I think it looks nice. The sharp edges worry me though — on watches they tend to get chipped, dinged, and caught on things very easily. Hopefully they’ve been able to design them so they aren’t prone to such issues.
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Apple Watch Series 7 Clones Emerge in China
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It does look fat this clone. If the real one has the same thickness, it better have one-week battery.
I wish Apple would release a Casio G-Shock style version of the watch. Rugged design meant to take abuse.
My G-Shock is nearly indestructible; I accidentally bang it on things all the time in my day to day work and it still looks flawless many years later. There should be an Apple Watch for people who are hard on watches.
Apple Watch has had an iconic design since day 1. The rounded sides offer a unique elegance not seen from other smartwatch manufacturers. I’m not a fan of flat edges on a watch regardless of its thinness. Series 7’s design is a huge misstep IMO.
Luckily Jony Ive is gone. "The edges are squared off, giving the feeling of a deck of cards on your wrist.." " Tim, I can't do this.."
It is reported to be the same thickness as it is currently. The rounded edges make it look thinner
These are clones, but they're not running WatchOS, are they? I would imagine they're Android or some other OS.
I think the issue with this knockoff is the use of the curved edge screen. It’s adding thickness that shouldn’t be there, which also goes against the current iPhone and iPad square edged form factor, both of which use flat panels of glass that sit flush with the frame.
I’m not really sure a flat design works on a watch.. but I’ll wait for the official reveal.
11 and 11 pro are slippery, the flat design of the 12 makes it easier to grip for me.
My consideration for a smart watch is mostly functional. "Pretty" or "good looking" or "stylish" don't figure all that greatly for me. Luckily for me, I get both with the current shape of the Apple Watch.
But yeah, I'm thinking about how I wear a watch and how it hits things as I go through my day. I wear my watches most all day and night, and really only take them off when I am showering or working with chemicals (pool, automotive, pesticides, plant food, weed killer) indoors or outdoors. When I'm doing dirty stuff, I wear the older Watch 4. At other times, I'll have the Watch 6 on.
I am concerned that the new shape would make it a magnet for getting hit and maybe even getting hung up on things (doorways, door handles, cabinet handles, edge of countertops, rusty steel shelves in the garage, powered yard equipment, car while I'm washing or working on it, music instruments such as guitars, drum rack, keyboard corners, or horns, music stand, computer desk corners, drawers, laptop edges, exercise equipment, the grill outside, the oven inside, the microwave door, the refrigerator door handle, the insides and outside of the oven, all of the windows in the house, the vacuum cleaner...just to name a few.
I think the new shape also increases the chances for the screen to be cracked or for the case to receive scratches or dents.
The current design does not do that. I bang into things all day (I'm basically like a bull in a china shop) and my Watch 6 is still undamaged and unscratched. I wear my older Watch 4 when doing things like working outside, building something (or destroying something else), or messing with chemicals, and after all these years, it has only one scratch on the screen.
I attribute that mostly to the shape of the Apple Watch, and not to some special super power it has for avoiding damage. I think that the angles in the new shape will do nothing but make it easier for the watch or case become damaged.
But yeah, I'm thinking about how I wear a watch and how it hits things as I go through my day. I wear my watches most all day and night, and really only take them off when I am showering or working with chemicals (pool, automotive, pesticides, plant food, weed killer) indoors or outdoors. When I'm doing dirty stuff, I wear the older Watch 4. At other times, I'll have the Watch 6 on.
I am concerned that the new shape would make it a magnet for getting hit and maybe even getting hung up on things (doorways, door handles, cabinet handles, edge of countertops, rusty steel shelves in the garage, powered yard equipment, car while I'm washing or working on it, music instruments such as guitars, drum rack, keyboard corners, or horns, music stand, computer desk corners, drawers, laptop edges, exercise equipment, the grill outside, the oven inside, the microwave door, the refrigerator door handle, the insides and outside of the oven, all of the windows in the house, the vacuum cleaner...just to name a few.
I think the new shape also increases the chances for the screen to be cracked or for the case to receive scratches or dents.
The current design does not do that. I bang into things all day (I'm basically like a bull in a china shop) and my Watch 6 is still undamaged and unscratched. I wear my older Watch 4 when doing things like working outside, building something (or destroying something else), or messing with chemicals, and after all these years, it has only one scratch on the screen.
I attribute that mostly to the shape of the Apple Watch, and not to some special super power it has for avoiding damage. I think that the angles in the new shape will do nothing but make it easier for the watch or case become damaged.
At Apple we are constantly pushing the edge, so this year we’re rolling out even more edges. Edges are beautiful and only something apple could do. We’ve introduced edges throughout our whole product line and we think you’ll love edges just as much as we do. -TC
wow if these are true likeness to the actual product then we have another UGLY re-design from Apple,I wonder what's going on there in their design team, recently they put out few products that are completely inferior to the previous generation and only fanboys/people who just don't care about design seem to like them,examples:
iMac M1 🤮 (the worst of them all,I still can't believe this design,it's sooo bad)
Airpods Max 🤢
and Now Apple Watch 7? 🤧
these are REALLY ugly designs.
iMac M1 🤮 (the worst of them all,I still can't believe this design,it's sooo bad)
Airpods Max 🤢
and Now Apple Watch 7? 🤧
these are REALLY ugly designs.
And some people are loving the look of it, so some people will be loving the look of your ex wife 🤣
Can they just eliminate the crown entirely...and just have a touch strip