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Apple Watch Series 7

Discontinued 7 Sept 2022

Released

15 Oct 2021

Announced

14 Sept 2021

Pre-orders opened

8 Oct 2021

Launch price from

$399

Discontinued

7 Sept 2022

Lifespan

11 months

Category
Apple Watch
Status
Discontinued
Apple support status
Discontinued, not yet Vintage
Release type
Refresh of an existing model
Previous model
Apple Watch Series 6
Replaced by
Apple Watch Series 8
Official Apple page
No longer available on Apple’s website
Tech specs
Apple specs ↗
Press release
Apple Newsroom ↗
More information
Apple Watch on Wikipedia ↗

Notes

The Apple Watch Series 7 cost $399 and spent its year on the screen rather than on new sensors. The borders came down to 1.7mm, which gave nearly 20% more screen area than the Series 6 while the case grew by only a millimetre in each size, to 41mm and 45mm. Apple said the always-on display was up to 70% brighter indoors than the year before.

A bigger screen made room for things a watch had not done before. A full QWERTY keyboard appeared, with letters tapped one at a time or joined up with a swipe, so a reply could be typed on the wrist rather than on a phone.

Durability improved in two ways that do not show. The front crystal was over 50% thicker than the Series 6, and the Apple Watch Series 7 was certified IP6X for dust alongside its existing 50 metre water rating. Charging was 33% faster than before, though Apple noted that the faster speed was not available everywhere.

Inside was the S7 chip with 32GB of storage, and battery life stayed at the 18 hours it had been for years. Cases came in aluminium in midnight, starlight, green, blue and red, in stainless steel in graphite, silver and gold, and in titanium.

It was announced on 14 September 2021 at the ‘California streaming’ event, though without a release date. Apple returned on 4 October to say orders would open on 8 October and the watch would reach shops on 15 October, priced from $399.

Check out the Apple Watch Series 8 that replaced it.

Apple Watch release history

  1. 2026

  2. 18 Sept 2026

    Apple Watch Series 12 LaunchCurrent

  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Apple Watch Series 11 Discontinued

  4. ↑ about 1 year later
  5. 2025

  6. 19 Sept 2025

    Apple Watch Series 11 Released

  7. 9 Sept 2025

    Apple Watch Series 10 Discontinued

  8. ↑ about 1 year later
  9. 2024

  10. 20 Sept 2024

    Apple Watch Series 10 Launch

  11. 9 Sept 2024

    Apple Watch Series 9 Discontinued

  12. ↑ about 1 year later
  13. 2023

  14. 22 Sept 2023

    Apple Watch Series 9 Released

  15. 12 Sept 2023

    Apple Watch Series 8 Discontinued

  16. ↑ about 1 year later
  17. 2022

  18. 16 Sept 2022

    Apple Watch Series 8 Released

  19. 7 Sept 2022

    Apple Watch Series 3 Discontinued

    Apple Watch Series 7 Discontinued

  20. ↑ about 1 year later
  21. 2021

  22. 15 Oct 2021

    Apple Watch Series 7 Released

  23. 14 Sept 2021

    Apple Watch Series 6 Discontinued

  24. ↑ about 1 year later
  25. 2020

  26. 18 Sept 2020

    Apple Watch Series 6 Released

  27. 15 Sept 2020

    Apple Watch Series 5 Discontinued

  28. ↑ about 1 year later
  29. 2019

  30. 20 Sept 2019

    Apple Watch Series 5 Released

  31. 10 Sept 2019

    Apple Watch Series 4 Discontinued

  32. ↑ about 1 year later
  33. 2018

  34. 21 Sept 2018

    Apple Watch Series 4 Released

  35. 12 Sept 2018

    Apple Watch Series 1 Discontinued

  36. ↑ about 1 year later
  37. 2017

  38. 22 Sept 2017

    Apple Watch Series 3 Released

  39. 12 Sept 2017

    Apple Watch Series 2 Discontinued

  40. ↑ about 1 year later
  41. 2016

  42. 16 Sept 2016

    Apple Watch Series 1 Released

    Apple Watch Series 2 Released

  43. 7 Sept 2016

    Apple Watch (1st generation) Discontinued

  44. ↑ 1 year, 4 months later
  45. 2015

  46. 24 Apr 2015

    Apple Watch (1st generation) Released

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