Foxconn and Compal slated to produce Apple Watch Series 6 in 2020

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What you need to know

  • Apple Watch Series 6 is likely to be announced in September 2020.
  • Foxconn and Compal Electronics are expected to produce the new watch.
  • Luxshare Precision will be left to produce older Apple Watch models.

Apple Watch Series 5 may only be a few weeks into its life cycle but that isn't going to get in the way of Apple's plans for Apple Watch Series 6. The new wearable is likely to be announced in September 2020, and the oft-unreliable DigiTimes (via MacRumors) reports that both Foxconn and Compal Electronics set to take on production duties.

The same report notes that Luxshare Precision will take on production duties for the older Apple Watch models. Presumably Apple intends to continue its multi-tier Apple Watch lineup into 2020.

**Compal, Foxconn land orders for next-gen Apple Watch: **Compal Electronics and Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) have obtained orders for the 2020 series of Apple Watch, while China-based Luxshare ICT will likely take orders for old-generation Apple Watch devices, according to industry sources.

Quanta has been the primary Apple Watch manufacturer since day one but it's expected to dip out of the running for 2020 Apple Watch production. That would leave Foxconn and Compal Electronics to pick up the pieces.

The Apple Watch Series 6 hasn't been the subject of too many rumors so far, but that's sure to change in the coming months. Support for some kind of blood glucose monitor is a feature that has been rumored before the announcement of the last few Apple Watches, so it's likely to be front and center this time around, too.

Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.