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Apple Watch Series 9 to Feature Updated Processor Based on A15 Chip
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It depends. I did not buy the Ultra and went for an S8 mainly because of the chip.
I will not put 800$ on something with an almost 4 years old chip.
350$ (Amazon discount) was more reasonable.
Slightly improved, no. But if they can make significant gains, that'd be cool. I wear my watch to bed to track how I sleep, so it'd be nice to have 24+ hours of battery to have a few more windows of opportunity to charge.
Generally speaking, more computational power eventually unlocks new capabilities, because software always evolves to make use of the available resources.
I thought about a shift this direction as well but realized I wanted access to music while I ran (and no, I'm not going to hold a phone in one hand like some luddite), quick authentication into certain work apps, easy access to the subway without needing a phone in hand, and subtle notifications (haptic and not audible) when its time to drink water or when I have a new message. Any way I cut it, I still really appreciate the way the
Watch has made me less reliant on my phone, more present in my surroundings, and motivated me to get into better shape now than I was 20 years ago. I'm not sure I could say the same for a non-smart HR watch.
I meant within the watch industry, obviously there's history from the Apple Watch, that's what we're talking about
Apple would have to do something incredibly significant for me to buy a new watch and meh. The 6 is doing just fine for me, other than a battery replacement eventually, I have no complaints. Honestly if my old company didn’t pay for my 6 I would have probably had stuck with the 3 still, and in fact a family member uses it now and he has no complaints other than battery. I’ll wait for the series 12 thanks 😂
... with a 20 mile charger cable for over a half day battery life while still walking around ...
The origin of this is in Genesis and the "image" refers to the spiritual aspect of humans, not the physical. Altho I'm all for being an invisible man in the sky like God if that's on the menu, but it seems we didn't get any of the all-powerful lord of the universe stuff. Gip.
Even the S7 had a 20% larger screen than the S4, so personally I would consider that more than slightly better
I have a Series 6 since launch and the poor battery life and slow charging and making me consider either upgrading to the Series 9 if it's worth it.. or a Garmin 7 Solar edition as I like to track my tramping and running.
I’m curious how is Garmin is able to achieve this. Larger battery? More efficient OS?
Perhaps a smaller efficient S9 chip allows for a larger battery in the Apple Watch. Or does the it’s smart features make this an impossibility?
What we really want is better battery life, efficiency, and charging efficiency, right? I mean yeah some actual compute performance improvement, but we're needing more juice in some way.
What we really want is better battery life, efficiency, and charging efficiency, right? I mean yeah some actual compute performance improvement, but we're needing more juice in some way.
I'll try to be more clear.
1. I think we want/need much more from the battery.
2. Maybe we might want some small compute improvements.
So, I think, we (mostly) agree here. At least enough to avoid further discussion.
P.S. "When have you needed performance improvement on your Apple watch?" sometimes there is some slowness that could use a minor boost.