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Apple Unveils Apple Watch Series 4 With 30 Percent Larger Display, Thinner Body, ECG Reader, Fall Detection, and More
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Anyone know if all models have sapphire display cover rather than the aluminum models having glass as they did in the past? My series 2 is mighty scratched and I'd sell it after getting an apple care repair to cover part of the upgrade cost.
I can't believe it took until the second page for someone to point this out. I would venture to guess the official response would be "We had to do that to make the ECG work." I don't think they would actually admit that they caved to peoples complaints about aesthetics.
You might fact check your facts before you diss. The number of people who develop arrhythmias at a much younger age is high. They can also be triggered by food, dehydration, alcohol, drugs........ The first symptom of a stroke is a stroke, and yes that is a main outcome of a-fib, thats why they use blood thinners for a-fib, to prevent clotting and hence strokes and heart attacks. I have had arrhythmias since I was a teenager, didn't get diagnosed until I was in my 40s.
Both have sapphire on the back, but aluminium is still limited to the Ion-X glass on the front.
Will vary from country to country as European countries have their own regulation on a country to country basis. My fear is that Apple won't even bother. If you live in the UK, France or Germany you might be lucky but I have my doubts about Apple going to bother with all the testing and approval needed for the rest.
You da real MVP!It's physically bigger. It's got an extra 1mm added to the top and bottom of the watch, the sides are the same.
The display area is actually bigger as well. This graphic should help. Orange is the new 44mm display area (and 40mm bezel), Dark green is the new 40mm display area. Light green is the original 42mm display area, and the inner white is the old 38mm display area.
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Wow thank you so much for sharing this. A lot people bash Apple for what they do saying its just a way to make money from consumers but this goes to show that the products they make save lives. I hope you're doing great and wish you well in your recovery.
I'm supportive of single payer, but the scenario you replied to was about a mass number of people going to the ER for false positives. I doubt any health care system wants that, regardless of who or what pays the bill.
Yep, I think it would be bad to actually have a different hardware version... Just ship it disabled, and if the end user moves to the USA or sets up a USA iTunes account, then the ECG can be activated. Simple. Hope that's how they do it, but I need someone to ask a Canadian Apple Genius Bar person, or maybe I will phone call in to Apple Canada. I want the ECG and am willing to set up on the USA Apple App Store/iTunes - whatever it takes.
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microphone separate from speaker - for better audio quality.
After wearing mine all day and doing a 1 hour workout it has anywhere from 60-70% charge at the end of the day. Mine charges in about 20-30 minutes and i could easily do that while getting ready in the morning. How long do you need to top it off to 100%?
I was hoping for better sleep tracking
what do you find lacking in that area currently?
