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Apple Watch 2 Display and Battery Components Measured Against Original Model in New Video
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I'm in the same boat. It has to something drastically different for me to upgrade; not just do the same things potentially longer.
The SCREEN is thinner, which will increase touch sensitivity, this is a good thing. The battery is BIGGER so even if the case were to be thinner, EVERYBODY should still be happy.
except for those who already have one (me) and see no reason to buy another one with this minimal change.
as well as everyone else who didn't buy it and still see no reason to.
So my question is... who is going to buy this?
Lots will buy it for the GPS, if this rumor is true.
GPS, barometer, better touch responsiveness, a faster processor, and bigger battery? I have an AW1 and I will buy this as soon as I can. Love the AW1 I've had since day 1, but I feel like these upgrades will really improve the experience, at least for me.
"No one will want this because I don't want this"
This statement is nearly always incorrect.
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I'm not looking for a thinner Watch, but rather one that has more heft. Perhaps a bigger battery will help in this regard.
I haven't taken the plunge on getting a Watch mostly because I love my Seiko automatic. It's heft feels right on my wrist and given it has survived for 12 years now, never losing accuracy, not requiring new batteries and even regular swimming, diving and my working on cars and equipment it has survived without issue. A bonus is that it gets compliments still on a regular basis - as it's not a high volume watch.
But notifications and fitness tracking are significant draws for me and I'm guessing there will be a Watch on my wrist in the coming few months.
I haven't taken the plunge on getting a Watch mostly because I love my Seiko automatic. It's heft feels right on my wrist and given it has survived for 12 years now, never losing accuracy, not requiring new batteries and even regular swimming, diving and my working on cars and equipment it has survived without issue. A bonus is that it gets compliments still on a regular basis - as it's not a high volume watch.
But notifications and fitness tracking are significant draws for me and I'm guessing there will be a Watch on my wrist in the coming few months.
As opposed to the iPhone 7 which is keeping the same design as the two generation old iPhone 6?
Heck, all the iPhones have kept roughly the same design since the original, at least from the front. At least you can change up the straps on the Apple Watch.
With a significantly larger battery and improvements in power usage, it should be possible for them to squeeze out two days of battery life, or an always-on watch face. That would be a significant upgrade.
Nerd satisfaction at it's finest!
Really an important issue in this crumbling world.
But, let's be positive:
There are a lot of people buying Apple watches.
Yup, I'm a current owner. Buying a new one this holiday season.
I'm glad that I've just been living with the crack across the top of my screen (only visible at certain angles with the backlight on) instead of spending to replace it.
Ahh yes... but a good trade in promotion from Apple would help this. That's what I am hoping for.
Rubbish. If Apple wanted to keep it secret, they'd have processed in place to keep it out of our eyeballs entirely.
Deliberate leak.
70–80% thinner to me is significantly, not "slightly," thinner. Pretty good. Different enough for me to try it on again if new capabilities and performance specs are good.
Read the article more carefully. Despite the thinner display, the overall size will be roughly the same to fit in a larger battery and additional components to the innards.
I'm not sure why but I'll take one more shot at this.
If Apple came out with a new Retina Macbook Air that had higher internal battery capacity to support the new screen, but overall it ended up with the same rated runtime, would you say the new laptop had "better battery life"?
If you haven't worn a watch in years, you'll find that big ass watches are the trend these days. The 42mm AW is actually smaller than some of the big ass watches out there.