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From the Forums: Apple Watch Size Comparison
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If history is any measure, the only price drop when gen two is released is for the older gen one version.
A bit off topic, but if you found the 6+ too large why did you not exchange it out for the standard sized 6? Just curious.
That only works if one doesn't like it within the return window. Sometimes, especially with 1st gen devices, issues don't surface immediately.
Very few are going to avoid 1st gen products so there is little fear that sales won't be strong enough to warrant a 2nd gen. But for those who are more conservative in how they spend their money, waiting a little while is the prudent thing to do.
That is why I recommend waiting 2-3 months after a 1st gen product's release (if a person doesn't want to sit out the entire generation's release cycle). By then any issues will have been identified, manufacturing quality improved. I know that type of thinking isn't popular around here though.
Must have been written by someone who held on to their Nokia phone because Flip Phones and then Touch Screens were just going to be FAD!
Affording an Apple watch is a bit out of my price range and honestly I'm just old fashioned in my 43 years, I just want a simple elegant watch to tell the time. Like with every other portable Apple product, it has a rechargeable battery that can't be replaced, and we all know fate of rechargeable batteries over time, they don't hold a charge. So after you've had this watch for a couple years, expect to have to take it off every couple hours to recharge it. To me that's not feasible at all. And since you have to have your iPhone with you paired with the watch via Bluetooth to do most features and get notifications, the watch really ends up being nothing more than an extended display for the iPhone. So you've really went from a 4.7 or 5.5 inch display with the iPhone 6, down to a .5 inch square just so you can be lazy and not have to take your phone out of your pocket.
Is that really worth $400+?? Maybe when wireless recharging technology gets built into the Apple watch so you don't have to take it off every few hours to charge it when battery life gets low over time.
I'm not trying to bash it, Im just trying to think of it in terms of practicality. These watches aren't going to be cheap, they will be an investment for a lot of people. iPhones most of us buy at subsidized pricing, these Apple watches are 100% out of pocket expense. Who can afford to drop $400+ every year or two for a new model? And like the iPhone, you know Apple will spoon feed us features with each new model to make them irresistible to buy.
Save that $400 ever year that a new Apple watch comes out, and before long you could buy a Rolex and own an elegant time piece that few people own.
Is that really worth $400+?? Maybe when wireless recharging technology gets built into the Apple watch so you don't have to take it off every few hours to charge it when battery life gets low over time.
I'm not trying to bash it, Im just trying to think of it in terms of practicality. These watches aren't going to be cheap, they will be an investment for a lot of people. iPhones most of us buy at subsidized pricing, these Apple watches are 100% out of pocket expense. Who can afford to drop $400+ every year or two for a new model? And like the iPhone, you know Apple will spoon feed us features with each new model to make them irresistible to buy.
Save that $400 ever year that a new Apple watch comes out, and before long you could buy a Rolex and own an elegant time piece that few people own.
Not really...
I got the first iPhone and it was a great product. Looks like a lot of people had the same experience. I got the original iPad and loved it. Looks like an overwhelming proportion of people (who actually bought one) felt the same.
I also got the first intel-based Mac Apple made. Again, a great computer.
I see this "wisdom" spewed out all over the place, but it just isn't true.
It's not all rosey. I got a 900 MHz G3 iBook -- not a 1st gen product -- and had to have the logic board replaced four times. Apple finally replaced it with a G4 iBook -- even less of a first gen product -- and that eventually died... with a bad logic board. Apple's not perfect by any means, but they have no problem with first gen technology.
At this point, they've been creating leading electronic products for decades. *Nothing* they make can really be considered 1st gen.
I know you guys. You're going to take part of Apple's generous return policy and buy both models and an assortment of watch bands. Then your going to return what you don't want. No different than what you did between the 6 and 6 plus
You guys sound silly trying out templates and looking at pictures. That's why Apple Watch will have extremely good sales for the first month or 2. The real test will be after Apple have stock after the first wave.
You guys sound silly trying out templates and looking at pictures. That's why Apple Watch will have extremely good sales for the first month or 2. The real test will be after Apple have stock after the first wave.
Time for the children to sign off or stop fighting.
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And that Rolex will help with fitness and all the other function the apple watch will do? You are comparing two totally different products. Why buy a Rolex when you could save that money and the apple money and buy an even more expensive watch that does the same function as a 10 dollar timex?
oh dear..... seeing these pictures makes me think even the 38 is going to be GINORMOUS on my wrist!
Yes! The regular watches I currently wear are only about 27mm. A jump to 38mm will be huge on my tiny wrist. Definitely have to go to a store to try it on.
That only works if one doesn't like it within the return window. Sometimes, especially with 1st gen devices, issues don't surface immediately.
Very few are going to avoid 1st gen products so there is little fear that sales won't be strong enough to warrant a 2nd gen. But for those who are more conservative in how they spend their money, waiting a little while is the prudent thing to do.
That is why I recommend waiting 2-3 months after a 1st gen product's release (if a person doesn't want to sit out the entire generation's release cycle). By then any issues will have been identified, manufacturing quality improved. I know that type of thinking isn't popular around here though.
This thinking isn't popular because it lacks a practical application. Manufacturing defects of the kind you seem to be citing as a justification for waiting are so rare as to be a non-issue. In any case, the outside possibility that the first run of a product will be flawed in some meaningful way would be covered by the warranty. But again, rare.
I'm not necessarily urging anyone to rush out to buy anything just to be first, I am simply pointing out that the "the next generation will be better" philosophy is inherently flawed. With tech products, the next generation will always be better. The question should alway be whether the product being sold now appeals to you now. That's a much cleaner and more sensible decision-making process. No speculation is required.
Dont people own ordinary watches?
I own a collection of watches and can tell you 38mm is tiny.
42mm is already small.
Ideally watches should be 44mm for small people and 48mm for bigger people especiall for something like an Apple watch which has more info on the screen than an ordinary watch. 38mm is for girls jewellery.
I own a collection of watches and can tell you 38mm is tiny.
42mm is already small.
Ideally watches should be 44mm for small people and 48mm for bigger people especiall for something like an Apple watch which has more info on the screen than an ordinary watch. 38mm is for girls jewellery.
What makes you think lithium-ion battery technology will exponentially increase within a year or so?
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What if they are a girl?
Agree. I own a 50+mm watch and I can't picture anything less that that. So 42mm it is then, for me.
No, you just bend your head 90 degree until you look from outward, near your crotch area (pun so not intended) and see what time it is now, then slowly raise your head back up, while maintaining your arm position.
How stupid people can be
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Because it's a print out? At least I read the article
Yes, they do. A man with small wrists is not a girl, he is a man with small wrists.
Got any other sexist theories you'd care to share with us? If so, please don't.
oh dear..... seeing these pictures makes me think even the 38 is going to be GINORMOUS on my wrist!
I thought women loved big watches???
I agree. Something about the screen and the rounded bubbly corners just doesn't sit right with the steel band.
It's like the watch face is kind of feminine with rounded corners, but the band and square shape are masculine.
It looks ok on the sports bands, but when you put a nice steel band on it, it kind of just feels a bit tacky.
But that's just my opinion.