HobeSoundDarryl
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You're sleeping it wrong.
And pay for the "privilege"...
And pay for the docking station.
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Apple Watch Battery to Support Five Hours of Heavy Usage, Will Last All Day With Mixed Use
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You're sleeping it wrong.
And pay for the "privilege"...
And pay for the docking station.
this would be Apple's plan. A year from now, you'd buy the upgraded version of the watch or have the battery replaced for $75. Chaching.
So activate the power reserve mode as you won't have reception anyway.
Easy, isn't it?
You beat me to it! While demonstrated not to be quite accurate at measuring sleep tracking, I do like this feature of the FitBit. That said, I still want the watch.
--DotComCTO
This thing is small so I don't think it's going to take a long time to charge. I'd like to track sleep data too, so I'll probably throw it on the charger while I'm doing something else in the evening and then put it back on before bed. Shouldn't be that big of a production to do this.
I don't even have 5 hours of heavy use per day on my iPhone on the vast majority of days.
I'll wait for 2nd gen that will have better battery life.
$350 for 5 hours of heavy usage won't do it for me.
$350 for 5 hours of heavy usage won't do it for me.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Watch 2. Are you new here?This is a smartwatch, not a regular watch. People got used to charging their phones everyday instead of every 7 days. Or their Kindle every day instead of every 30 days.
Oh and the Pebble is not a true full-fledge smartwatch.
Why does going on a hike mean I wouldn't have reception? At least in the UK, a lot of rural places can still have a good 3G signal.
Anyway, there are a myriad of reasons why people wouldn't want to recharge their watch every night. Just because recharging it will work fine for you doesn't mean it's not a valid reason for another person to pass on buying it.
This is what Apple marketing is up against. People who think 2915 is horrible compared to 3000. Or that 80% of people will fiddle with their watch for 5 hours a day. No wonder they're just sticking the thing on the wrists of pretty chicks.
As one would expect, it sounds like they've been doing a lot of work on optimizing the battery situation.
5 hours of "heavy" use is A LOT. I don't think I've ever used my iPhone or iPad for 5 hours in a day other than for phone calls. I can't imagine sitting down and poking away at the watch for that long. Betwixt the optimizations and Power Reserve mode, this should be just fine for most people's needs.
I don't really mind taking it off to charge it at night. I take my FuelBand off every night as it is regardless of battery level - I just don't like the feeling of it on my wrist while sleeping.
5 hours of "heavy" use is A LOT. I don't think I've ever used my iPhone or iPad for 5 hours in a day other than for phone calls. I can't imagine sitting down and poking away at the watch for that long. Betwixt the optimizations and Power Reserve mode, this should be just fine for most people's needs.
I don't really mind taking it off to charge it at night. I take my FuelBand off every night as it is regardless of battery level - I just don't like the feeling of it on my wrist while sleeping.
Who can claim? We don't know who these sources are but it's pretty certain no higher ups at Apple are leaking to 9to5Mac. If it's people actually using the device I'll trust their opinion over people here who've never seen it nor used it.
You're welcome. We usually buy new devices whenever we want, so if 2nd gen is that great, we'll buy that one, too.
LOL.
Sometimes, I really am amused on here.
Hey, Apple is the one telling us how awesome the device will be to use with all of the applications that will be available for it. They demonstrated a device with tons of apps.
So now you're saying Apple doesn't want us using the watch as intended?
Justify it all you want, 5 hours of heavy usage is not good. Especially with other options out there that will easily last the whole day with heavy usage.
just wait until after 2 years when the battery degraded to 70% capacity and you have to charge it in the afternoon - oh wait by that time you're wearing an outdated piece of electronics anyway
Only time I could MAYBE see this happening is on a long flight. But, that happens with phones on long flights, too. Which is why I wind up carrying my iPad.
Hmm.. a deliberate leak to temper expectations before Monday.
Astonishing to think that people are going to accept a 5 hour battery life on a watch.. an item that people have come to accept many years of battery life on!
And I just love the defences being offered regarding this.. that somehow 5 hours of continuous use is irrelevant because no-one will use it that much. So wait, the defence of a terrible battery life is that you won't be using this shiny new device too much?! It doesn't matter that the battery is terrible, because you're just buying it as a fashion accessory, rather than an electronic device that you want to USE..?!
I suspect that Monday will see a trembling of the 'reality distortion field' that hasn't been felt for a long long time....
Astonishing to think that people are going to accept a 5 hour battery life on a watch.. an item that people have come to accept many years of battery life on!
And I just love the defences being offered regarding this.. that somehow 5 hours of continuous use is irrelevant because no-one will use it that much. So wait, the defence of a terrible battery life is that you won't be using this shiny new device too much?! It doesn't matter that the battery is terrible, because you're just buying it as a fashion accessory, rather than an electronic device that you want to USE..?!
I suspect that Monday will see a trembling of the 'reality distortion field' that hasn't been felt for a long long time....
How long will it take to charge?
If this thing will really last 5 hours in use, then sleep tracking isn't out of the question. Heavy use for 10 min every hour will only drain about half the battery by the time you get to bed, and at that point you can just go into battery save/airplane mode. Track your sleep at night, plug it in the next morning while you're getting ready and you're all set. The battery is so small that I don't see it taking longer to charge than a shower and teeth brushing.
Sounds small but one of my favorite things about my Jawbone (when I wore it) was the vibrating alarm on my wrist in the mornings. A much better way to wake up than growing to hate whatever sound comes from your alarm clock/phone.
If this thing will really last 5 hours in use, then sleep tracking isn't out of the question. Heavy use for 10 min every hour will only drain about half the battery by the time you get to bed, and at that point you can just go into battery save/airplane mode. Track your sleep at night, plug it in the next morning while you're getting ready and you're all set. The battery is so small that I don't see it taking longer to charge than a shower and teeth brushing.
Sounds small but one of my favorite things about my Jawbone (when I wore it) was the vibrating alarm on my wrist in the mornings. A much better way to wake up than growing to hate whatever sound comes from your alarm clock/phone.