A Wall Street Journal report revealed that in its first year, the Apple Watch was estimated to have sold over 12 million, making it more successful than the iPhone which sold only 6 million units in its first year.
Despite garnering a 92 percent satisfaction rate among its users, the Apple Watch still does have its shortcomings, such as an underpowered processor that is at times throttled so that the battery life of the wearable device can be extended.
Apple is apparently already thinking of how to improve on such shortcomings, as mentioned in the same Wall Street Journal report.
According to sources, Apple is working to add cellular network connectivity to the next edition of the Apple Watch, along with boosting its power with a faster processor. A spokeswoman for Apple declined to comment if the company's rumored plans for the next Apple Watch are true.
The addition of cellular network connectivity to the next Apple Watch would address the concern of needing the device to be paired up with an iPhone to perform even the most basic of functions such as sending iMessages and making calls. While such a development would mean that the Apple Watch will also need a data plan, it could open up the device into accessing GPS and streaming services on its own, without having to rely on a connection with an iPhone.
The upgraded processor for the Apple Watch is also possible due to the company requiring all watchOS apps to become native beginning June 1. Presently, the low-power custom chip of the Apple Watch is enough as the paired iPhone is the one handling the loading of apps and then transfers them to the Apple Watch. With native apps for watchOS 2, a faster and more powerful processor will make loading apps smoother.
The next Apple Watch is largely expected to look the same as the original version, with most of the improvements to be made to the device's internal components. Whether cellular connectivity and a faster processor are among the improvements remains to be seen, though it seems to be logical to think that these changes will be coming to the next version of the device.
