Apple Watch 2 (left) and Apple Watch (right) that it got it in Shenzhen, China. The shape is quite similar so you can not see the difference at first glance.


Comparing the thickness of the LCD unit, Apple Watch had the thickest part 3.57 mm and the thinnest part 2.99 mm.


In contrast, Apple Watch 2 ...


Even the thickest part is 2.86 mm, the thinnest part is 2.12 mm, and we succeeded in further thinning.


In comparison with the size of the display cover, while the Apple Watch is 38.74 mm long by 32.65 mm wide ......


Apple Watch 2 is slightly larger, 39.47 mm long by 33.43 mm wide.


The opposite corner is 46.43 mm for Apple Watch ......


Apple Watch 2 is 47.79 mm.


Apple Watch's battery capacity of 246 mAh is 27.46 mm in length × 18.42 mm in width × 3.95 mm in thickness.


On the other hand, the battery of Apple Watch 2 which increased capacity by 334 mAh is 27.50 mm in length × 18.71 mm in width × 5.11 mm in thickness.


Rubber gaskets to be adopted by Apple Watch 2 are also being shown.


It is such a small part.


According to Byte, this gasket is used for waterproof measures of the heart rate unit.


The shape of the case, which is supposed to be that of Apple Watch 2, looks like this.


In the movie, NFC chip etc. are also reflected.


Byte has released a movie that exploded the LCD unit of Apple Watch 2.

Byte Exclusive Apple Watch 2 LCD Teardown Separation Component Parts 06/09/2016 - www.byte.co.uk - YouTube


Byte that disassembled the LCD unit of Apple Watch 2 which was thinned.


Looking at the thickness of the board part of the LCD from which the glass was removed, Byte is astonished that "Apple has done an incredible job".


When measuring the thickness, the thin part is only 0.4 mm.


Even a thick part is 0.71 mm.


It is also known how the ultra-thin LCD unit was disassembled. It is a special freezer to appear.


After leaving the LCD unit in an extremely low temperature state of -136 degrees ... ...


While scraping with parts like a thin card, I pulled the glass panel off the LCD unit.


Successful to peel off.


The glass panel left is like this.


The NFC chip is mounted on the LCD unit. It seems that we succeeded in thinning by integrating NFC chip and LCD unit.


In addition, due to forced peeling, the surface is in this state.


The glass panel is also damaged.


If the terminal released by Byte is genuine, it can be expected that the new type of Apple Watch has greatly improved basic performance as smart watch due to thinner and longer battery life.