Apple Watches Now Have Shorter 1M Charging Cable in Box

[Carmenia83]

Shorter cable, whatever. But they aren't including a power supply with series 1? That's just nickel and diming at this point.

 

[smacrumon]

That would be a pain with some cases. I hope the iPhone 8 introduces true wireless and contactless charging like that Apple patent showed.

I guess it would be a pain. I'm sure they'll think of something. Or probably more precisely, they've already thought of something and it's ready to go.

 

[sashimimi]

Quick question : from the pic of the charger, it seems like the cable is stuck to the charging pad. Couldn't they have simply put a lightning port instead, allowing to use either the 1m cable, or a longer one (I suppose the iphone has a >1m cable), and on the wall unit part, the usual full usb port ?

 

[Sasparilla]

Well Apple had to do something to cut costs on the Series 2, its not like they raised the price.

Oh, wait...

 

[Iconoclysm]

The 2m cable's longer than I've ever known what to do with, but I'm sure some people really appreciated it.

Ah, well.

For some reason, that cable always wanted to flip the watch charger upside down.
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Cumbersome? please tell me this is sarcasm...

The way the watch sits on the charger, it's actually a pain in the ass sometimes to have all of this extra cable that wants to flop around and flip the charger over.
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Quick question : from the pic of the charger, it seems like the cable is stuck to the charging pad. Couldn't they have simply put a lightning port instead, allowing to use either the 1m cable, or a longer one (I suppose the iphone has a >1m cable), and on the wall unit part, the usual full usb port ?

The charging dock/stand thing that Apple sells does have a lightning port and includes a very long lightning cable.
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wait wait, so the gen1 watch didn't come with a power adapter? :O
how.. how..? i don't even know where to start with this one.

I know where you can start http://bfy.tw/7cdS

 

[kingofwale]

Apple isn't Apple unless they try to nickle and dime their customers.

is it a surprise? take courage to do this

 

[jonnysods]

I really appreciated the 2m one on my AW, but I'd rather have a 2m lightning cable so I'm not stuck against the wall using my phone while it's charging.

 

[apolloa]

A neat little cost cutting exercise no doubt spun as anything else but by the marketing department.
Increase the RRP and cut manufacturing costs.

 

[pcmacgamer]

Courage to be greedy

 

[nagromme]

Apple isn't Apple unless they try to nickle and dime their customers.

is it a surprise? take courage to do this

Exactly! That's why they upgraded the old watch to the new CPU while dropping the price! Cheapskates.

 

[apolloa]

Exactly! That's why they upgraded the old watch to the new CPU while dropping the price! Cheapskates.

Yeah how dare they fit the newer chip into the now old first gen Apple Watch which costs probably a third to make then what it did a year ago....

 

[Sonmi451]

Thank goodness. That cable was ridiculously long.
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I purchased the .3M cable for traveling since the watch and charging station are usually pretty close together.. dont need a long cable.

.3 meter? Where do I buy this?

 

[spherox]

As a previous AW owner, that cable was a little too long IMO..

 

[Bubba Satori]

Hey Tim, we'll save millions and call it the courage cable.
Amazing, Phil. Here's a million more options.

 

[dmdev]

Phill: "Let's cut the watch cable size in half, that saves up 20 cents"

Tim: *Mindblown*

Haha, but if you do the math, 20 cents times 10 million sales (for example) is 2 million dollars. I wish I could make such a small change and reap such benefits from it...

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

Could have used a cord 1/2 the length with the original Apple Watch. It just sits behind the bedside stand. Even when I travel I've never needed more than a couple feet.

 

[pika2000]

Apple isn't Apple unless they try to nickle and dime their customers.

is it a surprise? take courage to do this

On the other hand, the AW S2 edition comes with the stand.

Most Android phones don't even come with earbuds anymore. Many Android phones also skipped the AC adapter, only included a USB cable.
Is it a surprise? Nope. Apple is not special Everybody does it.

 

[adamjackson]

I wonder if the charging method used for the Apple Watch will be used for the all new iPhone in 2017.

I'd say you're on to something:

Wired, "Here’s What You Need to Know About Ceramic, The Fancy Material in Apple’s Fanciest Watch"

"...the back of each Watch uses zirconia ceramic where the magnetic charger attaches. Ceramics are non-conductive, and don’t interfere with wireless charging."​

and

"The result is a material that’s pretty much un-scratchable, and, under most circumstances, unbreakable."​

If Apple can get costs down, a Ceramic iPhone next year would be crack proof, shatter proof, bend-proof and support conductive charging.

 

[smacrumon]

I'd say you're on to something:

Wired, "Here’s What You Need to Know About Ceramic, The Fancy Material in Apple’s Fanciest Watch"

"...the back of each Watch uses zirconia ceramic where the magnetic charger attaches. Ceramics are non-conductive, and don’t interfere with wireless charging."​

and

"The result is a material that’s pretty much un-scratchable, and, under most circumstances, unbreakable."​

If Apple can get costs down, a Ceramic iPhone next year would be crack proof, shatter proof, bend-proof and support conductive charging.

I like your thinking.

 

[darkslide29]

I am so glad to see that a company finally had the COURAGE to do something like this.

It is going to take a long time for this courage joke to die...

 

[PlainviewX]

Gotta find 1" of cable for all those lighting to 3.5mm adapters somehow.....

 

[Boatboy24]

When I unboxed it, I thought it was a needlessly long cable. I was glad to have it, though, when I started charging it on my nightstand. The nearest outlet is about 4.5 feet from where the watch sits.

 

[Braderunner]

Seriously?! That's unbelievable! Apple is getting cheap, but, not inexpensive.

 

[44267547]

The long charging cable included on the first Apple Watch was generous. I personally did not need a cable that long, nor am I complaining. The 1M cable will serve fine.

 

[CarlJ]

Phill: "Let's cut the watch cable size in half, that saves up 20 cents"

Or maybe everything isn't about saving pennies, and they simply found that most watch users don't care about the extra cable length. I was kind of surprised when I got my original Apple Watch to find that it came with a 2m cable, since the iPhones all have 1m cables.