Apple Watch Series 0 VS. Apple Watch Series 2 Speed Test

[The Doctor11]

Hello everyone! Today I got my Apple Watch Series 2 and made this video comparing the speed of the original Apple Watch to the new Apple Watch Series 2. Its faster but on not always by a mind blowing amount. I feel that its kinda hard to realize how much faster it is on the video because your watching in, I think in actual usage it'll feel much faster because you don't want to sit there and watch it you just want it now.

What are your thoughts?

 

[ivanwi11iams]

...thanks for creating and sharing this video. It would be great to see a 1st Gen vs Series 1...

 

[thirdeyeopen666]

Thanks for that. Pretty unimpressive improvement. That makes my decision easier.

 

[perezr10]

Hmm, they look pretty close. I don't think I'd upgrade just to get the S2 chip.

 

[anticipate]

I have a S2 on me and an S0 next to me. In use the S2 is a lot smoother. The animations in particular. The GPU difference is palpable. And load times from scratch are quite improved IF the app was rewritten for watchos 2 or 3. ( otherwise they still load in run on the phone).

However it's not like a HUGE difference. Watch os3 really sped things up on the s0. It depends on how laggy you found the s0. It often drove me nuts. A good compromise is the S1. Same speed. You can almost sell your old SS for the same cost as the new aluminum one. It's worth it speed "snappy" wise.

 

[d112]

Hello, double you compare screen brightness ? How does it looks ?

 

[Donoban]

Thanks for that. Pretty unimpressive improvement. That makes my decision easier.

Agreed. Marginal improvement. After dropping 1k on the series 0 I wasn't keen to upgrade, this makes me feel better about staying with it for another 18 months.

 

[alecc131]

Do complications update more frequently and consistently?

Especially those requiring frequent data--sports scores?

 

[cdmoore74]

Thanks for that. Pretty unimpressive improvement. That makes my decision easier.

Not impressed at all. I was imagining that all load times was a thing of the past with the S2 processor. The only improvement I could really appreciate on my hands with the watch was the fluidity of the app launcher when moving around. Nothing else really wanted to make me return my $218 42mm I got from Best Buy.

 

[oftheheavens]

I'm not a chip genius but I would guess that some of these apps have to adjust their apps for dual core. I still thought the improvement was impressive. Compare the AW2 to a OG AW on wOS2 or lower. night and day lol