Can’t wait to see all the new watch faces I will not get on my S6!
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Apple Watch Series 7 to Feature Several New Faces to Take Advantage of Display With 16% More Pixels
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The display consists of pixels, so I'm not sure what your point is. The "1mm" larger is referring to the actual body of the watch, not the display. See these drawings of the Series 6 - notice how the watch size (44mm or 40mm) refers to the height of the watch body:
I’m not a fan of the squared off look for a watch. Watches get caught on sleeves and doorways and car seat belts, all kinds of things, so much prefer my rounded Series 5.
In general, it’s admirable and holistic for Apple to make all of their devices conform to the squared edges look— however— eventually, mark my words— they will go back to rounded edges again. They always do.
It is reported that the body will be 1mm bigger, and that the display borders will be "slimmed down". Combined, this means the display size increase is more than 1mm, reportedly "1.9 inches diagonally, up from 1.78 inches". The 16% maths is based on the resulting pixel area.
Remember the good ol’ days of: “new number, new design : new S, new features”?
it’s fine. New design is change enough.
New features! Yes!
I will upgrade when the watch can tell me when I’m too stressed and that I need to relax. I get stressed way to easily. (I think that had to do with blood pressure readings?)
On two occasions I was doing something very stressful for work and had my watch throw up “high heart rate” notifications. So there’s that.
Less choices is better. And getting new watch faces is reason enough for me to consider buying new watch! Only because there’s such a dearth of options. It’s like Apple is purposely holding back watch faces! Haha
But. I do agree that there should be more quality watch faces to choose from… whether that’s through the App Store, or a customizable interface from Apple.
Well, I’m bored…. So you get a rebuttal.
a $20,000 car is a different buy than a $400 watch.
that being said, it is really nice that watch buyers don’t feel like they HAVE to upgrade every year. It makes the purchase seem special: not having to get major FOMO every year.
It’s like Apple cares at all about ergonomics! They are the perfect example of ergonomics! When I think comfortable, I think iPhone 12. Hands down.
/s 🤣 I’m with you. I fully expect this rectangular abomination to get rightfully torched. The curves on the watch are just wonderful, and change for change’s sake isn’t always a great idea.
End users should have the ability to create/edit their own unique watch face via a design studio just like you can change your own phone wallpaper, and now via approved home screen modifiers, icon sets.
Everything on the watch should be nearly infinitely customizable: watch hands, dials, background, number styles, complications and locations of complications, etc. It's ridics that we are restricted to just the handful of watch faces and limited customization Apple provides. I don't understand why this option has been kept from Watch users at all.
I want to use my own background, with my choice of typeface for numerals, my choice of hands (not some lame floating digital time readout), and place complications around the watch face exactly where I want them. You can kinda play around with design ideas in Clockology, but I have yet to find a consistently reliable way to get it to stick on the Watch.
Cringe and hilarious how some of you guys have normalised it to spend £/$400+ on a watch every 4 years.
Before Apple Watch, would you have spent that much on watches every few years?
Don’t tell me the rubbish of ‘it does more than a watch so it’s worth it’, because you also spend hundreds and thousands upgrading your computers and phones.
All because Apple have normalised it and the sheep shall follow.
Before Apple Watch, would you have spent that much on watches every few years?
Don’t tell me the rubbish of ‘it does more than a watch so it’s worth it’, because you also spend hundreds and thousands upgrading your computers and phones.
All because Apple have normalised it and the sheep shall follow.
Yes, sorry about this error in the title. I've fixed it.
I don’t think his statement justifies the response. He is saying in his opinion this may be a concern (the flat edges). Someone else also mentioned this could be an issue with the watch catching on things given the sharp edge. I think it’s a fair assessment as something to look out for.
Here's a mock-up illustration giving an idea of actual screen increase, rather than the 1mm change in the case size.
Yeah if a slightly bigger screen is all they are offering, I have zero interest in this.
Basically sick of Apple phoning in these updates. Blood pressure and body temp should have been part of this update, and leaving them out feels beyond lazy.
Basically sick of Apple phoning in these updates. Blood pressure and body temp should have been part of this update, and leaving them out feels beyond lazy.
Spot on comment! 👀
I’m on my classic S3 Stainless Steel and actually considering S7. I just hope that previous bands will fit into the new design.
I would agree, but unless the S6 is discontinued they still have compel people to pay the tax over the likely substantially discounted S6 which is still feature rich. So while your argument make sense to an extent they still have to convince older users that it’s worth not waiting for the S8.
The big heads at Cupertino are still debating that. We will hear it once they fix it.