I ALeary’s have upgraded every year. I’m guessing those who have SS/ceramic or Hermes likely don’t always upgrade every year but the cheaper models are certainly more affordable to do this every year.
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How often do you upgrade your Apple Watch?
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I started with the series 0. Didn’t see the need to upgrade to the series 2 but I upgraded to the series 3, then the series 4 and now I’m on the series 5. I kept my original galaxy watch for 2.5 years but since then I’ve upgraded every year.
To address you point, my series 0 was SS but every watch since then has been aluminium and now I’m upgrading every year.
To address you point, my series 0 was SS but every watch since then has been aluminium and now I’m upgrading every year.
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I’ve decided to not upgrade every year. I’ve been watching the space closely since series 0 and finally pulled my phone out with the series 4. I tried to upgrade to series 5 but Apple was paying peanuts for the series 4 in exchange deal. The series 5 doesn’t really do anything extra for me that I have to buy it anyway. So I chose not to buy it.
Coming to think of it, the series 4 satisfies all of my needs today and as I see that’s going to be the same going forward in the near future. So probably not going to upgrade until it stops working or stops getting OS upgrades.
Coming to think of it, the series 4 satisfies all of my needs today and as I see that’s going to be the same going forward in the near future. So probably not going to upgrade until it stops working or stops getting OS upgrades.
Yeah but that’s not going to change my usage of the device. At present the glance feature works absolutely fine for me. So it’s gonna be ok for me going forward. I don’t see any change even if I upgrade the actual device.
I haven’t upgraded every year. I started with the series 3 SS and then upgraded to the series 5 SS. I have gotten the SS model for the durability factor, especially with the screen. I may get the series 6, depending on what is new.
Still with my AW S2 since summer of 2017. One replacement with AC+ few days before expiring, in july 2019. I will see what to do in the future, maybe upgrade to a good price S4 or S5 if S6 will not be a great upgrade from this two.
Never. So far.
Still using the original Apple Watch which I got on release day.
Still using the original Apple Watch which I got on release day.
Still using my S2 aluminium that I got on launch day.
I say 'using' but really I should say 'wearing'. I barely use any of the functions beyond telling the time and message notifications. I'm not sure if this is because the Apple Watch isn't the device for me, or simply because the S2 is such a pain to use now.
I'll probably upgrade to the S6. Unsure if I'll go SS or Alu. I'll have kept the S2 for 4 years so maybe the SS option if keeping for another 4 years.
I say 'using' but really I should say 'wearing'. I barely use any of the functions beyond telling the time and message notifications. I'm not sure if this is because the Apple Watch isn't the device for me, or simply because the S2 is such a pain to use now.
I'll probably upgrade to the S6. Unsure if I'll go SS or Alu. I'll have kept the S2 for 4 years so maybe the SS option if keeping for another 4 years.
It’s an expensive habit, but typically every year. But I also have an addiction with watches, so that’s partially why I upgrade my Apple Watch every year, just because I like to have New-Tech, and I have a ‘thing‘ for watches in general. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t upgrade my Apple Watch every year.
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I’m on my second AW and had the first one for nearly 3 years. I plan on keeping my Series 5 for about the same time as I can’t see the benefit of upgrading every year? These watches don’t seem to offer massive feature upgrades and look good with better longevity.
Another thing that would put me off upgrading often is the fact these devices lose so much of their value in such a short space of time.
Another thing that would put me off upgrading often is the fact these devices lose so much of their value in such a short space of time.
SS certainly do. Aluminium for example after one year on comparison sites the differences in terms of what you get back is like £50-£100 less than SS and considering SS can cost £800 compared to £429 of the aluminium it certainly makes you question it.
You can buy the aluminium for say £429 and after a year still get back maybe £150 so over the course of the year it’s not too bad to upgrade every year.
I’ve owned three.
Series 0 to Series 3 (The original was quite slow and the battery no longer lasted a day.)
Series 3 to Series 4 (I liked the design change and larger screen.)
Probably won’t upgrade again until the Series 7 unless there’s some game-changing feature with the Series 6.
Series 0 to Series 3 (The original was quite slow and the battery no longer lasted a day.)
Series 3 to Series 4 (I liked the design change and larger screen.)
Probably won’t upgrade again until the Series 7 unless there’s some game-changing feature with the Series 6.
Well, I will update once the thing is able to do roaming. (My journey thus far was 3, then 4, bought a 5 for my grandmother & we still can not figure out the weird on/off display (some point in settings is the same as for ser4, but the new display makes that setting dysfunctional, which shows too little attention to detail - happens too often lately imho)
Regarding my wishlist for the future of Apple Watch - I can only refer you to my earlier remarks with regard to that;
(I'm currently subscribed to 'PILLOW' - previously to 'Sleep Cycle')
Regarding my wishlist for the future of Apple Watch - I can only refer you to my earlier remarks with regard to that;
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Did you try any of the available sleep tracking apps?
(I'm currently subscribed to 'PILLOW' - previously to 'Sleep Cycle')
I’m currently trialing SleepWatch. It’s the first Apple Watch sleep tracking app I’ve used. I’ve used it for 2 nights so far.
I’d never consider the stainless personally but you’re right about the depreciation. However if I’d owned the Series 4 then there’s no way I’d have bought the Series 5 this year as the difference is minimal. My wife has an S4 and I have the S5 and apart from the AOD it’s effectively the same watch. Sure my S5 has a compass, noise detection and worse battery life lol.
I am seeing S4 aluminium watches for around 50% of their original value on eBay and some have barely been worn! I’d rather get a bit more value, but we are all different.
I wouldn’t consider the stainless steel again. I initially got the series 0 in aluminium as I had it on launch day and it was a new product and I didn’t know if I would find it useful. In August 2015 I bought the SS series 0 and sold the aluminium series 0. Only 1 year later in September 2016 the battery life had seriously depleted. It wasn’t lasting more than 8 hours and by early 2017 I was having to put it into low power mode after 5 hours and it would still die a long way before the end of my work day.
This is why I wouldn’t consider another SS Apple Watch. It’s not worth paying that much for something that will be compromised within a year of use.