A new report related to Apple Apple Watch Series 3 has come out, according to which this watch will be discontinued in the third quarter of 2022. Because its processing power may not meet the requirements of the new version of watchOS. The Apple Watch Series 3 was released in September 2017, making it almost five years old. This is the oldest Apple Watch to support the latest version of watchOS 8. According to a recent report, Apple has been tipped to end support for this smartwatch when it launched watchOS 9 at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) later this year.
In a tweet, popular Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the Apple Watch Series 3 may be discontinued in Q3 2022 due to its outdated hardware. This smartwatch is powered by the S3 chip which lags far behind the Apple Watch SE’s S5 chip and the Apple Watch Series 7’s S7 chip. The Apple Watch Series 3 is tipped to sport a thick build with large bezels and angular display corners.
Given the limited performance of the Apple Watch Series 3 and the extra steps to update watchOS, it is assumed that Apple will discontinue this smartwatch when a new version of watchOS arrives. The move is expected to make the Apple Watch Series 4 the oldest Apple smartwatch to support watchOS 9. The features offered by the upcoming watchOS are not yet known, but it is expected to coincide with the launch of the second generation Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Series 8. These smartwatches are said to arrive later this year.