Rumor: Apple to start production iWatch with 2.5″ screen next month

Apple will start mass production of the iWatch in July and the release could then take place in October, Reuters claims. It would be a smartwatch with a rectangular screen with a screen diagonal of probably 2.5 “, which can be charged wirelessly.

According to Reuters, Apple has the smartwatch produced by the Taiwanese Quanta, the company that already makes MacBooks for Apple, among other things. The screen has a diagonal of 2.5 inches and protrudes slightly above the wristband. Furthermore, the Reuters source mentions the presence of a touch interface and the possibility of wireless charging.

The Wall Street Journal, known for its direct links with Apple for years and to which Apple often leaks information about unannounced products, says the watch is coming in multiple designs, it will be available in multiple screen sizes, and there will be “more than ten sensors’.

LG Display supplies the screens to Apple and sensor manufacturer Heptagon provides sensors that can measure users’ heart rates, other sources report to Reuters. Apple could expect to sell 50 million smartwatches in the first year. The name of the accessory is still unknown.

The rumors about a smart watch from Apple, dubbed the iWatch by the media, have been going on for years. Several other manufacturers such as Motorola, Samsung and LG have already announced smartwatches. The support for wireless charging and the release in October came out earlier via a Chinese site that often published Apple information correctly.