You MISSED the point. The point is that it will last for 4 hours if the screen is CONSTANTLY on. The screen is only on when your wrist is raised so unless you plan on walking around with your wrist up looking like an idiot all day long then it will last for a lot longer than 4 hours, probably a day.
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Apple Aiming for 19 Hours of Apple Watch Battery Life With 'Mixed Usage'
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You MISSED the point. The point is that it will last for 4 hours if the screen is CONSTANTLY on. The screen is only on when your wrist is raised so unless you plan on walking around with your wrist up looking like an idiot all day long then it will last for a lot longer than 4 hours, probably a day.
... ooops I forgot to complete my thought... the reason why I think "make the Apple watch last as long as the iPhone" is an ok spec for a first generation watch, is because you need an iPhone for the Apple Watch to work robustly (that's my understanding of the Watch at least).
So if your iPhone dies, some of the functionality of the watch is gimped, anyway!
So if you need to recharge your phone, you may as well charge your watch at the same time. Not great, and perhaps some inconvenience to carry another cable for some, but ok for first gen IMO
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So if your iPhone dies, some of the functionality of the watch is gimped, anyway!
So if you need to recharge your phone, you may as well charge your watch at the same time. Not great, and perhaps some inconvenience to carry another cable for some, but ok for first gen IMO
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My first gen iPad (still in daily use) would like to discuss this with concept you.
In other news, showers of frogs are expected in some areas overnight.
Remember how when the Galaxy Gear was announced, and everyone thought a one-day battery life was terrible? And now suddenly everyone is okay with it on the Apple Watch
But hardly anyone is OK with one-day battery life for the Apple Watch. Just skipping right past all the comments to insert yours, eh?
ERM so you are saying then that out of the millions and millions of people who will buy the Apple Watch that most of them will all be travelling round the globe on long haul flights of more than 19 hours or on coach/bus trips for more than 19 hours?
I think not. a very few might have that situation apply but it is no different to people who travel long distances with their smartphone only to find it has run out of power because they are unable to put the thing down and then wonder why the thing has a short battery life?
I am sure that those few people who may well find themselves in your scenario will cope. I am sure the world will not stop just because they can not tell the time on their Apple Watch for a day or two.
The most amazing thing about Watch is no one is forced to buy it.
Speak for yourself, kemosabe.
No you would take it off once at night to charge. 19 hours for normal mixed use (time checking, some app use, etc). 3 days if you do nothing with it.
the 4 hours was if you "force the thing to stay awake and drive the display how long would it stay up" kind of test. You will not, I hope, walk around with the wrist up staring at the time nonstop
If you charge this watch twice a day, you must stare at your watch 2 x 4 hrs straight. That means you have a ridiculous life.
Batteries are currently technologies biggest achilles heel. Sadly the whole wearables market relies heavily on decent batteries. Apple is basically taking a huge risk that battery technology will catch up with them. I really hope it pays off, but for now, i think i'll be sitting this one out.
If you have to carry a charger with you for a watch , you need to sit down and think about your priorities.
Jawbone Surge lasts 7 days on a charge. No, you don't have the ability to send your heartbeat to someone, or send a smiley face. But guess what, nobody who buys it gives a crap because even if they DID have an Apple Watch ....GUESS WHAT !!!! It doesn't matter if the damn thing is out of juice before your lunch break !
It's a neat concept device, but it's just not there yet. I'm not foolish with my money.
Jawbone Surge lasts 7 days on a charge. No, you don't have the ability to send your heartbeat to someone, or send a smiley face. But guess what, nobody who buys it gives a crap because even if they DID have an Apple Watch ....GUESS WHAT !!!! It doesn't matter if the damn thing is out of juice before your lunch break !
It's a neat concept device, but it's just not there yet. I'm not foolish with my money.
With respect their is a reason it is not waterproof and only water resistant. The fact is that the Watch has a Touchscreen with also uses Force Touch. When you are under water it exerts pressure upon the Watch. Even at a depth most Swimming Pools have it is enough to fool the Watch into thinking that the screen is being pressed using Force Touch or as the Water passes over the Watch the Touchscreen.
Maybe this is a hurdle Apple will overcome with the next generation of Watch but for now I think it is an amazing achievement just to get it on market considering what it can do.
if you still don't think it is amazing then perhaps you should create your own smart watch that can do all that the Apple Watch can do that is waterproof with none of the issues I mentioned. Then sit back and feel annoyed when some smart mouthed so and so rips it to shreds just because it can not scratch their butt from space with a Laser.
And i believe in that 24 hrs of traveling, a person needs to sleep at least 6 hrs which means the watch still doesn't need charge
Having been a frequent traveller I can think of no time when I wouldn't have been able to charge a watch and/or phone on a flight. The charger looks to be slightly bigger version of a lightning cable so very easy to transport - even when travelling for three weeks with hand luggage only.
What exactly did your watch replace when your phone was dead? Ever airport I have been to (international rather regional dust bowl types) has clocks everywhere.
I have a quality $6,500 watch - it isn't waterproof.
Again I have a watch that has to be wound if I don't wear it all day - sure it is self winding if I wear it all day but if I take it off when I get home from work and don't put it on again until late morning (at weekends for example) then it needs to be wound. I find this mythical "must last more than a day" hilarious.
Also I currently manage my iDevices when I know I wont have easy access to power. If I know I wont be able to charge my phone I don't spend tme doing stuff that isn't critical to the day. Say on a day long business trip with back to back meetings. Charging the phone is not easy and it is critical for me to have it - in the morning to use as a boarding pass, then to call the driver to collect me, then to track meetings during the day, another call to collect me, a call home before kid goes to bed and check in. On those days I turn down the brightness on the phone, turn it off in meetings (rather than just DND) and so on.
They even state that in non-mixed use it could last a couple of days.
Of course a better battery would be better. But not at the expense of the display and functionality.
Pebble
First off it says aiming so you know its going to be more like 15 hours. This is the reason I went out and got a Pebble.. getting like 5 days on a full charge, loving my Pebble. There battery life is a joke really you want to charge that thing overnight every night? what if you are traveling?? I don't see it.
First off it says aiming so you know its going to be more like 15 hours. This is the reason I went out and got a Pebble.. getting like 5 days on a full charge, loving my Pebble. There battery life is a joke really you want to charge that thing overnight every night? what if you are traveling?? I don't see it.
Well, there needs to be an incentive for people to spend the same amount of money on next year's model too. And the model after that. And the one in four years time... Increasing battery life should be attractive enough for many to buy a new watch annually.
Remember how when the Galaxy Gear was announced, and everyone thought a one-day battery life was terrible? And now suddenly everyone is okay with it on the Apple Watch
Taking a Samsung watch off every night:
"Eurgh get this laggy, God awful thing off of me!"
Taking a Apple Watch off every night:
"Owww, do I really have to take it off?"
