Sorry, I am already thinking from watchOS 11. Minimum for it is S6, so pretty likely this time next year the beta will require S7.
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Apple Watch Series 9 vs. Series 10 Buyer's Guide: 18 Upgrades Compared
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These new Apple Watches are shaping up to be the best Apple Watches ever.
Will there be enough updates for people to upgrade? Yes, everyone should upgrade if they can afford it.
Will there be enough updates for people to upgrade? Yes, everyone should upgrade if they can afford it.
The ultra has a better battery than the regular watch. The regular watch should come with at least the same battery capacity as the ultra.
lol, those minor incremental updates you mean? Timmy will be pleased with customers like you 😊
There barely is anything that distinguishes the Ultra from the normal line. Allegedly they are already sacrificing the bigger screen size. What is there beyond that and the battery life if you actually are not into one of the connected "extrem sports". The different look? It has an extra button and an alarm sound? The batterie in the standard Apple Watch is what ram is in their computer. A expensive reason to pay houndreets extra for something that costs them cents. They will not upgrade this unless the Ultra gets significantly more battery life.
For me internal hardware changes are the most important and also the most exciting. They are bringing a lot. That's why I enjoy "even" numbers iPhones.
So this year's 'small' watch will be bigger than last year's 'big' watch, but it'll have a smaller screen?!?
Sounds like more of a step back than a step forwards... surely can't be true? What about all the people that don't want a big clunky looking watch?
Sounds like more of a step back than a step forwards... surely can't be true? What about all the people that don't want a big clunky looking watch?
Maybe they will be bold and simply not release the Apple Watch until its ready, if the health features aren't good enough they should delay until they are fixed, haven't they always said in the past they don't release until it is ready
Very disappointing if this is all true. One thing I have noticed since Tim Cooks tenure as CEO is, prepare to be disappointed at the Apple Events. They always under deliver since Cooks arrival. Apple need Jony Ive as CEO, Cook needs to find the exit & keep walking away, as far away as possible.
Be prepared to get underwhelmed again 😬For me internal hardware changes are the most important and also the most exciting. They are bringing a lot. That's why I enjoy "even" numbers iPhones.
I'm with S8, so will be an upgrade for sure. It's new design + probably the old SoC from S9 which I don't own. I don't expect new SoC with AI features.
You are apple's favorite customer. Buy into their BS hook, line, and sinker. Nothing about this makes it worth updating unless you are coming from like a series 4.
They should make their ultra line really push the boundaries (specs, design) since they charge top dollar for it. In it's current state, it's just a larger apple watch with a slightly "tougher" case.
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I’m not a big fan of johny Ive either. He made some great designs in the past. But was also too focused at making things thinner with minimal everything.
Than he was too busy with decorating Apple Park. All the time there were no product design upgrades. And the few ones that got an upgrade… it was a total failure. Touchbar, butterfly keyboard, bending keyboards, iPads and iPhones.
Remember when the touchbar was introduced? They let a dj make a demonstration by using it to scratch the music… I’ve never seen something awkward again 😂😂😂
The whole top of Apple needs a shakeup if you ask me. All the good people are leaving Apple. Like the ones who made the M-series of microprocessors. Who were bought by Qualcomm. The first iteration of their chips already outclasses the M3 on many fronts. Wait for their second release… Apple might come first with their M4 but Qualcomm will slam that soon after. Mark my words.
And gone are the last things Apple was ahead off!
I have a S7 and want to upgrade to a cellular version this year. I do not want a bigger watch at all. If I'm underwhelmed with the S10 then I'll wait and see what deals there may be for the S9 and get that. I recently moved and I'm a senior that would feel safer with a cellular watch.
They should also skip the keynote 9 September. There isn’t much worthy to show. Some incremental speed bumps and a new of the shelf camera systems already in use for a year by competitors.
Same design, same formula. And Apple Intelligence isn’t ready anyway. By the time it’s ready, Google will have something better. It already has by the way.
I have a question, if I buy an AW in the US, can I use the blood oxygen detection function abroad?
Most likely not. I bought Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 47mm LTE in USA and I could not use Blood Pressure measurement in India even after changing the region and my LTE to my local provider. I had to get Watch Ultra to make this feature work. But my AWU2 49MM LTE is allowing me to measure Blood Oxygen which I bought locally. They probably map the device serial number getting linked to the region while updating the software and not allowing features to work even if you change the region.
Since there is mixed information about the Apple Watch 10 and the (SE Apple Watch Hence some with 3D printed casing.) Normal Apple 10 and the SE 3D printed casing will both be released. "Apple Watches in the United States cannot currently be measured due to an ongoing legal dispute with Masimo"(Japan and others that haven't been banned for this will have the new (feature sleep apnea) will not affect us in Japan etc.
On my 2nd S6 as the first was replaced by AC due to battery degradation. The replacement I think must have been used as the battery is not doing well at only 80% health and barely gets through the day. I am still hopeful that the S10 is a meaningful upgrade with the rumoured health features otherwise I’m stuck with a dying S6.
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Personal preference but trying on a larger size Apple Watch or the ultra feels like an iPad strapped to my wrist doing it’s compute thing and less of a watch with smart functionality added.