Not just the extra $100, but the monthly wearables plan from your carrier! To me, there just aren't enough fully functioning independent apps for watch. Spotify, for instance, is *just* getting around to beta testing cellular only function.
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Apple Watch Series 6 Begins Arriving to Customers Around the World
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I’d love to leave my phone behind on hikes or neighborhood walks. But I haven’t been able to convince myself I do that often enough for the $10’ish per month it would cost to add a watch to my cell plan. But every year I consider it.
I got the shipping origin notice for mine this morning. Arriving the 28th, allegedly.
I agree with that analysis, but I think as the product matures and gets more powerful, the necessity of getting the absolute top of the line becomes less. For instance I would have definitely bought the Series 4 or Series 5 over the Series 3...but the SE is now essentially the 6 with a couple of subtractions. I think we're at a point where getting an SE is not sacrificing so much. I can amortize the upcharge over the expected time of usage, that is also a very valid point, and if the watch is used for three years as you suggest (a very reasonable amount of time), that's less than $3 a month. So that's a very good point and one that would make me think longer at it.
(This is all from someone who bought each version of the iPhone SE as soon as they were released, lol)
The blood oxygen, in addition to the "always on" feature, are the main reasons I will be getting it to replace my Series 4. It will be interesting to see how good the blood O2 monitoring feature is.
I agree it's not just the $100 but the extra $10 per month...BUT, if I were spending the extra $10 a month that suggests that I had a good reason to USE the cellular (I assume), so I would hope I was getting a good benefit in return. When I bought my Series 5 I originally bought the cellular not because I needed it now, but against the possibility that at a near-future date I would want it. So it was a $100 investment into near-future-proofing. I just decided that that investment was throwing money down a hole.
I know what you (darkside) mean about reevaluating. I did that every year with my previous iPhone SE. Was this year's batch of phones worth upgrading? My answer was "no" until we got to this year and the next SE, which is an upgrade but not in the same sense as buying an 11 or waiting for a 12. It's kicking the can down the road a bit, lol.
The blue looks even better in person.
If the iPhone 12 comes in that color it's gonna be really difficult to resist selling off my Series 4 and upgrading to a Series 6 just so my phone matches my watch.
If the iPhone 12 comes in that color it's gonna be really difficult to resist selling off my Series 4 and upgrading to a Series 6 just so my phone matches my watch.
I’m on the series 4, and I can pick up a series 6 today. I was able to pass on series 5 last year, so I should be able to pass on this one too. But here I am, staring at my Apple Store cart...
Same. SE space grey with a Product RED sport band. Has shipped from China; delivery date 9/22.I got a "build your own" version, so it just shipped from China... Gotta take a week to get here!
I held off for years on buying Apple Watches for me and my wife. Bought Nike 5’s last year, cellular models through AT&T, mainly because they offered a BOGO deal, which was a good way to justify the added monthly cellular cost. I can’t say either of use the always connected capabilities every day, but there have been enough times, like going to the beach, walking the dogs and biking, where we no longer have to bring our iPhones, which has been worth it. I’m not even tempted to upgrade, even if it would give us a reason to give our existing Watches to the one kid and my mother-in-law who could use them. I will order a couple of new bands to try though, as the one piece bands look super interesting (especially the braided version).
It charged, but that's not the point. They were able to ship the watch to a store 20 minutes from my house. My preordered watch hasn't even shipped yet. Preorders should be getting their stuff before walk-ins. At the very least, it should be *shipped* before walk-ins...
I've got to assume that certain models/finishes are being shipped quicker than others, because my order was placed on Tuesday and has been "preparing to ship" for a couple of days now.
And no, of course I'm not obsessively refreshing my order status page. (Excuse me while I switch browser tabs for a moment...)
And no, of course I'm not obsessively refreshing my order status page. (Excuse me while I switch browser tabs for a moment...)
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I had to lookup how one even goes about changing the orientation, and apparently it’s a setting. The article I found argues that using our thumb is a more natural way to press in the crown anyway. And while scrolling with your thumb, your index finger is already in the right place for the screen.
They kinda convinced me to at least try it. But I don’t know that I could break so many years of what I’m used to.
"Key new features of the Apple Watch Series 6 include blood oxygen measuring, up to 20 percent faster performance than the Series 5, a 2.5-times brighter always-on display outdoors in a wrist-down position, a next-generation always-on altimeter... "
It'll be interesting to read reviews of the S6, esp. for its battery life, after people get them considering that it's the same battery as the ones in the S5.
It'll be interesting to read reviews of the S6, esp. for its battery life, after people get them considering that it's the same battery as the ones in the S5.
Almost here.... "On FedEx vehicle for delivery".... Hope the truck doesn't break down
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Question for those who have has received theirs. Is the charging puck the same as the old ones. Wasn't sure if it's a new cable/puck since it now supports faster charging.
I just unboxed my blue watch with the dark navy sport band, and it looks beautiful. The color is very subtle and almost looks black indoors. Obviously outdoors in the bright sun, you will see more blue.
It's definitely NOT a cheap looking blue.