That's nice. What does that have to do with my comment of her watch lasting 5+ years while you said it only lasts 3?
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Apple Watch Ultra Teardown Reveals Larger Battery, Improved Water Resistance, and More
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That's nice. What does that have to do with my comment of her watch lasting 5+ years while you said it only lasts 3?
Batteries will die faster when the watch has more battery cycle; using cellular service will drain the battery much faster.
I’m blown away by the battery on the Ultra. On a lighter day of usage, with cellular off, I am averaging 20% draining after 12 hours, or 60 hours of battery life. That’s with AoD turned on, multiple notifications, and messing with the watch. Apple is seriously underrating this thing.
Well it’s incredible battery life, very functional, premium build, and has a great design with the flat display and larger buttons. It has all the things to be trendy! 👍
Right to repair and the ability to do so is important though. We can't live in a "throw-away society" mindset forever and be gouged by repair costs. However, it's a crazy difficult challenge to build a product that is highly repairable and still be highly durable, and capable.
"Apple Watch Ultra Teardown Reveals Apple Watch Ultra Has Components Apple Said the Apple Watch Ultra Has"
DC Rainmaker already did this, and yes he confirmed it could be heard from quite a distance. The sound also changes to SOS in morse code after a while.Someone needs to do a field test with the siren and actually test exactly how many feet it can be heard, I bet it's a lot further than we think and possibly directional and it's sound is unique enough to be overheard from birds and other natural sounds.
Although it does sounds like a killdeer bird that is common to North America, the rest of the world would not be familiar with that sound.
Absolutely! Great quality video.
I watched it with the sound off. Seems I didn't miss much.
Batteries don’t disintegrate when they go through lifecycles. They just max out closer to 80%. I have had phones at 80% battery health for years and my watch has been for 3 years and still works great
I think you're looking at the Aluminum case and GPS-only. If you compare the Stainless Steal Case and GPS + Cellular, the prices are quite close.
You should be comparing it to the 45mm stainless steel with sapphire glass version which starts at $749 with the cheapest band.
Another year and an other My Tag Heur series 2000 (now 22 years old) is going strong with real sapphire divibgg depth 200 meters, my phone does phone things, im in a wheelchair and cant exercise really with Osteroporosis as all my joints are shot, so I'll stay with a watch that will outlast all of Apples watches probably, and does what I want it to, nothing more than tell the time and look elegant, and not like like its from a shop for deep sea divers who accessorize. Just my take, it's ugly as sin.
I call BS, I've extended life for of my Late 2013 MBP twice using those "crappy" tools&parts, compared to Apple it was dirt cheap.
Agreed. Bigger battery always better in the long run because of less cycle over time with the same usage. Annually I might only charge the Ultra 100 times instead of 200 times with the regular Series 8.
It’s the same reason why AirPods and iPhone Minis are disposable, and quickly worn off its battery health compared to Pro Max, or any iPads.
Well you can always hold off a few months and wait for sale?
I know for some $799 can be a hard pill to swallow, but considering the cost of Stainless Steel and Ti Edition from previous Series? Ultra is a much better deal.
True. My AW6 is at 90% health after 2 years. With low power mode I get 30+ hrs. With Ultra I can use as normal and still get 30+ hrs so that I don't need to charge every night either.
You want battery life? Buy a Garmin or Suunto. Minimum five days without a charge and designed to be treated roughly.