This new iterative smartwatch focuses on biking, and the battery life still stinks.

Bigger, beautiful display. New QWERTY keyboard to ditch texting on your phone. Faster charging. Updated algorithms, especially for biking. The usual full suite of health features. Seamless incorporation with Apple software and hardware.

Battery still barely lasts a full day. Not enough newness to convince me to upgrade.

Despite appearances this is a pretty big leap for Apple Watch, and the new display is killer.

Awesome larger display, Faster charging, All-day battery life, Always-on now brighter

No new health features, Limited upgrade over Series 6

The entire smartwatch category had a good Q2, as numbers jumped 27% year over year. That, in turn, was up 20% from a year prior, in spite — or perhaps because of — COVID-19 concerns.

Coming as a surprise to absolutely no one, the Apple Watch Series 7 is the best smartwatch out there. The...

The bigger display makes things easier to see and read. Fast charging. It's the best smartwatch for iPhone users.

Battery life is still one day. Design changes are too subtle.

There wasn’t a lot wrong with last year’s Series 6 , so a bigger, better screen and faster charging add to an already winning experience. It is still expensive, even if it is £10 cheaper than last year, and the lack of third-party watch faces means you’re stuck using only those that are built in.

Pros: excellent haptic vibrations, larger and better always-on screen, ECG, top health tracking, great activity tracking, 50m water resistance, solid battery, long software support, recycled aluminium.

Cons: expensive, only works with an iPhone, sleep tracking still not great, blood oxygen data not that useful, no third-party watch faces, not a giant upgrade.

It might not be the redesign some had hoped for, but the larger display really makes a difference to the Apple Watch experience on offer – and improved charging speeds are a nice touch too.

Fast charging speeds, Noticeably larger display, A feature-packed software experience

Same 18-hour battery life, No new sensors

Apple’s yearly update has given the Apple Watch Series 7 a bigger display amid other refinements – but is it worth upgrading?

New size is very welcome, Brilliantly bright display, New colour cases, So many watch face options

Watch SE better value for many, Fast charging requires specific cable, Battery life could be better

This is a Series 6 with a slightly larger display. That makes it better, technically, but it’s a disappointingly small improvement that has us thinking Apple should have skipped a year.

Bigger display with thinner bezels, Faster charging

Barely an upgrade from Series 6, Colors are arguably worse

Nobody can deny that the Apple Watch won the smartwatch wars, and the latest Apple Watch Series 7 only extends that lead. A collection of endearing enhancements rather than the all-out reinvention that some expected, 2021’s version blends a bigger display with the improvements of watchOS 8 , for a...

Bigger display, Faster charging, On-screen keyboard massively improves text-entry, Improved fitness tracking

Still just 1 day of battery life, Dedicated fitness wearables offer more tracking features

Fast charging as the star feature. The Apple Watch 7 is mainly distinguished by a larger display without much of an increase in the watch size. The Californians have also equipped it with a fast charge function, but this is as far as the improvements for the newest Apple smartwatch go.

bright LTPO OLED, large amount of available apps, extensive heath features, accurate sensors, fast charging

not many improvements compared to the predecessor, fairly short battery life