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They certainly did -- 18 hours with mix of LTE, Bluetooth, and WiFi! More than all day, in other words!
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Apple Reveals New 'Apple Watch Series 3' Models With LTE and Faster Dual-Core Processor
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You may want to listen more closely the next time!
They certainly did -- 18 hours with mix of LTE, Bluetooth, and WiFi! More than all day, in other words!
Strange, perhaps, but I thought the Apple Watch segment was the hit of the event!
Except do EVERYTHING without lugging an iPhone around. Out for a run and want to buy a drink? use your watch. need to answer a call? use your watch. messaging? watch only. Seems like a major upgrade to me.
Shameful and greedy that the low end is the Series 1 which is only splash proof. Things like this are what make Apple a bean counting company these days.
Is there any reason to buy the nike one over the apple watch? They're both listed as Series 3 now.
LTE > Apple Watch 3 > Spotify App > my Bluetooth Headphones? without lugging iphone? while running? 
Silly isn't it! Even this version is just a stepping stone, ultimately the Watch should be able to completely replace a cell phone for many users but that is still years away.
the interesting thing here is that people are slamming the device for the lack of features but seemingly are ignoring the fact hat there is a new processor inside significantly enhancing performance. For me this is a huge step forward. I have to wonder what process node it is being built on.If it is 14 nm that means there is still a lot of room for improvement with currently proven technology.
good point. you're right. They would have said free or $5/month if it was true because that would have been good news.
So I guess I'm a still a few years from getting an Apple Watch.
I like it though just too much for my budget/usage case. I will have to resort to putting my phone in my pocket everywhere I go. It's tough but someone has to do it.
If you like the watch face for Nike there's that, but for me it seems the Nike flavor is the only one to include the black nylon loop. The regular comes with "olive".
Agreed. That is my use case. I already run without my phone for most runs (AW2+AirPods). But I occasionally go on long runs in the middle of nowhere, and I still take my phone. I don't want to be miles from assistance if I get hurt or sick.
I'm just not sure if I'll be able to use the LTE model with my company-paid cellphone.
It's so others will know you have the latest and greatest.
Used to be that only the gold Edition (and maybe the Hermes?) had a colored dot.
The colored dot idea itself was ripped off from a Braun watch with a screen scroller wheel:
Perhaps not so coincidentally, that watch won a "Red Dot Design Award" in 2012.
Generally speaking it will be around $15 for AT&T. That is what they are charging for iPads. They sometimes have specials like when I got mine but it was only reduced to $10/month.
That red dot is silly. Looks like it's only on the cellular version though. I expected more improvements, it's obvious their focus was the iPhone X and $5k iMac Pro this year. They should have called it Series 2S. The hunt for a discounted series 2 watch begins. I'm guessing design changes will happen next year, but is it worth waiting for? Hmmm
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I think I have waited long enough.I heard the next one will be even better. May be worth the wait
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If you can surf with it, it has to be water resistant, capable of take the water pressure from a wave when you fall off your board.
Exactly. No need to update my Nike watch from last year. So that's nice. I even roll in airplane mode often throughout the day. Notifications can be distracting and it shuts off the bluetooth.
This is just for calls right? So it should still be much more time if you get pinged with messages? (hopefully)From Apple's website on the battery life for calls...
Up to 3 hours connected to iPhone
Over 1 hour connected to LTE
Ouch...
Battery life that is less than 3 days and NO round option are still show stoppers for me. My new Garmin Fenix is round and will last up to 2 weeks in "Smartwatch" mode (GPS/HR off).
Exactly my thought. There should be more space available or at least less power consumption.
Not sure what your point is, but just to be clear, I liked the Apple Watch since its first release. I liked the second one even more. This third release now brings a watch I consider worth my $500+.
Am I the only one who really hates the red dot?