Apple Employees 'Set Low Expectations' For iWatch Battery Life

[Tech198]

A day or two sucks....


solar charging would help, wireless won't .. unless maybe bursts of charging, which would mean it would take longer to charge.. or "it would charge in idle mode"

Apple's running on empty..

Take out some sensors, that will help..

 

[Carlanga]

Not really, I need the Pulse for my uses just as much as the phone (training for endurance running, calorie tracking).

"Ok". We will differ on this.

Can't believe people complain about having MORE battery life

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A day or two sucks....


solar charging would help, wireless won't .. unless maybe bursts of charging, which would mean it would take longer to charge.. or "it would charge in idle mode"

Apple's running on empty..

Take out some sensors, that will help..

Nah. Solar is not enough area to have proper charging. The tech is not there for a power watch.
Wireless should do it since it eliminates the laziness of plugging it in.

I have my tablet always charged because I use by touchstone so I can see how wireless charging is the best current way of keeping it charged.

 

[NewtypeCJ]

It may already have been mentioned but to me part of the battery life equation for this device is how long it takes to get back to a full charge. The iPad and iPhone have been pretty good with this lately.

If it's a day or two of battery life and it gets a full charge after a half hour or even 15 minutes, that's very acceptable to me.

For example, if it's basically the time it'd take me to take a shower and put clothes on in the morning to get back to a full charge - that's aces. At that point it almost doesn't matter if it lasts 2+ days.

 

[Tech198]

If it's a day or two of battery life and it gets a full charge after a half hour or even 15 minutes, that's very acceptable to me.

For example, if it's basically the time it'd take me to take a shower and put clothes on in the morning to get back to a full charge - that's aces. At that point it almost doesn't matter if it lasts 2+ days.

I guess this is the same we'll all get used to pulling out "smart-watches" in to charge every two days..

Apple's usually be one of the best with battery life, but they struggle over iWatch, a small device.

Good thing is, the only difference is here not alone. Even Samsung only has a mere two day or so cycle.

Everyone needs to stat somewhere, but the upshot is, they can't be any "bashing" about it yet about poor battery life, since they'll all in the same boat.

Although you could laugh at the face every manufacture who has a smart watch out needs to connect to a dock and charge, i can probably see this alone a trade off by most people, since how we currently use non-smart watches now, we don't take them off to charge, there is no need to. And it lasts a hell of a lot longer than 2 days.

Until Apple, or some other manufacture, break the battery barrier, it will probably have a limited selling range.


Who wouldn't want better battery ? and 2 days is totally unacceptable, since its designed to be wearable all the time is it not ? Isn't Apple marketing this as a 'wearable' device ? Its not wearable if you need to take it off, or need to plug it in via cable. I agree. wireless charging is the only way out here, (without any cable), but Apple would need to tread carefully to still maximize battery life.... They can do it... they'd done it in the Mac's history reports.... They can do it here, before anyone else.

 

[miamialley]

try harder

You're putting a lot of energy into insulting strangers on the internet because they don't wear watches. Your posts tell us all we need to know about you. Get a life.

 

[deviant]

You're putting a lot of energy into insulting strangers on the internet because they don't wear watches. Your posts tell us all we need to know about you. Get a life.

a lot of energy? to type a couple of words? yeah, i'm dying here

 

[iososx]

Apples expertise with words with convince the buyers battery life is of little consequence. Enthusiast buyers will point to future developments and the product will sell in vast numbers to those who want to be seen with it. Apples marketing is very powerful.

 

[rGiskard]

Just gotta have some taste. I wasn't talking about rolexes covered by diamonds, you know. A watch must be 1) RELIABLE 2) look nice
Also, it will be VERY difficult to adapt to a watch that is needed to be charged every day. People expect they watches to work for years, not hours. BUT, we still take it off at night and put it on table/whatever. I'm 100% sure apple is aware and they must realise they MUST include wireless charging. So we can just put it on the table (like always) and have it charged when we wake up. Inserting a cable in it every night would be a major pain in the butt

Gotcha on the looks. Marc Newson's watch company features some bitchin' designs, and Ive sought his input, so hopefully it looks cool without having that trust fundy look.

No way is it anything other than wireless. I hope Apple goes with Qi wireless tech, which is already common among new Android devices. Both Apple and Android must embrace the same wireless charging format if there is any hope of it growing ubiquitous. If Apple goes proprietary then the public loses, doesn't matter if it's superior to Qi.

This is the chance for Apple to add wireless charging capability to the iPhone, but I don't think it transmits through an aluminium shell. Maybe those bands on the top and bottom?

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Apples expertise with words with convince the buyers battery life is of little consequence. Enthusiast buyers will point to future developments and the product will sell in vast numbers to those who want to be seen with it. Apples marketing is very powerful.

If Apple turns to lies and manipulation to sell their products, they will be no better than any other rapacious multi-national corporation.

"The marketing can have a strong influence on the weak-minded"
-Obi Wan Kenobi

 

[Moto G]

I always assumed low expectations were reserved for macrumors "news stories" - I'm sure Arnold Kim has rights to the phrase...

 

[SwissMac2]

So, no weekend camping trips away from power points then? No sailing holidays on vintage yachts and Tall Ships without electricity? Seriously, ONE day of power only? Is that a joke?

 

[MisakixMikasa]

There definitely is a generation gap when it comes to many things, in this case, wearing watches. I find watches uncomfortable, redundant (I have my phone) and in the case people spend hundreds and hundreds (maybe thousands) on them...pretentious.

I am 27 and I do not consider I am old. I wear watch everyday so does my coworkers... I have spent thousand of dollars on watches...

Second my work place does not allow us use cellphone so we do use watch to tell time.

And no, I am not buying smart watch. I don not need it and I do not want charge my watch every single day. Since when people considering charging watch everyday acceptable?

 

[miamialley]

I am 27 and I do not consider I am old. I wear watch everyday so does my coworkers... I have spent thousand of dollars on watches...

Second my work place does not allow us use cellphone so we do use watch to tell time.

And no, I am not buying smart watch. I don not need it and I do not want charge my watch every single day. Since when people considering charging watch everyday acceptable?

Of course there are many people under 35 who wear watches. However, I am sure the percentage is much lower than those 50-65 years old. As I have said, if I had some careers I'd wear one, also. (though not socially)

Spending thousands of dollars on watches is ridiculous IMO (just like buying $1,000 purses and shoes), but people can do what they want.

 

[unplugme71]

There will always be AppleCare just in case.

just an added expense

 

[miamialley]

Many people are in a position where they are not responsible to meet a schedule. Very fortunate indeed. Most people have joined the rat race, so need to manage time constantly.

so where do you work and what do you do?

Just you. When was high school for you, anyway?

You actually have to take your phone out of your pocket to tell time? Wow.

I thought people didn't need watches because time is posted all over the place... not because they could take a device out of their pocket to check the time, and that was adequate.

I need to know the time all the time... a watch is so much easier. You may not have noticed, but time has a habit of changing very frequently-- it's likely to be different from the last time you checked.

And that's the time period I figured.....

Just you. Grow up. Men wear watches. It's a very useful and nice accessory. Checking your phone every time for time makes you look like a compulsive schoolboy who checks if the girl he likes answered (of course she didn't answer)

Found this video of Tim Cook explaining that the younger generation does not wear watches and that they use their phones as the watch. At 20:10. He gets it. You don't.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-01_iMmSI

 

[miamialley]

Silence.

 

[cube]

Wow. I just noticed on one of my digital Casio's it is written: "10 year battery".