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Apple Watch Series 3 Reviews: Freedom From iPhone Held Back by LTE and Battery Life Concerns
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Funny... In the past there were many screaming for a Watch built-incellular connection, but never considered the consequences.
And here we are today.
And here we are today.
Yep, I currently use a running belt and put my iPhone 7 in there. I’ve been a Fitbit Charge 2 user until now and am looking forward to my AW3. I went for the LTE version because it would be nice to have the option to leave the phone behind, but I’m not sure whether I’ll activate it - not sure whether $10/month plus bigger hits to battery life on the AW are worth it just so I don’t have to run with the iPhone (not to mention the fact that I routinely listen to podcasts and audiobooks while running, and the AW still doesn’t support those things).
What is considered “up to the level of premium watches”? Since when is Apple Watch supposed to replace premium watches? Seems to me the target for Apple Watch is people who stopped wearing watches (or didn’t wear expensive watches) not the premium watch market.
Speaking of Serenity she has an article up that does a good job of explaining the issue. https://www.imore.com/how-your-apple-watch-connects-wi-fi-networks-when-away-your-iphone
I like Serenity because she knows her stuff but is able to make it easy to understand for the masses. I’m surprised Apple has never tried to hire her or Rene Ritchie.
What are you talking about? The stock is down 2% today big deal. Plus Wall Street has never been rational when it comes to Apple so you’re either in it for them long term or you shouldn’t own Apple stock.
True but if I can find a closeout Series 2 seems like a better value if they have the extreme clearance prices the 0 had. Most reviews are suggesting series 2 owners aren’t missing much if they don’t upgrade to 3. I’m assuming we’ll see lower 2 prices once the 3 ships in good numbers.
I agree 100%
While they tend to try to be diplomatic in any criticism of Apple, they also don’t hold back on voicing issues they see. I think it is a contributing factor as to why they get invited to so many events!
Esp. Ritchie, why pay for the milk when you can get it for free? He always sugar coats everything Apple. He does more for Apple pretending to be an independent journalist than if he was a paid Apple hack.
No it isn't!!! Call your rep! Maybe you have a ghetto plan! Its $5 for me. Wooohoo!
Worst review of a review of a review I've ever seen.
They aren’t first by a long shot (Samsung has done this for a while now) and I think experiences will vary for the 5 bad reviews I also read 5 great reviews of this feature.
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2GB I believe for 8GB watched and 8GB for 16GB watches (9to5Mac review)
They could introduce new options, such as a larger display, or a round display that encloses the same square area inside of the regular Apple Watch display, or a wider display that is thinner or curves slightly to match the contour of the wrist. There are many options and iterations that I'm sure we'll get over the coming years and decades. Eventually it will change. When it comes to the iOS line, I don't think they've ever kept the same design more than three years, which is why I'm thinking it's possible next year. I also have to wonder if we'll get an Apple Watch X type device at some point that is a bit out there design-wise. Something like a display that wraps around the wrist. There will be some crazy innovations down the road a bit.
As for your comment at the end about Lightning vs. USB-C, Apple will never move to USB-C on iPhone. Why? Because it's a lot thicker than the Lightning port and is more fragile.
Well, sort of. A company like Apple (and AMZN, GOOGL for that matter) needs to show quarterly progress in some area to keep the momentum and keep up with the S&P and their peers. As we have seen in the past, a single iPhone release trip up can pause the stock for months while the market waits for something to cheer about. Meanwhile, other stocks march on. The days of blind buy and hold are done, and a great Apple bottom line is no longer enough to drive AAPL forward. Assuming stable overall market conditions, dead money = AAPL staying in the $150 to $165 range and RSI 50-ish for the next several months.
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You might not like him because you don’t think he’s objective but I think he often times explains Apple’s thinking better than Apple does or at least is a better advocate than Apple leadership/PR.
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To be fair Rene doesn’t criticize that much. I just think often times he’s better at framing the narrative and/or explaining Apple’s thinking than Apple is. Some people mock iMore for the things they choose to write about but I’ve sent many a family member or friend some of the guides Serenity publishes which they’ve found very helpful.
That is true. And I don’t dislike him, he’s just not where I would go for an impartial product review. He’s very much a fanboy. For “how to” iMore is great.
Don't care much for LTE, I always have my phone on me... it will be nice to care about the phone a little less at times I need to run out the house and still able to make calls in an emergency or if I need to contact someone, other than that I'm just happy for performance improvements coming from an S0 SS.
The only reason I have ordered the LTE model is because they don't offer a Stainless Steel non-LTE model
The only reason I have ordered the LTE model is because they don't offer a Stainless Steel non-LTE model
What is going on over at Apple & with Tim Cook??!!
Actually, most of the Apple Watch reviews I read were overwhelmingly positive, with many saying it’s the best smartwatch or the first smartwatch they’d recommend buying, but the media is hyper focused on the one WiFi issue and battery life complaints (while using LTE)... and they’re taking that out of context and now you’re seeing all those negative headlines... The media looooves negative headlines because it generates clicks.
I never suggested he’s the person to go to for impartial reviews. I suggested Apple should hire him!
Anyway as far as I’m concerned there is no place to go for impartial reviews as everyone has biases.
What I don’t get is, if a reviewer is made aware of an issue with a product they reviewed and are told the issues is being fixed why not pull their review or at least remove any kind of score or rating? The Verge score was 5/10 because they ran into the cellular issue. David Pogue over at Yahoo didn’t and rated it an 8/10. From the reviews I scanned those that did not encounter the cellular issue were more positive. This isn’t making excuses for Apple. They still get dinged for this issue even existing.
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If anyone's looking for the spec's page, it's here: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP766
Was a little surprised they didn't give it 802.11AC with the new W2 chip...but 2.4GHz is easier on the battery.
Was a little surprised they didn't give it 802.11AC with the new W2 chip...but 2.4GHz is easier on the battery.
What's wrong with the MacBook? I think it is a great design and it is selling well.