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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Xiao Xing _ 14 for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, September 13 (Xinhua)-- Apple officially launched the Apple Watch Series 9 smartwatch at today's curiosity-themed event. The overall appearance has not changed much, focusing on the upgrade of internal specifications.

CTOnews.com note: in terms of processors, Apple chief operating officer Jeff Williams says the Apple Watch Series 9 smartwatch is equipped with a new S9 SIP with 5.6 billion transistors, 60 per cent more than the Series 8 and 30 per cent faster GPU performance.

The S9 SIP is equipped with a neural engine, the machine learning speed is twice as fast as the previous generation, and the reasoning ability of running the Transformer model is improved by 20%.

In terms of battery life, Apple said it could last 18 hours at full power.

Apple said Apple Watch Series 9 has further enhanced Siri's support for health data, with English and Mandarin versions to be released later this year.

In terms of Siri, Apple says Siri requests are now processed on the device and are now faster and more secure.

Series 9 is equipped with second-generation UWB chips, which can provide accurate positioning for iPhone with new chips.

On the screen side, the outdoor peak brightness of the Apple Watch Series 9 screen is 2000nits, twice that of Series 8.

In terms of gestures, Apple has introduced a new double-click gesture, in which users use their index finger and thumb together, and Apple Watch Series 9 recognizes the user's gestures to achieve certain actions.

In terms of environmental protection, Apple said it would eliminate all plastic in its packaging by the end of next year. Apple 2030 plans to achieve carbon neutrality throughout the business by 2030. The next step is to achieve a net zero carbon footprint for all products by 2030.

Series 9 may be released along with the company's latest smartwatch operating system, watchOS 10. WatchOS 10 is a major improvement to the operating system, focusing on the widget stack accessed by turning the digital crown and major updated versions of many core Apple Watch applications. WatchOS 10 will be released on September 18.

Apple said the GPS version of the Apple Watch Series 9 smartwatch is priced at $399 and the GPS + cellular version is priced at $499, which will go on sale on September 22.

Apple also released today the Apple Watch SE,GPS version for $249 and the GPS + cellular version for $299, which also went on sale on September 22.

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