The Apple Watch Series 8 was rumored to arrive in the third quarter of 2022 to feature body temperature measurement, but a report earlier this year stated that an Apple Watch with a body temperature sensor would not arrive for at least. another year. However, famed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo now says Watch Series 8 with body temperature measurement could still happen in the second half of 2022.
Apple Watch Series 7
Kuo says last year’s Watch Series 7 didn’t include body temperature measurement because the measurement algorithm didn’t qualify before entering EVT (Engineering Validation Test).
Getting the right algorithm to produce accurate results is important as a smartwatch cannot support hardware for measuring internal temperature and must rely on skin temperature, which varies rapidly depending on outdoor environments.
So, if the algorithm meets Apple’s quality requirements before the Watch Series 8 mass production begins, the smartwatch will come with body temperature measurement, otherwise we will have to wait longer for an Apple Watch capable of measure body temperature.
The leaked rendering of the Apple Watch Series 8 (Source: Leaks ApplePro)
The analyst further said that Samsung is also facing similar challenges with its Galaxy Watch 5 and the smartwatch may not measure body temperature due to algorithm limitations.
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