Would think there could be an increase with the screen being able to hit 1nit
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Double tap has technically existed as an accessibility option, but this is a very different way of implementing it under the hood which should have significantly improved response, reliability, and possibly capability.
The graphite stainless is only very slightly lighter than the old black stainless. In a lot of comparisons you can't even tell.
That’s possible, but the screen can also get brighter. We will need to wait for real life reviews, but if there was any significant battery gain, I think Apple would have mentioned it
A S4 alone is worth the upgrade from the S3. The S9 will feel like a spaceship.
I don’t think this information is correct. According to Apple’s website Series 9 still has the 3rd generation optic heart sensor.
Replaced the battery through Apple and still rocking my AWS4 SSSB w DLC. So I don't need the 8 or 9.
I'll wait to see what the AW Series formerly known as Twitter decade edition looks like next year.
I'll wait to see what the AW Series formerly known as Twitter decade edition looks like next year.
Same here. I'm at 85% and can barely get 12 hours with my usage. I may go for it as the display, double-tap and HomePod features also look attractive. Too bad it doesn't come in blue like my S7 but I could live with either silver, midnight or starlight.
I’d have Apple replace the battery in my series 5 If it didn’t cost as much as the series 5 is even currently worth
There is, but you have to look in the Hermès section to find it.
I have a black Series 8 and as of now, I’ll likely keep it until next year. It does look great and I’m wearing it with the (sadly discontinued) charcoal braided solo loop.
Will probably just update the battery on my wife’s S5 and wait for the redesign. Being stuck with the newest last gen right before they change the form factor sucks.
Double tap has already existed since Apple Watch 6, under accessibility.
Apple's pretty strongly signaled - across several generations of watches - that one-day (18hr) battery life is their main target.
Expecting anything different is likely to result in disappointment.
Similarly, the Apple Watch is well into the evolutionary-update phase of its lifecycle with little chance of anything "revolutionary" to show up. Perhaps they may surprise us, but the most likely outcome "major update" is a differently shaped S9.
This might be so, but more recently, they have been pushing into sleep-tracking capabilities. With that, 18 hours seems less like "all day." Maybe, with the shorter charging times (i.e., 45 and 75 minutes) of the later models, this works for most people.
Good video and I’ve been re-practicing these today and yesterday after having given up quickly some time ago when I tried them before, but they still really don’t work well half the time or more. Especially the double clench, I can’t get that one going at all. The single and double taps are semi-easier, and perhaps I still just need to practice more, but dang it sure is unreliable and finicky. Just my experience of course, I’d be glad to hear from more people if they feel the same or if the gestures work better for some.
I think (speculate) that in Apple's ideal world, people keep their prior generation watch for sleep tracking and current gen for daytime, swapping at bedtime & wakeup.
This way they engourage everyone to have two Apple watches, enhancing market share over the resell-old-watch model.
OH COME ON! If you have the Apple Watch S9 you can do precision phone finding so long as you have the iPhone 15? What will happen next year? Will the S9 watch still only be able to precisely locate the 15, and you'll need a S10 watch (watchX) to work perfectly with a iPhone 16? I'm looking forward to getting my first watch, but I'm a couple years out from needing a new phone - - - and the year I get a new phone will not be a new watch year.
I have a 5 and just replaced the battery - which, in case anyone doesn’t know, means I was sent a refurbished device. I’m happy with the choice, spiffy new screen and case, and all day plus battery again. Happy to hold out for a hopefully substantial upgrade next year.
Very minor update. Pink color looks good. Double tap is a very useful feature
You can pay $90 for battery service which just means they send you a refurbished one. I just did this with my 5 and it’s like having a new watch.