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Apple Watch Series 7 Teardown Reveals Battery Capacity, Display Updates and More
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I would recommend waiting for the Series 8. Either Apple comes around with a complete redesign and new Sensors or the Series 7 will be cheap.
I have an Apple Watch 3 and it still serves me well! I can get almost two fulls days of usage. I'm hoping to upgrade to the Hermes edition next fall. I'm surprised how much space the taptic engine takes.
And this is why I am completely happy to skip 1 generation or possibly even 2 with my LTE apple watches.
Ok, that makes sense when you think about it that way. Although I don't know how people can be mad at Apple for making it so owners can continue using the same watch bands for 7+ years now.
I don't believe it matters. The apple watch, as far as I know, is not repairable.
Apple Watch Service and Repair - Apple Support
Need to repair your Apple Watch? See your service options, their costs by coverage type, and how long they take.
Scroll down to battery at the bottom of the page $79 for out of warranty. You are basically paying a subsidized price to replace your watch.
If you have AC, they won't replace the battery until it's under 80%. My series 5 is at 83%, so I plan on replacing it soon. Someone on here a few weeks ago sent off their series 5 and got a 6 back. It happens, depending on stock. But if you don't have AC, they probably don't care what the life is at and will gladly take your $79.
Since the AOD was released with the series 5, the consensus is that turning it off only gives a marginal increase in battery life—not enough to really notice a difference. Apple's spec sheet for battery life has remained the same for every model—18 hours. So while the S5 and up have an AOD, they also have more efficient chips. So a series 5-6-7 with AOD is rated to have the same battery life as a series 0-4.
Streaming audio and constantly using the heart rate monitor will kill the battery the fastest. If you're doing a 2-hour workout, then that's really going to hit the battery.
form factor will remain the same. Apple and others have proven that the amount of data displayed for digital content and the best feel on wrist and largest battery is in this form factor as does fitbit and so many other competitors of this caliber.
Now that Taptic Engine seriously NEEDS to be micronized! The iPhone 12/13 mini's was dramatically reduced in size while maintain effective vibrational power the same as regular and pro size models. Same needs to occur here.
I suspect S8 will be larger 45 & 52mm.
It’s interesting to me how heavily Apple optimizes each design. The battery in the 45mm is 5.7 Watt*minutes bigger than the one in the 41mm, but they didn’t use the same battery in both, they packed in every last Joule they could.
Thanks. I actually looked it up as well out of curiosity. It's not really worth it to me for an old watch to replace the battery. I'd rather put that money toward a new one. Which I don't really need yet (my Series 4 is well, though battery life is diminishing, and battery health is 87% after 3 years). My old Series 2 won't even connect to my phone anymore, I've restarted, unpaired, re-paired, etc, and it just will not work properly. And wow, does that 42mm screen look TINY, even compared to my 44mm series 4!I don't believe it matters. The apple watch, as far as I know, is not repairable.
Apple Watch Service and Repair - Apple Support
Need to repair your Apple Watch? See your service options, their costs by coverage type, and how long they take.support.apple.com
Scroll down to battery at the bottom of the page $79 for out of warranty. You are basically paying a subsidized price to replace your watch.
If you have AC, they won't replace the battery until it's under 80%. My series 5 is at 83%, so I plan on replacing it soon. Someone on here a few weeks ago sent off their series 5 and got a 6 back. It happens, depending on stock. But if you don't have AC, they probably don't care what the life is at and will gladly take your $79.
Since the AOD was released with the series 5, the consensus is that turning it off only gives a marginal increase in battery life—not enough to really notice a difference. Apple's spec sheet for battery life has remained the same for every model—18 hours. So while the S5 and up have an AOD, they also have more efficient chips. So a series 5-6-7 with AOD is rated to have the same battery life as a series 0-4.
Streaming audio and constantly using the heart rate monitor will kill the battery the fastest. If you're doing a 2-hour workout, then that's really going to hit the battery.
Re watch battery use during exercise, yes, I was tracking everything I did, I'm sure that used a lot of energy. I streamed music from my phone to my earbuds, though. Although the watch was 'aware' of the streams as it displayed the 'playing now' info.
I really wish that in the next iteration, Apple makes an increase in battery life a goal. Any strenuous activity or streaming just eats up so much battery at the current use-hours rating...!
I was replying to someone who suggested the little one had caught up and therefore was the clear choice even for those who’d previously owned the large one.
My point was all of the 42/44/45mm bands that you’d taken ownership of with previous models would overhang the 41mm if you went down a size.
The only difference to the S6 user that is noticeable will be the bigger bezel-less display. That is a lot of money to spend for a bigger display. This is a great upgrade for an S4 owner and a okay/good upgrade for an S5 owner. It’s a splurge if you own an S6.