Apple could launch a Apple Watch more independent of the iPhone. The current model needs to be constantly connected to the smartphone from Apple to receive notifications; to be able to search for locations on the maps or to control the music section. However, according to comments from BloombergAt the end of the year, Apple's movement will focus on launching a smart watch with an LTE connection.
In this way, they comment, playlists can be downloaded from Spotify —for example— or messages can be sent via WhatsApp without physically having the iPhone at that time. In other words, the range of possibilities opens up quite a bit.
Likewise, Intel has also entered this play, one of the manufacturers that was eager to enter the closed market for mobile devices in Cupertino. Apparently, according to sources from the portal and Mark Gurman, Intel will provide the chip with integrated modem to make this version of the Apple Watch a reality. And is that Intel is already present in Apple computers but it lacked to be part of the sector that brings the most benefits to the company founded by Steve Jobs.
Meanwhile, Apple is in talks with different mobile operators - they will be rubbing their hands - to see who will be able to offer this version of the smart watch. However, apparently there will be several interested in having this new device among their ranks. Y In the United States, names such as AT&T, Verizon, Sprint or T-Mobile have already transcended; Talks are also under way in Europe but no names have been leaked at the moment.
But on second thought, the play can go further. And it is that making an Apple Watch more independent of the mobile and that can work on its own, can make more public interested in it w. That is, if the purchase of a new mobile phone is unlinked from the smartwatch, the sales can be much larger and begin to climb positions in the sector w where Xiaomi is the queen undisputed right now.