The article says smaller bezels OR a larger watch are possibilities. Smaller bezels would be fine with me
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Apple Watch Series 4 to Feature Redesign, Longer Battery Life and 15% Larger Display
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I never notice how wide my AW screen is because of the UI having a black background that merges with the bezel and I use the minimalist basic clock watch face.
Rather than a wider screen in the same form factor, I’d much prefer a thinner watch, as even though I have big manly wrists and wear a 38mm, I still think it looks a bit clunky.
Rather than a wider screen in the same form factor, I’d much prefer a thinner watch, as even though I have big manly wrists and wear a 38mm, I still think it looks a bit clunky.
I really hope the Airpower mat will be able to do this, and I'm sure Apple will have pre empted this; if it doesn't then I'll just stick with my spidgen stand, works really well: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-Spig...=1522189549&sr=8-5&keywords=Apple+Watch+stand
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You know how much we women LOVE mansplainers (And I feel quite comfortable speaking for all women in this instance)
What Lauri means by that is...
Yes. I deleted my post because Apple has a watch charger pad that does both types of bands. It would be nice if they incorporated the options from that charger into the wireless pad that does the iPhone, watch and AirPods case at the same time so I wouldn't have to have a separate watch charger. Currently, I have a Belkin duo stand charger that works but it's sometimes hard to get the iPhone seated on the lightning head because it is designed to tilt for different iPhone sizes so things don't always line up first or fifth try. Just lying down all my stuff and it connecting would be GREAT!
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Maybe a little thinner and less bezel but to honest it’s already a classic design.
You shouldn’t mess around with classic designs. Slight refinement here and there but please don’t change it in a big way.
They’d be better off producing a completely different line and selling both products like most Watch companies normally do.
The Apple Watch is successfull because it actually looks good! All the other smart watches look like a digital product trying to be a Watch. The Apple Watch just looks like it’s trying to be an Apple Watch...
You shouldn’t mess around with classic designs. Slight refinement here and there but please don’t change it in a big way.
They’d be better off producing a completely different line and selling both products like most Watch companies normally do.
The Apple Watch is successfull because it actually looks good! All the other smart watches look like a digital product trying to be a Watch. The Apple Watch just looks like it’s trying to be an Apple Watch...
How about Bluetooth 5.0, Stainless that is harder to scratch and a lot more clock faces.
Wonder if this was a planned leak after the disappointment with the iPad announcement today
Pretty sure this means shrink the bezel size here, not necessarily make a larger size. That said, nothing wrong with offering a 46mm size for those who prefer larger watches, along with a larger bezel.
What rubbish! it will go well with the white straight worms sticking out of the ears!
Form factor changes are needed to drive sales. Right now the Watch still has a "computer on your wrist" look rather than something attractive.
Exactly. I first realized what a problem this was going to be when I walked into an Apple Store where most of the employees were wearing Apple Watches, all appearing as identical lifeless black voids on their wrists, like part of a uniform. Even the individual bands couldn't compensate that observation. Now that the watches are more ubiquitous, the same thing is starting to happen in the general public. Office meetings where most people have identical black squares on their wrists, where there were once fashion statements of individuality that matched their "look". It seems to me Apple may be self aware enough, and still have enough acquired fashion sense to know when it's time for a change. Series 4 is likely it -- including possibly changing the connector for a different set of bands for the new model. The Series 3 will continue to be sold with some upgrades. So customers may end up with several Apple watches they interchange throughout the week, as many people who wear watches do now.
Not necessarily. It all depends on the application -- but most would probably compensate just fine.
Oh here we go again. The watch was never intended for reading lots of data. Jony Ive even said the watch was designed for quick glances, and anything more one should pull out their phone. Indeed the watch is the absolute worst medium for extended viewing of anything, especially data.
Further, TVs don't display data. They display pictures. The only reason we don't have round TVs is because the original film medium was square. But practically speaking, a round TV would actually solve a lot of problems created by mobile phones and the ever increasing vertical movies being shot on them. When a newscast switches to a vertical display, rather than reduce the image significantly with extra wide pillar bars, the image would just rotate to a full screen version on a round TV. A round TV could show any aspect ratio, including IMAX with very little picture loss, and so forth.
Phones don't make sense because they would take extra space in ones pocket to carry around.
Regardless watches are more fashion than function. That's why there are round picture frames, despite the inherent square shape of the image. There is no concrete evidence that watches were round for mechanical reasons. Original clocks were square. There's no advantage to squeezing gears and mechanisms into a round shape versus a square shape. Indeed there have been plenty of square watches since the invention of them, despite your claim of so-called "mechanical reasons". So this isn't about practicality, it almost never has been. Since watches came into vogue, the customer choice has almost always been about style and fashion. As Jony Ive also stated -- once a customer wears something, there is the expectation of choice.
The round watch is not going away, just because it does more than tell time now -- indeed they have done that for many years. The watch has been and likely always will be used differently by different people. Some will prefer to maximize the screen real estate so they can go around reading and responding to extensive correspondence on their wrists. Others will be satisfied with short notifications, for which they can produce their phones should they desire to go more in-depth, using an appropriate medium -- something with a round or square screen can do equally well to suit a customers unique taste or style.
Huge Rolex? Most Rolex watches are a conservative 40mm except for the Yachmaster II, SD43 and Deep Sea Sea Dweller at 44mm. They have actually been slimming the lugs on watches in the past few years DJ2>DJ41, DD2>DD40, original Deep Sea>slimmer Deep Sea. Breitling, Panerai and the horrible, tacky Hublot produce very large watches. Even most of Audemars Piguet's modern sports watches tend to run on the larger side.
Many people buy Rolex for the wrong reasons, but that does not represent the majority of watch enthusiasts.
The Apple Watch is more function than fashion though. If I wanted fashion I would wear my round tag.
This is interesting....https://www.wareable.com/smartwatches/apple-watch-face-id-5919
But then you give up the function. There's no reason a customer cannot have both.
Same here. My Tag sits in a drawer. Not sure why I’m keeping it. eBay, perhaps...
