Dang, I would love a more rugged watch -- I've cracked two screens replaced on my series 6 just with yard work and home/car maintenance -- but love the current 40mm size.The display will measure in at almost two inches diagonally, which is larger than the 1.9-inch diagonal screen size of the current Apple Watch Series 7 and the planned Apple Watch Series 8.
My S4 can last for a 2 hour run while tracking GPS, HR, and streaming to my headphones. Always amazing how different peoples experiences are with battery life.My S6 can't last through a surf session longer than 2 hours. An extreme version with longer battery life and higher water resistance would be nice. Might be able to replace my dive watch.
Not sure why they have to keep making it bigger, it's going to take up half of a forearm here soon. I am all for a sport version, will be interesting to see what they price it.
Keep dreaming on the battery life.Apple, please have 1) offline maps (with navigation when hiking), 2) at least 1 week of battery life, and 3) button (or other reliable UI when watch is wet); and I'll consider getting back to Apple Watch (from Garmin Fenix).
No way AW will jump to a week with gps activities. I used to wear my AW 24/7 and add my Fenix6X when I ran. I upgraded to the F7X and flipped the use case - I now add the AW when I run to stream music and for cellular. I get 2 weeks between charges on F7X with gps runs 5-6 days/week.Apple, please have 1) offline maps (with navigation when hiking), 2) at least 1 week of battery life, and 3) additional buttons (or other reliable UI when watch is wet); and I'll consider getting back to Apple Watch (from Garmin Fenix).
All they should do is put sapphire on the aluminum frame. The aluminum is strong enough as it is.Wait - didn't Gurman say this about the s7 ahead of its launch? Regardless, I am all for this!
While I know the glass on the higher-end models are more scratch-resistant, all of the aluminum watches I have owned (s0, s5 & s7) had face scratches on them within the first two months of owning - and I am really careful with my tech (no case on my iPhones, computes, etc.). It's kind of wild, as the scratches are always random things that never struck me as overly aggressive (once, my dog pawed at my arm) where as super aggressive collisions (Watch face crushing into a marble counter corner) yielded nothing. 🤷🏻♂️ Anyway...
To date, what Watch offers, affords and how I use it, [for me] has yet to justify me moving to a higher tier than their A-lu-min-ee-um offerings. With a heaping pile of unknowns aside, a more rugged Watch could finally get me to move up from their Al offerings - especially if truly more durable. We'll see. Would like to see this rumor finally see the light of day. Feels like the platform is [over]due a more significant hardware update than the [albeit, nice] iterations we've seen to date.
Bring it.
So true. It’s really hard to tap the screen in the pool.All I want is a better (i.e. more reliable and easier) way of doing lap splits when trying to use this for sports like running when your fingers are all sweaty, or it's raining, etc.
People over 6'2" represent about 1% of the US population, and this country is taller than most. These things definitely have to split the difference among lots of sizes.because the large one now looks pathetic on anyone over 6'2"
Very doubtful. Looking at Garmin's prices, these companies have decided that people who buy rugged sports watches have lots of disposable income to spend on tech and triathlon gear.Does it come with an extreme warranty?
I’m not sure the reasons are that obvious- why would these groups specifically need or benefit from an Apple Watch?For, what I would assume are obvious reasons, this sounds like it would be great for healthcare workers in hospitals and ERs.