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Will it survive in the Pool?When you start a swimming workout, your Apple Watch automatically locks the screen with Water Lock to avoid accidental taps. When you're done, turn the Digital Crown to unlock the screen and clear any water from your Apple Watch. You hear sounds and may feel some water on your wrist.
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Design and display |
Sensors and specifications |
Not a great deal has changed in terms of the design. The Apple Watch 2 launched with a 38mm option with 272 x 340 resolution and a 42mm option with 312 x 390 resolution, which remains for the Apple Watch 3. Both models feature a 1000nits display, which means it is super bright and easy to read even under bright outdoor lighting.
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The Apple Watch 2 saw the debut of Apple’s new S2 dual-core wearable chipset, which brought with it improved performance as well as battery efficiency. The Apple Watch 3 improves on this further, a new S3 processor promises a further 70% performance increase over the S2. A new W2 chipset is dedicated to wireless connectivity, which promises 50% power efficiency improvements over the Series 2 and 85% performance improvements for Wi-Fi in particular.
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