Apple Rumored To Be Working On The Second Version Of The Apple Watch, Launch In 2016

9to5mac.com recently published a piece that revealed that Apple Inc. AAPL might already be planning the second version of its Apple Watch and may launch it in 2016. The article mentioned that Apple plans to includes a FaceTime camera in the Watch and keep the battery life nearly the same.

Roger Cheng, executive editor at CNET, was on CNBC to weigh in on this.

The Camera

“These features aren’t that surprising, Cheng began. “I mean, the fact that Apple wants to add a Facetime camera to the next version of the watch is a good logical step. They are already supporting Facetime audio calls for the existing watch or they will [at the end of] this year. So, adding a camera is [like] a logical step now.”

He continued, “Whether or not people actually want a camera is another question. It’s interesting to know that Samsung - when they first launched their smartwatch – included the camera that no one used and now you don’t see a camera in it anymore.”

Waiting For Second Version

Cheng was asked if Apple is actually planning to add those features to the second version of the Apple Watch, will it hold off people from buying the current version. He replied, “Yeah, I think, for a lot of people they are holding off on that second version.”

Battery Life

On other issues that Apple must resolve in the second version of the Apple Watch, Cheng said, “Definitely battery life is a big one. That was one thing about that report that said that Apple they were happy with the response for battery life. I don’t know if people actually want to charge their watch every night though.”