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Otherwise, the features are very similar to the Apple Watch Series 6. The more subtle changes are that the case is now dust-proof and is rated to IP6X, and that there's a new redesigned chip powering inside, known as the S7, though don't expect drastic changes in performance. Apple says that it's 33% faster for charging, and that just about tracks with our usage – again, we'll explore everything to do with the battery in a later section. The other change you'll notice most is the new faster-charging puck it comes with, which features a USB-C connector on the other end. Again, we'll cover it more in the next section. Apple says it's up to 70% brighter than Apple Watch Series 6, and this is genuinely useful. The screen also a second notable trick, which is that it's now much brighter when in 'Always-On' mode – ie, when you don't have your wrist raised. I'll talk more about the effect of this later in the review, but it's actually a bigger deal than it appears at first, and may affect what size of watch you choose to buy, and may make the Apple Watch more useful for more people in a really meaningful way. With the larger screen, and Apple has slightly changed watchOS so that it fits even more on the display in one go, and has added a QWERTY keyboard for the first time, so that it's a bit easier to respond to messages from the watch directly. To accommodate it, the bezels have been shrunk to just 1.7mm, so it looks more than ever as if the pixels reach right to the metal frame. By far the most notable change is the new screen, which is 20% larger by area than the screen on the Apple Watch Series 6. (Image credit: Future) Apple Watch Series 7 review: Features & what's newĪs mentioned earlier, there aren't lots of flashy new features here.