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Hands-On With the New Apple Watch Series 5
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Apologies for the errors. I've fixed them. Thank you for the heads up.
It's really great. Today was the first time I was discreetly checking the time in a meeting with the AOD. I don't regret upgrading from the S4.
I’ve always found battery life to be worse after setting up a new watch or phone. Happened to me with the series 4 and every update before. Those who are just setting up the series 5, I’d like to hear your experiences after using the new watch for a few days. I’ve found battery life always improves after a few days of use.
My experience with titanium watches is they are less durable than stainless steel.
They scratch easier and once it’s there it is very difficult to polish out.
It does also include the Apple Workout app for AOD -- doesn't show the hundredths of a second, but does show seconds. Can be a little difficult to read at an angle in direct sun with sunglasses and a smudged display, but is fully readable with a little shade. So maybe not as handy on a bicycle as for a runner.
Got a Series 4 40mm and 44mm for $100 off each at Walmart, great deals to be had (but going fast)
The irony level is high.
If you are going to criticize, at least make sure your post isn’t suffering from the same need.
While I am glad to see a new release, it wasn’t enough to warrant an upgrade from my series 3.
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Really? I'm in my 70's, with terrible vision and I have no problems reading the Series 5. As a matter of fact, the text is so large, it looks like a Fisher-Price watch to me.
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The first day was challenging. Three days later, my battery life is just fine.
series 5 reminds me of the iPad 3. 6 months from now they'll release the watch they really wanted to release, but weren't ready to do so right now.
It’s been a huge upgrade over my S0.
So what faces work with always on? I've always custom made my own custom faces in photoshop using the photos face option. does that not work with it?
The always on faces have a low power option, as far as I know (the ones I have used). By design, essential information is visible but not the entire watch face.
I agree. I have an original S0 SS without cellular and was kind of annoyed with it as well. I have seen lots of silver aluminum ones and didn’t like how they looked. Kind of blah. But I didn’t want to spend nearly double for SS over aluminum this time around.
So I bought a space gray aluminum S5 and I’m actually quite happy with how it looks. Also got a product red sports band which goes really, really well with the dark tones of the watch.
I'm coming from a S2 and am seriously considering upgrading. I wouldn't know what potential features would make me wait for S6. (other than sleep tracking - which was rumored and might come in a software update?)
I'm interested in the different design, AOD, ECG, fall detection.... I've been toying with the idea of going cellular after having a Wifi only S2, but unfortunately my iPhone is on a prepaid plan.... (and no, I can't change that as I'd lose my number)
I'm interested in the different design, AOD, ECG, fall detection.... I've been toying with the idea of going cellular after having a Wifi only S2, but unfortunately my iPhone is on a prepaid plan.... (and no, I can't change that as I'd lose my number)
I like the idea of the display being on, but it seems like people who have the latest watch are complaining a lot about battery life, lack of app support for the always-on display, and slow responsiveness. I'm thinking about saving some money and just getting a series 4 til next year.
For me - put it on at 5am, 1hr workout and would have been on cellular during the workout, and no battery left at midday - watch went into low power mode. Wasn't using the watch much except the workout. Series 3 used to have for me about 60% charge left at the end of the day.
I'm putting it down to perhaps any extra processing the watch is doing to get setup during the initial day or so -- let's see what a reboot and another day brings.
*Update* 4 hours into day 2 with a 1 hour workout whilst on cellular and battery at 85%... I would consider that normal now.
I'm putting it down to perhaps any extra processing the watch is doing to get setup during the initial day or so -- let's see what a reboot and another day brings.
*Update* 4 hours into day 2 with a 1 hour workout whilst on cellular and battery at 85%... I would consider that normal now.
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They might implement small optimizations but I would be surprised if they’re able to do very much. I’m also concerned that if the battery is being drained very low each day that the battery will need to be replaced very soon. Lithium batteries don’t live very long lives when they are depleted every day.
It seems like the only thing new with this generation is the AOD which is a software feature which kills the battery faster. This is an easy generation to skip.