Any idea what a 5-min charge will get you to? I’m thinking for people who want sleep tracking but their battery is empty just when going to bed. I would hope a 5 min charge would be enough to last 8 hours at night (theater mode with display off)
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Apple Watch SE vs. Apple Watch Series 6 Buyer's Guide
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Yeah, should say red or anything different to case colour is cellular, solid case colour is GPS, makes sense otherwise no other way of knowing.
I feel stupid for bringing it up now, but was super confused over it. Thanks!
Cool thanks. Do you know if they ever mentioned what the cores in the S4 and S5 chip are based on? I always kind of assumed it was just an off the shelf ARM chip (Cortex A-35 or something along those lines).
If it has a red ring it is cellular. No red ring is GPS only.Can we get some confirmation from Apple or otherwise on the crown ring and what color(s) it actually is? Because Apple's own product photos (on the same page, even) are conflicting.
Series 6 in blue aluminum:
But then the same model, right next to this photo on the same page:
In fact, all of the product photos on the page show that the crown ring is color coordinated for the aluminum models:
And on Apple's product comparison page, it again shows a red crown ring:
My understanding is that it is red to differentiate cellular because it is capable of emergency calls. At least, this is how it always made sense in my head.
After reading this if I can get my hands on one of those new bands in black I will hold onto my 4 another year.
I wonder if the SE battery life is much longer than that of Series 6, since it’s the same display, probably the same battery, but the screen doesn’t stay on at all times.
I wonder how Apple plans for an LTE watch to last all day if it’s not paired to the iPhone that is in close proximity most of the day. For example, if I buy a watch for my son and pair the watch with my iPhone, how will his watch battery last all day if he is at school most of the day and the watch is on LTE?
I wonder how Apple plans for an LTE watch to last all day if it’s not paired to the iPhone that is in close proximity most of the day. For example, if I buy a watch for my son and pair the watch with my iPhone, how will his watch battery last all day if he is at school most of the day and the watch is on LTE?
This is the first time I recall them mentioning it. I think it would make sense, though, for them to transfer technology from their watch series cores to the low-power cores on the phones (or vice-versa). I'm guessing that "based on the A13" likely means that the S6 is based on the energy-efficient "Thunder" core in the A13. Maybe the S5 and/or S4 was based on the "Tempest" core?
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The Apple Watch SE is most similar to the Series 4, since it is missing the Series 5 signature feature (always on display)
Here is the tradeoffs in each case:
Series 4: Only 16 GB storage, no always on display, no always on altimeter
Series 5: No always on altimeter
SE: No ECG, No always on display
If you can find a discounted Series 5 at a similar price to the SE, it's still the better buy. Series 4 isn't as compelling just to get ECG (unless that is really important to you).
Quite possibly, although since the S5 is just a tweaked S4 (it uses the same CPU cores) it's more likely that they were based on the Mistral cores from the A11 considering the timing.
Looking at Canadian pricing and the 6 series is $130 more for cellular vs GPS but on SE model cellular is only $60 more?? Is this something to do with the new ultraband chip or is that even cellular related?? I am considering moving from Series 3 cellular to SE and determined I was not going to go for cell model again but for only $60 more??
This may just be the thing that gets me to finally buy one. I’m a cyclist and I use a Garmin and a heart rate monitor. Would love to be able to measure Vo2 max. The new colors are nice too.
Perhaps the information is unavailable at this time, but I’m surprised to see that under Display there is no mention of the type of glass.
Which models have a sapphire watch face?
This is the most important detail for me, as a watch owner. It’s the difference between a watch face that scratches and one that doesn’t.
Which models have a sapphire watch face?
This is the most important detail for me, as a watch owner. It’s the difference between a watch face that scratches and one that doesn’t.
Are you sure about the W3 wireless chip claim?
Watch6 has 5GHz WiFi which is a first for Apple Watch. I'd expect that would require an updated wireless chip.
I see all the media are reporting W3, but I can't see anything actually claiming that on Apple.com or in the keynote. This seems like something that was guessed at by a tech journalist (who didn't notice that Watch6 now has 5GHz WiFi) and has been blindly copied by everyone else.
Watch6 has 5GHz WiFi which is a first for Apple Watch. I'd expect that would require an updated wireless chip.
I see all the media are reporting W3, but I can't see anything actually claiming that on Apple.com or in the keynote. This seems like something that was guessed at by a tech journalist (who didn't notice that Watch6 now has 5GHz WiFi) and has been blindly copied by everyone else.
Yes.
Watches 0, 1, 2, 3 used a "standard" ARM core. Watch 4 and 5 used the small core from the A11, Watch 6 uses the small core from the A13. And yes, even that small core is nicely fast for a watch -- the 4 is noticeably faster than the 3.
Especially for a watch it would make sense to also have a TINY core or two on-board, to do things that need to be done as time progresses, like update the screen, but that don't require speed. Apple does have such tiny cores in their suite of designs (they are used, eg as controller cores for the GPU and NPU) but it's unclear whether they are available to run normal software at low power on the watch, the way the small cores are used for non-essential tasks on the phone.
yea im in the same boat , rowing , cycling. oxygen is a feature thats worth me selling my aw5 ,and upgrading to the aw6 alone. its vital data for me.
It costs US$50 to add cellular to the price of a 🍎 Watch SE but US$100 to add cellular to 🍎 Watch 6. If it’s exactly the same cellular why such a big difference in price?.
What about front material? Do the SS and Ti use sapphire? I'm with JKAussieSkater 's post above, scratch resistance is important to me as mine can get roughed up at work?
Its not showing on the spec finder at Apple for older generations, but if I recall correctly Stainless and higher had Sapphire, aluminium had Ion glass, Nike may have had Ion+.
It is weird that this is not seen as a feature anymore.
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