What I would really like to see Apple improve is with the stainless model, is offer a brushed stainless 316L. I already understand there’s a titanium, but I prefer the weight of the stainless preferably, and Apple was on target with the gold stainless being a nice addition, but I would like to see some type of brushed stainless casing.
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Anybody buying the Apple Watch 6?
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Just watched the video from MR and based on that, I'll probably look for a S5. Sleep tracking, blood O2 levels and atrial fib detection are not high on my list of wants & needs. But even with that moving from my S3 to a S5 should be a nice upgrade.
I found the move from series 3 to series 5 to be a big improvement all around.
Hopefully, it won’t be a long wait. I have thought about doing that myself and use my series 3 in the interim.
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Holy cow. Can you imagine a Series 3 sized battery with the newer more efficient processor? That thing would last 2 or 3 days!
Battery sizes 42/44mm:
Series 3 - 341mAh
Series 4 - 292mAh
Series 5 - 296mAh
Most likely, especially if there’s improved battery, is thinner and has new health features, such as the rumored blood oxygen levels.
S3/S4 owners are the Target for the S6. If you look at the market right now, the market is absolutely saturated with S4’s even S5’s for sale. If one doesn’t want all the health tracking features, then I probably opt for a S5 if you can find a lucrative discount. That said, if Apple makes battery improvements to the S6, [As in the rating well over 18 hours], then that would be worth upgrading alone Given that’s been the most requested feature since the first GEN watch.
I currently have a series 3 with GPS/Cellular that works just fine.
I've owned 3 pieces of Fitbit garbage from the high end on down. They were only accurate /part or most of the time with regard to heart rate and step count compared to hospital grade equipment. I won't even go into their lousy customer service.
I have a 3rd party sleep app on the Apple watch. When the series 6 become available I will purchase it depending on the new features. Though I am an Apple fanboy the old saying is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". I don't always have to have the latest and greatest. I stopped that foolishness when I retired after 45 years in the IT field. I'm really hoping for the blood/oxygen sensor but that seems unlikely at this point. Oh well...wait and see.
I've owned 3 pieces of Fitbit garbage from the high end on down. They were only accurate /part or most of the time with regard to heart rate and step count compared to hospital grade equipment. I won't even go into their lousy customer service.
I have a 3rd party sleep app on the Apple watch. When the series 6 become available I will purchase it depending on the new features. Though I am an Apple fanboy the old saying is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". I don't always have to have the latest and greatest. I stopped that foolishness when I retired after 45 years in the IT field. I'm really hoping for the blood/oxygen sensor but that seems unlikely at this point. Oh well...wait and see.
I have a Series 3 with buttons that are as sticky AF and I can't seem to loosen them up. I don't know if it's the swimming I do, but other than that it still works fine so I'm not in a real rush. I'll probably hope for some Black Friday deal and then I'll upgrade.
Try rinsing your watch off it cold water several times. That might help.
This. Running water + simultaneously turning the crown really helped with my sticky crown (to the point of fixing it, after 3-4 attempts it never came back).
Fitbits main advantage against the Apple Watch is that they have cheaper/more viable options at $200 or less, and consumers like ‘cheap‘ when it comes to work devices on your wrist. But as you said, their quality standards are subpar at best and some segments of the products. The Apple Watch is dominant, but the Fitbit still has a wide righty of prices that really have a hold on the consumer market.
I like my AW5, but not sure if I’ll automatically upgrade. Of all the medical components I need as a diabetic, its glucose readings. I’m praying they find a way to accurately measure glucose through the skin (and communicate with an insulin pump) then I could dump an inserted wearable glucose sensor.
So will either go for a new Series 5 or 6. It will be my first 
Watch. Just trying to decide between cellular or not.
Don't really want to spend the extra £££ but don't want buyers remorse.
Watch. Just trying to decide between cellular or not.Don't really want to spend the extra £££ but don't want buyers remorse.
If you like taking spontaneous pictures of things you see then you don’t need cellular, you will always find a way to have your phone with you.So will either go for a new Series 5 or 6. It will be my first
Don't really want to spend the extra £££ but don't want buyers remorse.