Navigate your way to the always-on Series 5 Watch

One of the headline features of the new Apple Watch Series 5 is the long-awaited always-on display. The original Apple Watch was criticised for not having an always-on display but when Apple do something they’d rather be right than first. Up to now, when you see someone wearing an Apple Watch, all you’ll see is a dark screen on their wrist. Apple has done some incredible things to Series 5 to allow them to have an always-on display and maintain 18 hours of typical usage. A lot of this was achieved through hardware under the display including the ability to reduce the screen refresh rate from 60Hz right down to only 1Hz. There’s also a new low-power display driver, an ultra-efficient power management integrated circuit, and a new ambient light sensor all working together to keep power consumption down.