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Apple Watch Series 2 Pre-Orders! Shipping Estimates, Order Time and Everything Pre-Order
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So, I am in the group that got fooled by Best Buy and now am depressed that I canceled my original Apple order with a delivery date of September 30. I've seen quite a few ship dates that have been moved forward by several weeks through Apple- the question is - should I try to order again through Apple in the hopes that I might be blessed with an earlier delivery date than quoted?
Won't hurt. Whoever ships first you then cancel the other orders. But I'd stick with the BB one as you got credit for a future purchase and I'm pretty sure they'd void that credit if you cancelled the order.
Mine shipped last night and it's coming directly from Apples manufacturer in China. It'll be here on Tuesday.
I'm stoked Apple Watch and smart watches are new to me, although not new to Apple. I hope I won't be disappointed!!
I did my first GPS test of the 
Watch Series 2 this morning, and it passed with flying colors. I ran for about an hour with just my watch and wireless headphones. (I left my iPhone 6 in the car in Airplane mode.) The key part of the run was a rugged single-track trail through the forest with switchbacks and heavy tree cover. The loop section I measured separately with the watch is exactly 5 miles. It is used for a local trail race, and I have run it hundreds of times. It is always challenging for GPS devices, especially when the leaves are on the trees. It goes up and down hills and in and out of valleys and it gives GPS devices fits. My trusty Garmin Forerunner 620xt does the best of any device I've ever owned. It usually measures 5 miles or very close (4.95-5.00). I briefly owned a Garmin Fenix 3 when they came out, and it struggled so much on this trail that I swapped it out for a replacement and then returned it. On one run of this course, it measured 4.35 miles. My older Garmins usually came in at 4.85-4.95. My iPhone 6 does well, but I thought that might be the product of having a larger antenna. I was curious to see how Apple's GPS hardware and software would do when limited by a tiny watch antenna.
Well…Apple's Series 2 passed with flying colors:
And the battery life was pretty good. After a few hours of minimal use the watch was at 96% before the run. After an hour of music and GPS, more than 6 miles total, the watch was at 72%. It's still at 64% at 2:31 PM as I type this, definitely better than my original Watch.
Watch Series 2 this morning, and it passed with flying colors. I ran for about an hour with just my watch and wireless headphones. (I left my iPhone 6 in the car in Airplane mode.) The key part of the run was a rugged single-track trail through the forest with switchbacks and heavy tree cover. The loop section I measured separately with the watch is exactly 5 miles. It is used for a local trail race, and I have run it hundreds of times. It is always challenging for GPS devices, especially when the leaves are on the trees. It goes up and down hills and in and out of valleys and it gives GPS devices fits. My trusty Garmin Forerunner 620xt does the best of any device I've ever owned. It usually measures 5 miles or very close (4.95-5.00). I briefly owned a Garmin Fenix 3 when they came out, and it struggled so much on this trail that I swapped it out for a replacement and then returned it. On one run of this course, it measured 4.35 miles. My older Garmins usually came in at 4.85-4.95. My iPhone 6 does well, but I thought that might be the product of having a larger antenna. I was curious to see how Apple's GPS hardware and software would do when limited by a tiny watch antenna.Well…Apple's Series 2 passed with flying colors:
And the battery life was pretty good. After a few hours of minimal use the watch was at 96% before the run. After an hour of music and GPS, more than 6 miles total, the watch was at 72%. It's still at 64% at 2:31 PM as I type this, definitely better than my original
Watch.
I did my first GPS test of the
Well…Apple's Series 2 passed with flying colors:
And the battery life was pretty good. After a few hours of minimal use the watch was at 96% before the run. After an hour of music and GPS, more than 6 miles total, the watch was at 72%. It's still at 64% at 2:31 PM as I type this, definitely better than my original
Wow that's amazing. I can't wait to get it on Tuesday! What is the app you have displayed to track your run?
I did my first GPS test of the
Well…Apple's Series 2 passed with flying colors:
And the battery life was pretty good. After a few hours of minimal use the watch was at 96% before the run. After an hour of music and GPS, more than 6 miles total, the watch was at 72%. It's still at 64% at 2:31 PM as I type this, definitely better than my original
SWOON
I just walked into a Best Buy in Salem New Hampshire with the idea that I was going to trade in my S0 and get the S1 aluminum in space black. I saw some videos about the S1 CPU and GPU speed and clearly it's a lot snappier so I figured that's what I would get.
