Yeah agree. The stock faces aren’t appropriate for meetings at a certain level. When the room is full of Rolexes and Omegas, the stock faces draw plenty of grimaces.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Apple Watch Series 4 Hands-On: Larger Displays, New Finishes, Slightly Thinner, ECG, and More
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Yeah agree. The stock faces aren’t appropriate for meetings at a certain level. When the room is full of Rolexes and Omegas, the stock faces draw plenty of grimaces.
I'm not sure if you watched the keynote or not, but it sounds like you should go watch the parts on the Apple Watch. The heart sensors in Series 4 are not only updated, they are revolutionary. I'm not just saying that as a fan boy; as an engineer, they are genuinely amazing. (Not to mention FDA approved)
The screen display area is, the watch is still smaller. It is narrower and it isn't as tall. Bottom line is if you owned a 42 mm and switch to a 40 mm your watch will get physically smaller even if the display does not. You also will not be able to use any of your 42 mm bands on your new 40 mm watch.
A pretty true fact: it is FAR easier to get used to a slightly larger watch than it is to get used to a smaller watch. For many who felt they were "in between" the 38 and 42 and decided to go 42, remember that was the feeling when you were picking then and you've since gotten used to the 42... I'm not sure how many of you after months or years of wearing the 42 will be thrilled to go down to the 40 even if once you thought it would be ideal.
Last edited:
That’s exactly the question I have! If they have slimmed the bezels, 2 mm is achievable with no physical increase in size.
I’m looking at my stainless steel link bracelet and if they say it is compatible with the new watch it is impossible that the width has varied as it contours into the side of my watch.
According to the specs, the 44mm watch is 1.5mm taller, and 1.6mm wider. Conversely, the 40mm is going to be 2.5mm shorter, and 2.6mm narrower than your current watch. So the question for you is, do you want your new watch be a lot smaller, or slightly larger? Only way to really tell is to try it on.
44: 44Hx38W
40: 40Hx34W
42: 42.5Hx36.4W
38: 38.6Hx33.3W
Apple really missed the mark by not offering a Blood Pressure monitoring solution this year!
Being able to record AFIB is huge. I’ve been wanting that since the S0. Never thought it would actually be possible in a watch. Even if it only captures a small fraction of the heart in fibrillation it’s still a big deal in the medical industry. Sadly ECG doesn’t work on launch day and has no launch date other than “later” so I’m on the fence about preordering or just wait for the S5. Being someone with AFIB it would be nice to have but also know that the improvements in the S5 for the ECG will be pretty substantial.
[doublepost=1536807195][/doublepost]
Detecting AFIB is more important. They also make blood pressure devices for iOS already. Having a cuff type band would be pretty ridiculous and keeping it on tight enough for long periods of time like a day would cause more harm than solve.
What would have REALLY rocked my world would have been an announcement that ATSC 3.0 was in the watch! Portable TV everywhere. Ok, battery issues aside. Then ATSC 3.0 in the iPhone X's...
http://atsc.org
http://atsc.org
The area where the bands slide in is the same width. The 38mm bands contour with the 40mm S4 and the 42mm bands contour with the 44mm S4. Apple hasn’t changed the bands at all other than new colors. The only thing that will change as far as the bands go will be the “sizing” on the boxes they come in.
Agree, the bezels still look like they have fat to trim!
and don't even get me started on Macbook Pros' bezels!!!
I’m going from Space Black on my Series 2 to Stainless for the Series 4. I’m hoping this sticker shock wears off by pre-order time, $750 will be pretty steep but hoping to get as close to $300 as I can for my Series 2 to make it a little more palatable.
Buy once, cry once right?
Wow, that watch face, though. Welcome to the Piñata Edition - the 12 years old will love it. Will go great with a rainbow colored band.
Looks like all of the complications are S4 exclusive for obvious reasons. You do get the vape, fire and water faces though.
Yes, Bluetooth 5.0 is included.
[doublepost=1536813678][/doublepost]
That has not changed from series 3
[doublepost=1536814045][/doublepost]
Battery life is the same as the series 3 today. With an increased outdoor workout to 6 hours.
The device does now have the capabilities to send and receive reception from the front and back of the device. That should result in better reception, but your mileage could vary.
What on earth for? 5ghz is only useful in close proximity to an access point, and the point of Apple Watch is mobility. And any speed improvement would be not noticed due to saturation of the processor.
When you say “obvious reasons” I assume you mean the new display sizes. Except here’s the thing ... the watch face on the 44mm is scaled down to fit the 40mm, which new display area is about the same size as the old 42mm display area. So at a minimum the 42mm could have the same size display that the new 40mm has. The 38mm would probably have to scale down the display too much, but heck with such a sharp display, I’d like the option.
It’s probably more about the processor needed to keep 8 complications updating in real time.
About the only thing i like here about Apple is they allow interchangeable watch bands from ALL previous models..
This is the only thing as you'll never see that with that same interchangeability with other of their products. I guess "the dongle" makes an appearance.
This is the only thing as you'll never see that with that same interchangeability with other of their products. I guess "the dongle" makes an appearance.
I have a series 1 SS Milanese loop watch and was hoping for an obvious upgrade option from the announcements... but I’m not sure it exists.
Here’s the issue. I have lots of SS bands, with matching strap lugs, so I’d really want another SS body on a new watch.
That means I have to have a cellular model, but my phone network (three,
UK), don’t support cellular Apple Watch. So to get an SS series 4, I have to buy a cellular device that I can’t use (nor particularly want/need), or switch mobile network provider (which I certainly don’t want to do).
Here’s the issue. I have lots of SS bands, with matching strap lugs, so I’d really want another SS body on a new watch.
That means I have to have a cellular model, but my phone network (three,
UK), don’t support cellular Apple Watch. So to get an SS series 4, I have to buy a cellular device that I can’t use (nor particularly want/need), or switch mobile network provider (which I certainly don’t want to do).