Apple could present at the September event the third generation of its Apple Watch, a new model that would maintain the design of the current models but that would arrive with the long-awaited novelty of not depending on the iPhone to connect to the internet thanks to its LTE / 4G connectivity . However, the same one who started this rumor about the Apple watch now assures us something that, although some of us imagined it, is still disappointing.
And it is that according to Ming Chi Kuo the Apple Watch Lee will have its own connectivity but will not be able to make conventional phone calls. That is, you will not be able to call anyone who is in your phone book using your watch without having the iPhone nearby. The LTE chip will be used to receive notifications, messages, download application data, but not to use it with a telephone function, except for calls through FaceTime.
Apple would use, according to this same source, Qualcomm chips for LTE connectivity and the Apple Watch would also use eSIM technology, that is, there would be no physical SIM card, something logical knowing the reduced space of the device. The eSIM already exists in some iPads and allows you to select your operator without having to go to any store to pick up a physical card, and allows you to change operators according to your needs in a simple way, all from within a device menu. Another limitation of the Apple Watch is that the connectivity will be only LTE / 4G but it would not be compatible with 3G networks, which will be a significant limitation for some areas without 4G coverage.
Why skip the ability to make voice calls? According to Kuo Apple would first try to get good data connectivity and the possibility of making FaceTime or Skype calls so that, once everything is well established, consider the possibility of making calls from. conventional voice, since there would be no technical limitations for it. It's a fairly typical Apple move so this theory isn't far-fetched at all. In less than a month we will see if the rumors are fulfilled.