Apple Watch release date, price and features

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Apple Watch launches on Friday, April 24 - you can set your friend's inferior Android Wear smartwatch to that release date - and we finally know everything about what's been hiding up Tim Cook's sleeve.

 

It's an iPhone-compatible smartwatch officially dubbed Apple Watch, shedding the fabled iWatch moniker, as the company is focusing on its first chic wearable over geeky tech.

 

To that lavish point, when pre-orders begin on April 10, the price will range from $350 (£299, AU$499) for the entry-level Sport model to $17,000 (£13,500, AU$24,000) for the top-tier 18-karat gold editions.

 

You can read emails, summon Siri, receive calls and track fitness goals on your watch. Facebook alerts, WeChat messages and Twitter trends can also be beamed your wrist without pulling out your smartphone.

 

But is this enough of a benefit to sell you on a smartwatch? Does its 18-hour battery life hold up? Is it water resistant? We finally have those answers one month out from the Apple Watch launch.

 

Cut to the chase

 

 

• What is it? An iOS 8.2-friendly watch that plays nice with your iPhone
  
• When is it out? April 24. Pre-orders begin on April 10
  
• What will it cost? $350 (£299, AU$499) to $17,000 (£13,500, AU$24,000)
  
• Hands on: Apple Watch review
  
• Apple Watch release date
  

 

The countdown is on for the Apple Watch release date, which has officially been set for April 24 in select countries. Pre-orders and "previews" at the Apple Store begin on April 10, two weeks prior.

 

 

It'll be available in nine countries on the final Friday for April, jiving with our Apple-always-launches-on-Fridays prediction from earlier this month.

 

Apple Watch will launch in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan, with more countries due to get the Apple Watch at later date. Tim Cook promised.

 

Apple Watch price

 

We finally have an answer to the question: "How much will the Apple Watch cost?" The answer: More than we were hoping to pay in some cases.

 

 

 

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