Now a days even OnePlus, Xiaomi, RealMe, amazefit and many others offer metal casing with AMOLED screen (bigger) and have many health features in it. Many Chinese made Apple Watch Ultra 2 decoys have BP monitor, Blood Sugar, Sleep monitor, Oxygen etc…though they may not be reliable in their readings. Bringing plastic now may not attract unless the price is competitive. I also bought Apple Watch Ultra 2 clone for $40 which looks even better than the Ultra 2 49mm (curvy AMOLED Screen compared to flat one from Apple) which is completely metal (quality looks identical to Ultra 2) and able to fit all the Ultra 2 but without LTE. I went for Ultra 2 only because it lacked LTE. Now, cheaper players in my country are offering LTE (with eSIM and physical Nano SIM) with metal casing at far cheaper price points between $50-$100.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Apple Reportedly Developing Apple Watch SE With Plastic Casing
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Durable plastic is not really the issue: it's a fantastic material that makes a lot of products and technologies possible that wouldn't be otherwise.
Wasteful and excessive single use plastic is what we need to address.
My nieces are allowed phones but they aren't allowed to use them during school time. Phones go away when they arrive at school and can be used again when they leave. Of course, they have laptops which they are allowed to use at school... 🤷♂️
Good point, I didn't think about charging. Inductive charging does indeed have some inherent inefficiencies which produce a bit of heat.
My Swatch was 40 quid and comes with unlimited battery replacements and wristband repairs through the Swatch shop.
Let’s see if Apple can top that 😅
Let’s see if Apple can top that 😅
I would prefer plastic over metal - I want the apple watch to feel less of a 'thing'.
There are full matal Casio watches, including G-Shock.
For example:
GMW-B5000D-1
De DW-5000C is het oorspronkelijke G-Shock-model uit 1983. De GMW-B5000-serie heeft het karakteristieke vierkante ontwerp behouden en heeft een volledige metaalbehandeling gekregen, samen met verbeterde functies zoals smartphonekoppeling. Het horloge heeft een volledig metalen behuizing gekregen...
www.casio.com
A band and battery that are worth $1 max, with unlimted replacements. Sure. Try getting a Rolex serviced for free
I have 2 iPhone 5C in white sat in a drawer so hopefully they are collectors items. I had them from work for my kids a few years back and they were hardly used and cased, so in excellent condition. They were not a bad phone and I am surprised Apple didn't make another plastic cased phone considering how successful the 5C was.
They're gonna love iPhone mirroring.
Loads of apples devices are made of plastic.
Apple Pencil, chargers, AirPods….
There’s nothing wrong with plastic as long as it is used sustainably. It has lots of properties that are beneficial and is extremely durable in some situations.
They have a whole lifetime ahead of them to become a zombie. Why rush into it?
Cheaper for Apple to make. Not cheaper for you.
Apple could just knock down the price of the current/future SE to match Galaxy watch and take less of a profit but oh no.
Apple could just knock down the price of the current/future SE to match Galaxy watch and take less of a profit but oh no.
There are full matal Casio watches, including G-Shock.
For example:
GMW-B5000D-1
De DW-5000C is het oorspronkelijke G-Shock-model uit 1983. De GMW-B5000-serie heeft het karakteristieke vierkante ontwerp behouden en heeft een volledige metaalbehandeling gekregen, samen met verbeterde functies zoals smartphonekoppeling. Het horloge heeft een volledig metalen behuizing gekregen...
Sure. But they’re the exception.
Apple likes the environment only when it can use it as an excuse to remove stuff from the boxes (headphones, power adaptors). Otherwise it cares about it less than zero and it’s happy to make plastic stuff which is demonstrably not 100% recyclable like aluminium.
White and plastic and something that will get touched often with sweaty and dirty hands… thanks, but no thanks.
Anyone who thinks Apple boasting about their commitment to the environment is anything but Silicon Valley virtue signaling will also be highly interested in the bridge I'm trying to sell in Brooklyn at the moment.
