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Apple Watch Battery Life Currently 'About a Day', but May Improve for 2015 Launch
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That's what I think. Someone else wrote on this forum:
Steve + Ive = genius
Ive = meh
1 day is just to short for a watch. Better add a wind up feature
Maybe you can just spin the crown really fast and it'll charge.
Not at all. But the Apple Watch is not merely a watch. It's a wireless communications device that extends the functionality of your iphone, and it has a clock app.
You don't think Apple would give it a longer battery life if they could? They can only do so much with +/- 1 cubic inch of space.
But then it wouldn't be as personal. Some people prefer leather straps. Others prefer bangles, and other prefer metal links. Not all of them could incorporate batteries.
I agree. The presence or absence of stand-alone GPS was the likely make-or-break factor for me. I'm on the fence as to how much I'd use many of the features, but if this were a full replacement for my Garmin running watch, I'd probably be interested.
If the second gen has stand-alone GPS (and cellular would be nice too, but not as crucial for my purposes), I'll definitely consider that model.
"Only a day" for some of those Android attempts means "8 to 12 hours." That's LESS than a day, and well worth bashing.
I will join everyone else in bashing Apple's failure too, if they are in that time range come release. But I predict otherwise, or Apple would have held off even longer. Two historical Apple patterns: a) UNDERstating real-world battery life (no Samsung-style rigged benchmarks) and b) canceling or delaying a product in the labs if something about it means it can only be bad with current tech.
I have eyeglasses and sometimes I forget to take them off or I fall asleep while watching a movie in bed. If you forget to take off your watch to charge it you're better off keeping the watch at home. Phones are different because you can still use it while charging. It would be stupid to use a smartwatch while charging.
And what if you have to spend the night somewhere and you don't have a charger? You're screwed unless you keep a proprietary charger with you at all times.
Maybe just an adapter lightning -> magnet charger? Because usually you'll be able to find a lightning cable.
No kidding. I saw a comment in another thread saying "what happened to the flexible screen?!?!" People have their expectations and dreams sky high and then are disappointed when Apple doesn't invent a flying pony or something.
I don't know why people are so set on it lasting more than a day. I go to bed, I charge my iPhone, if I was going to buy an iWatch I'd do the same thing.
The fear is that 'one day' will mean charging your Apple Watch once or twice to make it through the evening.
If the wearable can stay charged through work/and evening with average use (whatever that is) then most people will be fine.
They will probably do both. Remember, this has a custom SoC. Apple will probably optimize version 2 of the processor for maximum efficiency.
Yeah, unfortunately it's all the people who want everything including the kitchen sink (and the product for free) -- and they love to complain.
I get that it I (and most people) would like something like this to last more than a day or 2, but let's be real folks... Unless there's a MAJOR breakthrough in battery (or processor, or display) technology this is the best that ANY company can do. Moto, LG, Apple, Samsung, etc.
Battery life (and processor and display) technology will get better over time. If 1 day doesn't cut it for you then just wait for the next version! Simple!
Shoot, I remember the last phone I had before I bought the first iPhone (it was a Samsung Blackjack using Windows mobile) -- Samsung included TWO batteries with the phone because one would only last about 5 to 6 hours before it died!
I feel like this product is not thought out.
With the iPhone, they gave you a clear feature set: phone, iPod, Internet communicator.
With the ipad: books, videos , great lean back experiencem(they had a sofa on the stage, remember?).
With this, they are still looking for that killer feature. For watch, buy a watch that lasts a few years on a single battery. For everything else you already have a phone in your pocket (which is mandatory), so what's the point?
The only advantage seems health and fitness. But I can't jog without my phone (for gps) so what's the point? I'd like it to track my sleep but I can't since I need to charge it.
They should have waited another year or two or three and introduce some form of kinetic charging, or at least the ability to replace the battery. Perhaps offer an option to charge via the replaceable wrist bands? SOMETHING. You can't sleep without the watch, it defeats an important purpose.
notice that the whole UI is built for a round device. Notice the icons, they are build around a mesh like a rounded watch. I think apple tried to do round and failed. The next gen would probably be a huge upgrade.
With the iPhone, they gave you a clear feature set: phone, iPod, Internet communicator.
With the ipad: books, videos , great lean back experiencem(they had a sofa on the stage, remember?).
With this, they are still looking for that killer feature. For watch, buy a watch that lasts a few years on a single battery. For everything else you already have a phone in your pocket (which is mandatory), so what's the point?
The only advantage seems health and fitness. But I can't jog without my phone (for gps) so what's the point? I'd like it to track my sleep but I can't since I need to charge it.
They should have waited another year or two or three and introduce some form of kinetic charging, or at least the ability to replace the battery. Perhaps offer an option to charge via the replaceable wrist bands? SOMETHING. You can't sleep without the watch, it defeats an important purpose.
notice that the whole UI is built for a round device. Notice the icons, they are build around a mesh like a rounded watch. I think apple tried to do round and failed. The next gen would probably be a huge upgrade.
What the hell are you doing with your pebble. I can get 3-4 days with heavy usage. I usually get 5 though.
Why isn't the Moto Almost 360 strap a battery? That supposedly is a better designed watch than Apple watch.
You just said it.
The watch's purpose is so that you can do those things - and in particular, respond to alerts - by just glancing at your wrist instead of rummaging through your pockets or purse to pull out your phone.
It's up to you whether that is worth $349 or not. From where I sit, for me, it is not. But opinions are like a** holes: everybody has one and they usually stink.
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Just got to sleep already
What I'm not getting is why people are so jazzed about monitoring sleep cycles. Seems to me if you have issues with sleep cycles your problem might be due to when you GO to bed, and what you do leading up to it. And, in the real world, most people get up not necessarily at "the best time to awaken" but rather "the time that gives me enough time to eat, shower, etc and make it to work on schedule." Therefore, go back to my first point, focusing on what you do leading up to bedtime. Don't bring a device to bed with you (well, except for s3x toys of course) and don't stay up all night watching Conan.
What I'm not getting is why people are so jazzed about monitoring sleep cycles. Seems to me if you have issues with sleep cycles your problem might be due to when you GO to bed, and what you do leading up to it. And, in the real world, most people get up not necessarily at "the best time to awaken" but rather "the time that gives me enough time to eat, shower, etc and make it to work on schedule." Therefore, go back to my first point, focusing on what you do leading up to bedtime. Don't bring a device to bed with you (well, except for s3x toys of course) and don't stay up all night watching Conan.
Nothing is on sale. We don't even have a release date. No one claims it is finished and complete.
Do recall that Jobs revealed the original iphone 6 months before it was released. And IIRC the demo phone did not actually function properly. The order of the iphone keynote was dictated by what did and did not crash the phone.
And what's happened to Jony Ive. In the posted TV interview about the Apple Watch he looks like a short gnome whose taken his huge salary and spent it all on burgers. Plus, his head seems to be growing out of his chest. To top it off he's become inarticulate...sounds like he got hold of a stash of bad blow! A total 'Company Man' (...and we eat our own dog food!).
One day they may invent things which can catch sunlight or something ... like it is sunny, stuff keeps running / charing .. One of those ... Maybe Apple can invent one of those revolutionary solar things or something ...
The have bloated it to be useless. Who the hell wants to charge a freaking CLOCK (advanced, but still a clock) every damn day??
I would be more than happy if it could display mails, messages and calendar notices.
I would be more than happy if it could display mails, messages and calendar notices.
That is really it - basically paying for a premium remote control for your phone.
I wonder how the constant connection would affect the iPhone battery ...