We have heard for some time that Apple has been working on a version of the Apple Watch is with a plastic shell to offer a cheaper option and more suitable for children, but it seems that giving life to this vision is a little more complicated than expected. After Apple’s September event last year did not come without Apple Watch has announced, Mark Gurman said the team had encountered “cost and quality” challenges with plastic design, but that it was still happening. Now this week Rise Newsletter, Gurman says that the plastic Apple Watch is “serious danger”.
According to Gurman, “the design team does not like the look, and the operations team is struggling to make the envelope materially cheaper than the current aluminum chassis.” It has been more than two years since Apple has released the second generation of Apple Watch SE, and this model now feels “bland”, as Amy Skorheim of Engadget wrote after having revisited the device recently. A refreshment is due, but it now seems that the plastic design is not yet in the cards.
This article originally appeared on engadget to
