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Could Apple Watch 11 be equipped with a blood pressure measurement function?
What makes it different from Apple Watch 10
A new feature that was constantly mentioned even before the launch of the Apple Watch 10 was the blood pressure measurement and monitoring feature. This feature allowed users to measure blood pressure when they wanted, like the Galaxy Watch, and to receive a warning message in case of a blood pressure problem, it was expected to provide a better user experience than the Galaxy Watch’s blood pressure measurement feature. However, the Apple Watch is not yet equipped with blood pressure measurement function.
Competition with Samsung Galaxy Watch
If you ask people what makes the biggest difference between Samsung and Apple, most of them will pick the Galaxy Watch and Apple Watch. Interestingly, however, Apple is not yet competitive in blood pressure measurement. Of course, the blood pressure measurement function of the Galaxy Watch is to input and correct the actual blood pressure measured by a blood pressure gauge, so it is difficult to accurately measure blood pressure. On the other hand, Huawei’s Watch D2 Pro can measure blood pressure using a special strap and can measure blood pressure by itself without any input.
Expectations For Apple Watch 11
Anyway, attention is being paid to whether the blood pressure measurement function, which was not installed on the Apple Watch 10, will be installed on the Apple Watch 11 due to the delay in development. However, it seems likely that the blood pressure measurement function will not be introduced on the Apple Watch 11. According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple is facing several problems in testing the blood pressure function.
Gurman had previously mentioned that blood pressure tracking would be coming to the Apple Watch starting in January 2022, and had predicted that the Apple Watch 10 would also have this feature. This feature would alert users when high blood pressure is detected, and could then forward the measured blood pressure information to a healthcare professional for further evaluation. However, as previously mentioned, the blood pressure tracking feature was not implemented in the Apple Watch 10.
Necessity and concern of blood pressure measurement function
Therefore, it is expected that the Apple Watch 11 will feature this feature, but that seems uncertain given the current situation. It is not known exactly what the problem is, but given the accuracy of the health tracking data provided by the Apple Watch, I think it will have enough technology similar to the Galaxy Watch. Nevertheless, I’m really curious about what blood pressure measurement function Apple wants and why Apple Watch 11 doesn’t have a positive outlook.