The Apple Watch Series 7, announced on Tuesday, is thought to use the same S6 system-in-package processor first deployed in the Apple Watch Series 6 released last year.

Apple failed to talk up the performance of Apple Watch Series 7's processor during Tuesday's unveiling, which is peculiar considering sequential bumps in capability are typically a staple of Apple hardware introductions.

It appears, however, that there are no performance gains to speak of, as the new wearable uses the S6 SiP introduced with Apple Watch Series 6 in 2020.

While Apple has not released exact specifications pertaining to its flagship's processor, developer Steve Troughton-Smith in a tweet today said the latest version of Xcode reveals both Apple Watch Series 7 and Apple Watch Series 6 integrate a "t8301" CPU.

"There is a reason Apple didn't talk about the Apple Watch Series 7 CPU this year," Troughton-Smith said.

That take is perhaps a tad disingenuous considering Apple increased the chassis size to accommodate a new Retina display that boasts nearly 20% more screen area than the Apple Watch Series 6.

Also new is an enhanced charging system that provides 33% faster charging than Apple Watch Series 6.

Why Apple carried the S6 forward into Apple Watch Series 7 is unclear, but the decision is unprecedented for a next-generation flagship device.

Apple has introduced a new S-series processor with each Apple Watch revision since its inception and only twice issued a variant of a current chip or integrated a previous generation processor in an entry-level model.

developers against the company over its App Store practices, with terms including the institution of a $100 million Apple Small Developer Assistance Fund and more open communication between developers and customers regarding alternative payment methods?

Apple's launch of the iPhone 13 mini could prompt some iPhone SE owners to make the upgrade to the current-generation model.

With the launch of the iPhone 13, millions of iPhone owners will be considering an upgrade!

RAM in iPhone 13 unchanged from iPhone 12 models.

developers against the company over its App Store practices, with terms including the institution of a $100 million Apple Small Developer Assistance Fund and more open communication between developers and customers regarding alternative payment methods