The Apple Watch Series 4 was a big step forward for Apple’s wristwear: a refined design, a larger screen and some FDA-cleared ECG tech to boot. But this year’s Apple Watch Series 5 could be even better. Even though the Apple Watch is the best smartwatch right now, that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. The Apple Watch is missing some important features present on some of its competitors, especially in fitness tracking and an OLED screen. There’s also the rumor of titanium and ceramic Apple Watch models. This is what we expect to see in the Apple Watch Series 5 based on current rumors — and the Series 4’s missing features.
Missing feature: Sleep tracking…
Bloomberg ran a report back in February that Apple is planning to integrate advanced sleep tracking into the Apple Watch, but maybe not until 2020. The Apple Watch can’t track sleep, at least not natively. Instead, it relies on third-party sleep tracking apps that can be installed on the watch, but they’re by no means a fully integrated solution that works seamlessly via Apple’s own Health and Activity apps. The iPhone has had a sleep-related bedtime clock for years and getting proper sleep certainly lines up with Apple’s other core heart health and wellness missions. (Apple acquired the sleep-tracking company Beddit in 2017.) Maybe 2019’s watch will make a step toward improving the hardware to enable sleep tracking.
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