Nah, do you feel sorry for those who bought the iPhone 3 because the first gen should have had 3G. Do you feel sorry for all the 4-6's because the 7 is finally more waterproof and they all should have been?
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Apple Announces Swimproof 'Apple Watch Series 2' With Built-In GPS and New Ceramic Edition
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Don't feel sorry for me - I've loved this watch since launch day and I've gotten to use it for the last 18 months or so. It already has a new home waiting for it, so I'm not feeling too sad about upgrading.
That has been Apple's development cycle for years. No surprise here. Keeps customers happy that their products don't look completely outdated in less than a year.
99.9% positive that the Nike models are just custom bands and a watch face.
I mean, never mind that we got to use it all this time. That clearly holds no value, right?
Swim proof is a big deal. Other watches say water resistance, but when pressed don't advise swimming with it due to the motion possibly getting water in it. Now I can get warranty work on it and not have to lie about swimming with it.
How about the bezels? There were some rumors that they slightly made them smaller, I was hoping that was the case. Apple always hides them with dark apps, so it's hard to tell. Otherwise it looks the same, same thickness but more battery and thinner display right?
How about the bezels? There were some rumors that they slightly made them smaller, I was hoping that was the case. Apple always hides them with dark apps, so it's hard to tell. Otherwise it looks the same, same thickness but more battery and thinner display right?
I really like the new hardware, but $369? That'll mean $419 for the 42mm one which will translate to €469 if they have mercy... That's nearly 20% more expensive, I don't know if I can justify that for myself. I really think that they should've gone with $299, also regarding their market share...
Agreed. Too expensive. I'd like something to swim with but $369 is simply too much. Fitbit's new Flex 2 is $99. Tomtom has the MultiSport GPS watch for only $99.
Yet Apple comes out with $369 when the app field for the watch has all but died. Its simply too much $ for the added function.
Does it show the time when you look at it?
I just switched to a Gear S2 (and Galaxy... just to see what I'm missing) and I cannot tell you how much more useful the watch is when you can just look down and see the time on the always-on display. Granted I had to turn that feature on and it eats more battery, but I can still get through the day on a full charge.
(I'll switch back when the Apple Watch gets OLED and a cellular connection)
Even the original Apple Watch had an OLED display. I'm guessing that's a big part of the reason it doesn't leave the display on all the time: as mom always says, "you keep [using] that [watch] face, it'll get stuck like that!"
Release is generally 1 week after pre-order date. Only exceptions to that trend have been initial product reveal (Original Watch announcement, Original iPhone annoucnement, etc) and last year's iPhone 6s release, but the 6S release had an oddity due to not wanting to start pre-orders on 9/11, but instead on the weekend.
Depends what you thought you'd get for your first generation Apple Watch. I would guess the resale value was fairly low to begin with - it's not like there's much pent-up demand for them.
I'll feel sorry for people who buy the second gen AW when the 3rd gen comes out as it will be what the second gen should've been.
Meh. I bought my AW used about a month ago with the intention of selling it and buying the new one when it comes out. Really not crazy about a price increase, especially since most of the performance issues have been resolved with watchOS 3.
GPS isn't a big selling point since I always have my phone on me. I got silver and would prefer black, plus more waterproofing would be nice. But neither of those is a must have. We'll see but I can't see taking the hit on my current AW and then adding $250 more just to get the newer one.
GPS isn't a big selling point since I always have my phone on me. I got silver and would prefer black, plus more waterproofing would be nice. But neither of those is a must have. We'll see but I can't see taking the hit on my current AW and then adding $250 more just to get the newer one.
I'm not a fan of the whole smart watch thing, I just don't need another device bugging me etc.
But to be fair, this does seem like a big improvement. Only thing they forgot it to actually make it thinner. Because, online iPhones, it does need to be thinner ie. better looking.
Please no... I have had an Apple Watch for a year and have not had any desire to make a phone call with it. That would be pretty rude for anyone around trying to not hear your whole conversation. It will kill battery, and cost more to operate. As long as its an extension to your phone, that seems unnecessary.
Even looking over Apple's website, specs are missing on the watches. I too am curious about the runtime