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42mm Apple Watch Series 4 Likely to Feature Larger Screen With 384×480 Resolution

Apple’s upcoming Apple Watch Series 4, which will feature a larger display, due to thinner bezels. Now, 9to5Mac has discovered information in watchOS 5 indicating the 42mm model will likely feature a screen resolution of 384×480.

The 42mm Apple Watch Series 3 model has a screen resolution of 312×390.

The higher resolution and larger display will allow the Apple Watch Series 4 to display more information. 9to5Mac ran some tests to guesstimate the display’s increased real estate, as seen below.

We ran some tests by using a modified Apple Watch Simulator on the latest Xcode beta to see how much those extra pixels are going to contribute to the watchOS experience. For our tests, we guessed a PPI of 345. Scroll down for images comparing watchOS running on the Series 3 and the simulated Series 4.

Screenshots via 9to5Mac.

The larger screen will allow for at least one new watch face that will be capable of simultaneously displaying up to nine complications.

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