So let me see. hmmmm. apple took an already great watch and stated that it updated the size, so you get a bigger great watch. Reviewers state: Apple Watch Series 7 is just a bigger Apple Watch series 6, which was already great. makes sense
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Apple Watch Series 7 Reviews: Larger Displays and Faster Charging, Not Much Else Has Changed
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Don't think about it - forget about it - is my advice. (I know... advices are the cheapest commodities anyone can give)
Overall - the best strategy is to be on a 2 or maybe 3 years upgrade.
This time you really save yourself some $$$.
I am also upgrading iPhones and Watches on 3-4 gens leaps if possible - so that it makes more sense on the upgrades.
Example: iPhone 4S - iPhone 7 - iPhone 11 pro max - iPhone 14
Watch series 2 - Series 4 - Series 6 - Series 8
Think both strategically when you have some cash to spare to rather rinvest on both phone and watch at bigger leaps and not throw money at everything new when it's not that much of an upgrade.
Just remember, every new thing/feature that is shiny - will end up being barely used or noticed. Human brain adjusts very fast.
Most of the new tech doesn't add so much these days and you have to look at what is actually something that would make a big impact or will contribute.
Oh man, I remember dick tracy had one in the old cartoons (and a jet pack, btw)
Funny thing is, I was thinking that exact same thought.
In other words Apple just made every existing charging cable and dock obsolete, including its own $100 MagSafe Duo.
This is what I’m disappointed about - the faster charging sounds handy especially as I use watch to track sleep but having got a MagSafe duo last year sounds like I won’t get much benefits from that.
Some day.
Probably as an extension of Center Stage: instead of the camera just zooming and cropping to where you are, it also does perspective correction so that, even if you hold the Watch at a slightly off angle, it corrects for that. (Obviously, this only works to a point. As the angle approaches 90 degrees, that's untenable. But I just checked and for me, the natural position while typing seems to be ~45 degrees. I'm guessing they wouldn't want to place the camera such that it actually faces downwards — while that would further reduce the angle, it would make it entirely impractical for those who have the Watch configured upside-down, which has been a setting since watchOS 1.0)
Battery life is still bad. I really don't understand this apple watch hype.
I'm upgrading from a Day One 4 because my crown has become finicky and I can't take an EKG anymore. I haven't kept up with the Watch improvements, but my Fitness features have always seemed a bit "off" i.e. I can close my standing ring everyday even though I sit at work for 8 hours at a time.
With all the leaks that came out, about the redesign, we all saw it didn't came out this year, BUT it clearly means it's coming out next year.
anything outside the iPhone 6 (first large screen) or the iPhone x (first face ID) they are always hardly upgrades
Agree people who wait will get the best deals and the watch is the one product you can get In mid cycle because the updates to the watch are minimum now, and deals pop through the year
This will most likely the last Apple Watch I purchase until iteration 15 or so. This will only be my 2nd one, but with tax, etc. I could have been halfway to a VERY decent watch that could last a lifetime. The watch market is ridiculous right now, though, even in "entry" level luxury watches. I would like true Swiss movement.
I don’t need to wear my watch to bed so it will last through the day and that’s good enough for me
Exactly.. All this “iPhone 13 Pro is disappointing” well, it isn’t for me and my old iP8 and for those with even older phones. Same goes for the watches as you said.
Apple has become just like the auto industry. In a GM boardroom somewhere, "Let us add a pin-stripe down the sides of the 2021 Chevy Crappage and call that the 2022 model."
As a Series 6 owner it obviously makes no sense to upgrade. If I was on a Series 3 or 4 I'd be seriously considering it.
I quite enjoyed going from an iPhone 6S to a 13 Pro recently, really makes you go wow. The performance of the A15 coupled with the incredible display really blew me away. Incredible to see how powerful yet efficient these Apple ARM SoCs have become.
I quite enjoyed going from an iPhone 6S to a 13 Pro recently, really makes you go wow. The performance of the A15 coupled with the incredible display really blew me away. Incredible to see how powerful yet efficient these Apple ARM SoCs have become.
Personally, I hope that future Apple Watch upgrades remain incremental for some time to come! I have finally succumbed to temptation and am now waiting for my first ever Apple Watch to be delivered. It will replace a Garmin watch used for activity tracking and will be tested thoroughly to see if it earns its keep in the first 2 weeks. I’d love a watch with better battery life but can see the problems faced by the designers and may well have to take with a second charging cable in my rucksack when I go out on 8 hour+ hikes.
My plan is to keep it for 3 or 4 years as depreciation is quite high in the UK, even for the aluminium models.
In the meantime, I’m hoping to enjoy yet another Marvel of the Apple Ecosystem.
My plan is to keep it for 3 or 4 years as depreciation is quite high in the UK, even for the aluminium models.
In the meantime, I’m hoping to enjoy yet another Marvel of the Apple Ecosystem.
I don't get those people. First off, the 13 Pro was a meaningful update from the 12 Pro. Display, cameras, battery life, modem, SoC - all good improvements that add up to a noticeablely better phone. But also, upgrading every single year and expecting massive changes is ridiculous. It's pretty rare with such mature tech that we get to see huge leaps forward anymore.
I have the 44mm Series 6 (WiFi only) and the battery life is great. I regularly end the day around 50% and that's after working out and using it for 12+ hours. When people complain about the Apple Watch battery life I'm a bit bemused as to me, it's excellent. I've even gone two full days of use before when I accidentally did not place it on the charger correctly.
I find it's quite useful for glancing at notification without being obvious and it's great for working out as I don't want to carry my iPhone with me while lifting or running. Also the tight integration with the iPhone and MacBook is superb.
I’m disappointed that the 7 continues on with only minor updates, as I was hoping to have a good reason to upgrade from my 5. It really seems like Apple must be hitting some hurdles in doing any kind of significant changes to the Watch, given the 5 was effectively a slightly improved 4, and the 6 was a barely upgraded 5. That makes the 7 effectively a 4SSS. I would have been fine with the same internals if they offered a different case design, or even for Apple to move past this non-sensical focus on maintaining the rectangular shape and offer a round Watch.