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New Video Shows Thinner Display and Larger Battery for Apple Watch 2
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And why exactly? Because Apple Watch is so heavy you can't run or what? A thinner watch would make no difference for fitness use case.
What's worse, passing up on gen 1 waiting almost 2 years (since announcement) or paying top dollar when the watch first came out which will be obsolete in a few weeks?
Look at the bright side, you got your money's worth.
Why would they go backwards?
As long as they are giving the processor a speed bump too (S2?), I will be buying one of these. Will be a solid 2nd version, not quite iPad 2 awesomeness (if no changes in form factor) but pretty close.
Doesn't that imply that round vs. square is like right or wrong, black or white? Backwards or forwards as you put it is simply a matter of design preference.
like the iPad 2 after the original, merely the size and form factor played a huge part in making it 10x better. i'll be considering an apple watch next year even if it doesn't do much more.
I don't care so much if the actual device is thinner (i.e. give me more battery, not less please!) but I do think that a thinner screen will make the AW2 that much more responsive, which is a good thing as sometimes isn't quite as responsive as my 6S Plus.
Round is innovation? You're easily pleased.
The form factor works when it's not used as a watch to be honest, bit like the phone is only a small part of what the iPhone is.
agree with this. i think everyone who complains about the AW thickness hasn't worn a watch before.
my AW is so thin and light there's times i honestly have to check that it's still on my wrist.
It isn't simply a matter of design preference, as a circular display isn't as suitable for reading blocks of info compared to a square display.
when the AW first came out, there was a behind the scenes articles somewhere (Wired?) that explained the design reason why they went with square vs round. i doubt they'd go back.
mine is for the simple fact that I doubt I am going to upgrade my iPhone this year for the first year since the OG iPhone. I think I am going to upgrade my watch and then wait till next year to get a new phone. My 6S still kills any game or app I throw at it and has yet to show me lag anywhere across the OS. I don't care about cameras so the incremental upgrade means nothing to me and I already have a 128gb so don't need more storage either. Anyway, my wallet is (semi) ready!
Based on these pictures, I'm not sure how Apple plans on improving water resistance, since these new displays appear to be glued on just like the last ones. Not a good sign.
Not compared to Apple's current display area. Comparable 42mm round displays actually have more real room than the Watch.
Here's a 1:1 comparison to the Huawei 42mm.
And here's the comparison with the display optimized for the round display.
There's no question even with a text display that there's far more screen real estate for developers to work with.
Now, if Apple ever expands their display edge to edge then it's a different ballgame. But for now, and at least the next year it appears, round watch displays will have a clear advantage over the Watch.
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