To be fair, it is also a big environmental win. They should have knocked 10 dollars of the price though.
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I’ll be sticking with the S4 for another year.
ECG has been valuable to me, but pulse ox and always-on display aren’t worth $290 (with S4 trade-in) for me, at least. I was waiting for Jeff to say something about battery life gains, but it looks like next year will probably be the year for that. At that point, I’ll be ready for an upgrade.
I am interested in Fitness+, and since that supports S3 and newer, I’m all set there.
ECG has been valuable to me, but pulse ox and always-on display aren’t worth $290 (with S4 trade-in) for me, at least. I was waiting for Jeff to say something about battery life gains, but it looks like next year will probably be the year for that. At that point, I’ll be ready for an upgrade.
I am interested in Fitness+, and since that supports S3 and newer, I’m all set there.
And why can’t it be both? iPhones do age out at some point (no longer getting OS updates, battery replacement costs more than an older, used iPhone). Those 5-W chargers must do accumulate somewhere. And other smallish devices have come without a power adapter for years (Fitbit, Bluetooth headphones, GoPros). And while I appreciate my two extra 5-W chargers (I do use them for those devices that came without one), at some point I will run out of uses for extra ones (I still have rooms or bags where it might make sense to place an extra power adapter).
Might be useful for all of the neckbeards who are going to now find out they have OSA...
I just ordered AW 6 SS and now I have second thoughts. They don't mention anywhere about sapphire glass. ion X glass on every model?
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Except the Apple Watch won't randomly start on fire.
I agree, but I don't have an Apple Watch at all and some may be updating from even older models.
That blue one looks fantastic! And will look boss on my wrists!
It’ll be able to monitor things during the night. And enough people don’t spend all day in motion.
I kind of agree.
I SOOPER agree that they should've lowered the price $20-$25.
But I also know that I have a few drawers in my house that look like this:
Some have about 9-10 Apple chargers/adaptors, some circa 2003 that still work and can take the Apple extension cord.
Ok I was there trying to put an order in and it did not give me the option and none of the aluminum cases showed the red ring. I’ll try another area. Thanks!
Does anyone know what the screens are made of? Do they follow the older models in that the SS ones use sapphire on the front/back. I see everything has sapphire/ceramic back but what about the face?
So none of the models have Sapphire? I'm still on a Series 3 SS and the reasons I have gotten the SS models (S0, S2, & S3) was for the Sapphire glass front vs Ion-X. I liked the fact I had no need to put a protector on the front face because it was harder to scratch the glass.
Ordered the space gray titanium 40mm with one of the new woven stretch bands. The Editions are listed separately, which is probably why a lot of people think the titanium cases have been discontinued. I found it in the style creator, since I had a particular band in mind. For all I know, that's the only way to find them now since the Edition isn't listed as a subcategory now.
I doubt sapphire is really gone, but if that does turn out to be the case (pun not intended), there's plenty of time to cancel the order. I just haven't found any press shots of the back of the case yet on anything other than one of the aluminum cases.
Editing to add: contacted a specialist via iMessage support and that rep says that stainless and titanium cases do still have sapphire crystals!
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Any watch that doesnt have 2+ days of battery life isnt worth having....
I'll wait to see that confirmed but no sapphire and doubled price for black stainless.. I've flipped from buying my 3rd to not buying another Apple Watch. My list of Apple devices is getting pretty slim.
Apparently millions of satisfied Apple Watch users don’t hold to your point of view.
It does, and I guess it tracks it better than series 5 since it has a slightly better battery life.
According to my Apple customer support chat, the screen follows the same cadence as prior years in that the aluminum models use Ion-X and the more expensive have sapphire.
Where in the world did you read that? The watch faces are part of WatchOS 7.
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watchOS 11 helps you better understand your daily health status using your overnight vitals and shows you how workouts impact your body over time.
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I ordered the aluminum shortly after pre-orders went live, kinda wish I would've known this at the time :/