Introducing the Apple Watch Series 9: A Brand New Color and All the Details!

On World AIDS Day, Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is promoting (PRODUCT)RED versions of several products. The company has announced its Apple Watch Series 9 (Product) Red color model. with unique dials.

The Apple Watch Series 9 (PRODUCT) RED variant is now available for purchase from Apple’s official online store and retail outlets starting at Rs 41,900 or $399.

Apple has partnered with (RED) to support the Global Fund’s efforts to fight HIV/AIDS. A portion of the proceeds from each (PRODUCT)RED purchase supports the Global Fund’s efforts against AIDS and COVID-19.

Through December 8, Apple will pay $1 for every purchase made with Apple Pay on apple.com, through the Apple Store app, or at an Apple Store.

According to the company, over the past 17 years, its customers have donated more than a quarter of a billion dollars, providing millions of individuals with access to essential antiretroviral treatment and HIV testing.

This initiative has also helped HIV-positive mothers to prevent transmission of the virus to their babies.

In WatchOS 10, Apple has introduced red options for several watch faces, including Palette, Solar Analog, Metropolitan, World Time, Numerals Mono, Gradient, Stripes, and Typograph. This addition of red options is in commemoration of World AIDS Day.

The Apple Watch Series 9 is powered by the Apple S9 chip, which enables the watch to support a number of new features such as fast charging support, on-device Siri and a new gesture-based feature called “double tap”. The S9 processor’s 4-core Neural Engine that recognizes wrist movements to enable double-tap.

The Apple Watch Series 9 also gets a new display that can reach a peak brightness of 2,000 nits – double that of the Apple Watch Series 8 – with a minimum brightness of just 1 nit.

As for battery life, Apple claims that “the power efficiency of the S9 SiP enables Apple Watch Series 9 to maintain an all-day battery life of 18 hours.”