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Alleged First Look at Apple Watch X / Series 10 With 2-Inch Display
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Who is "other" on that pie chart?
All the big players I could think of offhand are already broken out on their own
Who is "other" on that pie chart?
All the big players I could think of offhand are already broken out on their own
Where did we get the idea that "Watch X" (which is 100% not happening or going to be the name of it) is different and a separate product from Series 10?
Internally they're playing with a 41mm, 45mm, and 49mm for the Series 10 AFAIK. Which will be launched, who knows...
Internally they're playing with a 41mm, 45mm, and 49mm for the Series 10 AFAIK. Which will be launched, who knows...
From what i hear anyway, new connector didnt get the green light. Either too finnicky or not strong enough or not reliable or all of the above. Plus the PR of "going green" by making those millions of bands they produced useless.
Whatever this turns out to be it’ll be my next watch. Series 4 is getting on now.
I do hope the X has something great like the phone did.
I do hope the X has something great like the phone did.
I dont feel it's worth comparing yet because the final product can change, but mostly because 91mobiles decided to release perspective views and not orthographic screenshots like any sane person would. I don't think the crown and button on Series 10 are really all that off from Series 9.
Unless they want to add it to the lineup, but stop removing smaller options!
This isn't an overhaul, it's literally the exact same watch as is currently on our wrists. And while this is certainly a personal opinion, I don't think a bigger watch is something most users have been clamouring for. The Extreme is already enormous. For me, an average size male, the 42mm size is my preference, as I don't need any more extra bulk on my person and don't want to look like a watch advertisement if I attempt to wear it somewhere nice. What I DO wish they would do is reintroduce the titanium finish or provide us with another elegant material option that isn't stainless.
That’s a spot on observation. Apple isn’t really going deep in any of their fitness metrics. It’s a scattershot offering that’s fairly broad but very shallow. And it’s only appealing to people casually interested in those areas. You aren’t going to be courting even amateur athletes. I’ve said it here before, but they aren’t close to approaching the inflection point of what Garmin or Coros offers in terms of training status and the deep statistical analysis of load and effort. Not to mention they will never offer things like Ant+ which is a staple of cycling connectivity. I can and often do cycle 100+ miles in a week and don’t need to stop and charge my Garmin. That’s with it keeping track of my cadence, speed, power meters and the GPS route. Apple is not even there for table stakes. But sure, they have some keynote with a “hip” exec doing a bmx stunt. And oh they added cycling -which is really lousy. In the cycling and triathlete groups I hang with there is certainly an argument about your Garmin and Coros preferences but Apple doesn’t even have a seat at that table. It’s very telling. This the Apple Watch Ultra is the epitome of an aspirational device with mid functionality.
Apple isn’t and hasn’t been a consumer product-focused company for sometime. Their stale, iterative designs are just derivative without any soul. Basically nothing that wasn’t already in existence in some form since the Ive/Jobs era. It’s kept my money in my pocket and I’ve purchased/built an incredible gaming PC that does AI if I wanted to. But more importantly MacOS is a shell of its former self and the sticky factor has really worn off. I’m sure I’m not alone.
I am not going to lie, lying is pretty silly in a situation like this so no one should/would/could lie.
Hmm. I’m currently on an SE (2?). If the regular Apple Watch gets closer to the current Ultra in size and certain features I might have to consider it if I upgrade in a year or two. The plan was whatever Ultra is available at that time, but now I’m curious…
That's what I thought when the first Apple Watch came out. Then I got one and realized the battery charge is not an issue because I charge it at night when I go to sleep just as I charge my phone. Thru 5 watches I've had now, not once did it not make thru the day.
Do people still believe that Apple Watch X is real, and somehow it will be different than the Series 10? It is likely to be an iterative update, not a huge redesign. The whole Watch X just begun as speculation, and everyone joined aboard. Aside from the iPhone, most Apple products don't have any special anniversary versions. Most recently the iPad, nothing special happened in 2020 for its 10th anniversary.
This is aligned with what we expect. Upgrades: bigger screen, maybe slimmer, but at the end just an Apple Watch as we know.
This is aligned with what we expect. Upgrades: bigger screen, maybe slimmer, but at the end just an Apple Watch as we know.
I would love them to simply offer a watch face store for third party watch faces. I’m so tired of looking at the same ones every day.
Pappa Apple knows best. How long did it take for them to do something rather basic like not arrange home screen icons on a grid? I’d encourage you to stop holding your breath. Breathe! The watch has plateau’d precisely because like the iPad Apple Watch doesn’t know what it wants to be when it grows up. It’s got some utility, sure, but it’s not gonna set the world on fire. Thus we get to the heart of apple’s Sisyphean trouble: they will never replicate the “lightning in a bottle” moment that is iPhone. Nothing they’ve produced since has had the level of focus and self-awareness. Not their headset, not the watch. Nothing really. You could be forgiven for saying “but Chungry, you forgot Apple silicon.” To which I would reply- ah yes, certainly the connective tissue is important but is aligned as an enabling technology born from the iPhone. Apple will never have this moment in time again, it’s high time they act like it. My worry is they can only lean into what they know- market efficiencies and the fabled unicorn cancer of forever growth. Until they drastically alter their toxic corporate culture there won’t be any meaningful change. I’d love to see them come back to their roots as a consumer products-focused company. But that ship has sailed and we are all left wistful, dabbing gauze at the thousands of cuts that actively mar the experience of using their products. Sadly for those without the lived experience Apple is great. Best it’s ever been. It’s sad and sobering to see how far they have fallen and become the thing they fought against for so long. The watch is mid. It always will be. I’ve accepted that fact. It has utility superficially but that’s it.
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You’re misunderstanding either “exact” or “literally”. Or both.
It’s not the same watch, it’s a new one.
Apparently yes. If this render is accurate, it seems that the rumored magnetic connector isn’t coming this year.
None of apple’s hardware and software needs it, but they stubbornly stick to it.
Nobody has to buy it every year, but if they’re releasing products with new technology then that helps keep them competitive.