When I got in there much to my surprise they had two or 3 S2 watches in stainless steel. None of which were advertised as available on their website! (Everything is backlogged 2-3 weeks at least). I picked up the S2 in stainless steel black. It's incredible looking, and a lot more durable than the S0 SS that I had scratch/scuff wise. I always wanted one so I made the plunge.
I don't recommend doing that though unless you have money to burn. The S1 in aluminum black looks really nice, and it has all the same speed (CPU/GPU) as the S2. The speed difference is definitely noticeable, the animations are a lot smoother, things load quicker even from initial launch if the application was written for watchOS two or three. Everything is just a lot snappier and smoother like to watch should've been in the first place. This is comparing watchOS 3 on the S0 to watchOS 3 on the S2.
but I digress. I highly recommend you check out your local Best Buy that might have some just sitting there on the cage not advertised
When I got in there much to my surprise they had two or 3 S2 watches in stainless steel. None of which were advertised as available on their website! (Everything is backlogged 2-3 weeks at least). I picked up the S2 in stainless steel black. It's incredible looking, and a lot more durable than the S0 SS that I had scratch/scuff wise. I always wanted one so I made the plunge.
I don't recommend doing that though unless you have money to burn. The S1 in aluminum black looks really nice, and it has all the same speed (CPU/GPU) as the S2. The speed difference is definitely noticeable, the animations are a lot smoother, things load quicker even from initial launch if the application was written for watchOS two or three. Everything is just a lot snappier and smoother like to watch should've been in the first place. This is comparing watchOS 3 on the S0 to watchOS 3 on the S2.
but I digress. I highly recommend you check out your local Best Buy that might have some just sitting there on the cage not advertised
The thread gives me hope that my shipping estimate of October 5th might improve. Pretty far back for ordering within one minute of the store going online but oh well.
Great job on the run! Are you planning to stick with the 620 for most of your running, or migrate to the AW. I primarily run with a 735XT now (and previously a 235 and 620) but think the Series 2 may work for me for non-speed training runs.And the battery life was pretty good. After a few hours of minimal use the watch was at 96% before the run. After an hour of music and GPS, more than 6 miles total, the watch was at 72%. It's still at 64% at 2:31 PM as I type this, definitely better than my original
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I used the default Workout/Exercice app on the watch. Afterwards, you can use the Activity/Activité app on the phone to see the details. Below the big colorful wheel and the middle section showing your daily progress, you'll have each individual workout listed below. Each run, walk, bike, swim, etc. will have a line. Tap on the line and it will bring up details: time of day, calories burned, distance, total time, heart rate, average pace, weather, and--in the lower left corner--a map icon. Tapping on the map icon will bring up the map page I posted above.
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I got the models confused, I have a 910xt, an older triathlon-centric model, not the newer 620 or the new "smart" triathlon 920xt model.
I'll continue to use the 910xt for speed work, as much for the superior heartrate monitoring as anything. Wrist HR monitoring just isn't as reliable or accurate. I can program complicated workouts into the 910xt too. I haven't seen that kind of workout app on the
Watch yet. (Maybe now that there's a GPS on board, someone will write one.) I'll probably take both actually to get music sans phone from the Watch. And when I get back in shape--I hurt my foot early in the year--and I'm doing long runs, I'll probably take the 910xt for better in-run data and post-run HR data. And on long bike rides I'll use the Garmin on a bike mount. It's right in front of my face that way.
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[doublepost=1474154800][/doublepost]Really glad to hear the GPS worked so well, that's why I finally went for the watch, hoping to be able to run without my phone and keep accurate account of distances!I did my first GPS test of the
Well…Apple's Series 2 passed with flying colors:
And the battery life was pretty good. After a few hours of minimal use the watch was at 96% before the run. After an hour of music and GPS, more than 6 miles total, the watch was at 72%. It's still at 64% at 2:31 PM as I type this, definitely better than my original
Looks like mine left Suzhou the same time as yours. I noticed an arrival scan in Shanghai earlier today. Got there at 12:10 am but no further tracking since.
I think you're right. They left Suzhou at 11:55pm and got to Shanghai 15 minutes later. I saw the Suzhou departure yesterday afternoon but nothing about Shanghai until this afternoon. All that movement also took place around noon EDT Friday (Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of EDT). I bet there is a lot more progress that we haven't seen yet.
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My tracking also says the same, left Suzhou @ 11:55, but that's the last update
Last update I have is 12:10 am arrival in Shanghai CN
