The comparison page refers the display sizes for the 38mm and 42mm watches.
The cases will be 2mm larger in height.
The cases will be 2mm larger in height.
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Apple Leaks New Apple Watch Sizes Coming in 40mm and 44mm
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Hopefully yes it's just a name change and not a size one - if not ... anyone got a SS black S3 they don't want?!?!
[doublepost=1536762860][/doublepost]i'm excited about bigger watches, usually means either more features or better battery life or both!
Apple is facing a series of leaks in the hours ahead of its "Gather Round" event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, and this time information about the new version of Apple Watch has been revealed. According to AllThingsHow, Apple udpated its sitemap files ahead of the event, which included links to Apple Watch in new 40mm and 44mm sizes.
These are believed to be the new Apple Watch models about to be announced later today, although they don't carry a "Series 4" designation in the sitemap and are simply called "Apple Watch." The sizes include both GPS and GPS + Cellular configurations, and include the colors Silver, Space Gray, and Gold.
In 40mm, there's also a few Nike and Hermès options. Hermès includes an Indigo Craie Orange Double Tour band with a Stainless Steel case, and Nike has Pure Platinum Black Sport Band, Summit White Sport Loop, Anthracite Black Sport Band, and Black Sport Loop paired with various aluminum cases.
These new sizes appear to be upgrades from the previous generation of case sizes, with Apple increasing the cases from 38mm to 40mm for the small size and from 42mm to 44mm for the large size. Apple measures these cases vertically. In terms of width, the current 38mm Apple Watch is 33.3mm wide and the 42mm Apple Watch is 35.9mm wide.
The 40mm and 44mm sizes roughly align with a prediction made by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in July, who stated Apple would reveal two models measuring in at around 39.9mm and 45.2mm.
The upcoming Apple Watch's big new feature will be a display that's 15 percent larger, thanks to reduced bezels and likely the slightly increased case size. In a leak a few weeks back, we got a glimpse at a new watch face for Apple Watch, including one that had space for as many as eight complications.
Article Link: Apple Leaks New Apple Watch Sizes Coming in 40mm and 44mm
Looking at the full link to the XML, there is a 44mm SS silver and SS gold. I cant see any reference to black SS, though my eyes are worn out from the scrolling 
EDIT: I lie, Space Black is there. Interestingly S3 still on the list, but no SS S3 - aluminum only.
EDIT: I lie, Space Black is there. Interestingly S3 still on the list, but no SS S3 - aluminum only.
I thought the same thing. But, if they measure the size vertically, then maybe the horizontal size where the watch band connects will be the same.
Okay, so I've added an image to go along with my thoughts this morning. As you can see, when you scale up the display, the top and bottom bezels are narrower than the sides. They added 2mm to account for this. Also they may have scaled the PPI up slightly so that the new display might not actually be this large as shown below. But this demonstrates the concept I was talking about earlier.
I’m gonna go to the Apple Store and try to eyeball the new size difference using the existing Apple Watches
Quite... taken from the mirrored copy of the list
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It also shows black SS in 44mm
I want to buy the LTE version in case I want it in the future, but I don't want it to affect battery life. If I disable LTE on the Apple Watch, does it then have a zero effect on battery life?
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
I WAS WRONG ABOUT THERE NOT BEING A 44mm SS WATCH. I AM DUMB AND DID NOT REALIZE WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT WAS A PARTIAL SCREENSHOT OF THE PRODUCT LIST.
I APOLOGIZE PROFUSELY TO ALL OF YOU. I AM SORRY. YOU WERE RIGHT. I WAS WRONG. I WAS WRONG I WAS WRONG I WAS WRONG I WAS WRONG I AM A LOSER AND HATE MYSELF
I WAS WRONG ABOUT THERE NOT BEING A 44mm SS WATCH. I AM DUMB AND DID NOT REALIZE WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT WAS A PARTIAL SCREENSHOT OF THE PRODUCT LIST.
I APOLOGIZE PROFUSELY TO ALL OF YOU. I AM SORRY. YOU WERE RIGHT. I WAS WRONG. I WAS WRONG I WAS WRONG I WAS WRONG I WAS WRONG I AM A LOSER AND HATE MYSELF
Yes. I posted this graphic last week based on the rumored pixel sizes. Note the new pixel dimensions would not fit in the original case (RED), and create an asymmetry with the bezel. So, I hypothesized that the case dimensions would not change as they would round the corners, and slightly widen the aspect ratio (ORANGE) keeping the original bezel symmetry. Instead it appears Apple has increased the height of the case which would take care of the original problem, while keeping the design symmetrical. I had not considered Apple would change the dimensions of the case justifying the cost to retool as something that would give Apple extra room inside the case, if for nothing else a larger battery. The white overlay in the center represents the original watch display area.
Yes, but displays are referenced in pixels, the case is referenced in mm — like all watches. While there’s an outside chance they’re referring to diagonal screen measurements, most likely they are referring to case measurements.
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I find this inconclusive. Yes height is approx. 38 - 42mm, but so is diagonal screen size :
From https://www.sizescreens.com/apple-watch-series-3-screen-specifications/ :
You were looking at a partial screenshot where the SS versions were below the fold. AllThingsHow's cached Apple sitemap shows the 42mm SS versions.
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Do it. So much nicer.
I may hold out for S5, myself. We'll see. Getting the XS Max and this could get pricey.
oh my god. YES I ***** KNOW.
Anyone else?
Then everybody shut up about it. I got my mistake the first five times it was pointed out by all of the alphas here. Christ. And yes, all of your penises are larger.
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