Yes, you absolutely should upgrade, even if you can't afford it.
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Apple Watch Series 7 vs. Apple Watch Series 8 Buyer's Guide: Should You Upgrade?
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I’m going for the S7, if the S8, don’t have a temperature sensor. Other than that there’s no difference to me. I might as well save some money along with the way if I could.
I guess Apple should adopt a once-every-two-year upgrades for their watch. I’m sure most of us wouldn’t complain if they did that. The original AW never got an upgrade until 2016.
Most of the time we don’t need a device to tell us if we are feeling feverish or not. A qualitative approach doesn’t make sense, in my opinion.
If this is the case (unfortunate), why on earth make a new chip instead of re-using the S7? I don't think processing speed is a huge issue these days, but more battery life is never a bad thing.
Again, making it look good wouldn’t have impacted battery life.
I don’t think it’s intended for anyone. Might as well just use your phone if checking the time on your watch takes two hands and looks that bad.
Edit to add: The current power saver mode just turns your watch non functional 10% earlier than it needs to as far as I’m concerned. Although I understand it’s finally changing this time around. Looking forward to that
Fair enough, obviously the feature is not intended for you. Also if your phone isn't available (say across the room or on a charger out of reach) it does work. The entire point of low power mode is to extend the battery life as long as possible. using more pixels to show the time to make it "look pretty" is probably not Apple's goal. I'm sure they did the R&D for it and have their reasons.
Even coming from a four the bigger thing would be the blood oxygen sensor, but likely will upgrade.
I have a Series 4 and am perfectly happy with it. I won’t upgrade until a major new feature like blood pressure or blood glucose sensoring arrives and those are probably a few years away.
This is one of the worst Apple product upgrades ever. Why even release a new Apple Watch then?
Unless you have an AW4 or older, you really should consider skipping another year, if you can.
Unless you have an AW4 or older, you really should consider skipping another year, if you can.
Fast charging on the 7 was worthwhile.
People here always posting why they wont buy the latest model - what a world. How does apple keep selling more and more each year I wonder. Lol.
There’s something for everybody - we all realize that.
I have a Series 3. I love the notifications. I just want a 3 week battery life and no new features.
If you have the money then why not upgrade? It’s a no brainer unless it’s affecting your financial goals so a lot of this discussion amounts to talking about thrift - that’s how it looks to me
Think there is no reason to upgrade from Series 7 to 8. Wait another year or one could upgrade to the rumoured 8 Pro.
Fast charging feature helps. Sh*t, shower, and shave, and fast charging is done.
Most people can handle that I think
Yer missing out rocking that antique
Waterproof? Fast charging. Always on display? O2 saturation? ECG? Gps? Cellular? Don’t want none of that?. Lol.
I’ve had my Series 3 for almost 5 years now. Still going strong!!
I may buy an S7 in a few days. In Australia, I’m expecting Apple to introduce a price hike when the S8 is released, and for Apple to discontinue the S7. 🤷🏻♂️
I can pray that another seller will sell me an S7 at a steep discount, but I likely won’t get the band that I want.
I may buy an S7 in a few days. In Australia, I’m expecting Apple to introduce a price hike when the S8 is released, and for Apple to discontinue the S7. 🤷🏻♂️
I can pray that another seller will sell me an S7 at a steep discount, but I likely won’t get the band that I want.
I said the same thing about sleep tracking, unless we’re tracking snoring patterns or sleep apnea. 🤷🏻♂️
The S4 is waterproof, has GPS, and has the option for cellular.
My S3 has those things as well.
I’ve had my S4 for almost 4 years now and am finally ready to upgrade it. I could hold onto it for another year, but the battery is really bad. I can do one 2 hour workout and hit under 50% before 2pm. I have to carry a charger with me to charge before it dies around 5pm.
Not sure exactly how people are using their Apple Watch, but it's purely for notifications for me personally. A pro variant adds nothing to the experience. A massive jump in battery would be the single biggest addition, IMO.